International Day of African Children celebrated in Dungu
On June 16th, 1976, students of the Soweto township protested for better education; the South African police responded with extreme violence. This student uprising rapidly spread across South Africa and played a pivotal role in the struggle against the apartheid regime. This day is now celebrated as the International Day of African Children. This year’s theme emphasized the rights […]
UN Secretary General: Mission to stop Kony lacks proper funding
Yesterday UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon released a report about the mission to capture Kony and disarm the LRA. We hope that the international community will respond to this report about what the operation requires and what it lacks. These words require action. Check out this Chicago Tribune article for a solid overview. Or you […]
KONY 2012 Resolution passes House Foreign Affairs Committee
Remember when we were hounding you to hound your members of Congress about cosponsoring the KONY 2012 Resolution? Well your hounding is paying off. The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs unanimously passed the Kony 2012 Resolution last Thursday. The resolution (H. Res. 583) is a commitment to support the international effort to end LRA […]
The warriors we call Street Teams
This past February, we sent out five teams to set up camp in major cities around the U.S. Their mission: to make Kony famous. Their strategy: to campaign for the KONY 2012 film and spread the word of Invisible Children through face-to-face interactions. We named them Street Teams, and with a wish and a prayer, […]
The power of perspective
When you’re working non-stop to bring an end to a violent and brutal conflict, it’s easy to forget that most people are inherently good. Thanks to Coca-Cola for putting it all into perspective. Sidenote: There’s apparently security cameras everywhere. You’ve been warned. – Sammi
Luis Moreno Ocampo: a legend of justice
Today, one of our heroes ended his term as Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court. Below is a congratulatory letter on our behalf. Dear Prosecutor, Today is your last day as Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, and we wanted to say thank you and congratulations. What you’ve done in your 9 years […]
ICC trial in final stages for Congo warlord Lubanga
In its first ruling since formation, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has sought a 30-year sentence for former Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga. Last March, Lubanga was found guilty of recruiting child soldiers between 2002-2003. His war crimes have now been brought to light, and the standard for global activism is being set, making this a […]
Sweet Thursday: a book review
We are storytellers and to feed our mind, we feed it books. Book clubs around here are prevalent and this is a review of one of the latest selections. Let’s play word association. John Steinbeck, go. East of Eden. Grapes of Wrath. Of Mice and Men. If you’re a major Steinbeck fan, you just might […]
Monday Mini Mixtape 19
[Invisible Children Music: We firmly believe that music has a necessary role in giving social movements tremendous amounts of momentum. It is a universal language, and at Invisible Children, it’s important for us to be a part of that language.] After listening through this mix a couple times, I’ve noticed that it reflects ideas and […]
A place in the sun
One of the perks of having an office in San Diego is that our staff gets to surf in their downtime. Adam Finck, our Director of Programs for Central Africa and resident surf guru saw a Future Fins ad featuring two-time National Championship and two-time West Coast Championship surfer, John Mel, repping KONY 2012 on his board. […]