Did the U.S. government get a letter from Kony?
In an article published by Gawker this week, a former U.S. Marine named Jason Constantine claims to have established recent communication with Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader, Joseph Kony, with the help of a Ugandan former LRA commander, who has been living in Uganda for several years. According to Gawker, Mr. Constantine also claims that […]
On the radar // 8 Released from the LRA
Late last month, Invisible Children received encouraging news from Kiliwa, DRC that eight individuals were released from LRA captivity. The incident: On August 21st, a group of fishermen were met by three armed LRA fighters just east of Kiliwa, DRC. The fishermen were led to the bush to meet with five women and three boys […]
Call me, maybe?
Either you’re awesome, or we’re awesome. Maybe both? Here’s why: last week, we asked you to email your members of Congress and urge them to help stop Joseph Kony’s violence by cosponsoring the LRA Resolution. Thousands of you raised your voices. We were unbelievably encouraged, but honestly, we weren’t surprised. We know how committed you are to stopping Kony’s violence — and that […]
Update || LRA Resolution Cosponsors
We’ve made truly remarkable progress toward ending the violence of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), but our work is not done yet. Joseph Kony remains at large and LRA violence has actually increased over the past year. Thankfully, our allies in Congress recently introduced the LRA Resolution, calling on President Obama to stay the course until LRA violence finally ends. And because of […]
Ingenious National Geographic project on Ivory Trade & Kony
In addition to terrorizing hundreds of thousands of children and families in central Africa, Joseph Kony has now found a way to finance his crimes by killing off one of the world’s most beautiful and endangered species. TAKE ACTION TODAY TO HELP STOP KONY’S VIOLENCE Together, we’ve made incredible progress toward ending Joseph Kony’s violence, […]
Your First Mission || Mark My Words
First, thank you all so much for taking action last week to make sure your members of Congress know you’re not giving up until LRA violence ends – and they shouldn’t either! But our work isn’t done. Each week this month, we’ll be giving you a new mission – easy and fun ways for you to catch […]
Reblog || The Kony Crossroads: Can the LRA outlast Obama’s presidency?
Paul Ronan of The Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative just released a buff new report on the current state of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in central Africa as well as U.S. efforts to combat the rebel group. ++++ Nearly seven years after President Obama was elected, and five years after he signed the landmark LRA Disarmament […]
ACTION ALERT || Join the Resolution
Can’t stop. Won’t stop. Over the past ten years, you and millions of others – from California to the Central African Republic – have stood together and demanded justice for Joseph Kony’s crimes and peace for the communities he has terrorized. By raising our voices together, we’ve moved world leaders to take unprecedented action to […]
The LRA Resolution || Be A Know-It-All
It goes without saying that to be an effective and responsible activist, you’ve got to be an informed one. That’s why we love it when you geek out over the details as much as we do, and why we wanted to provide you with lots of information about the LRA Resolution and why it’s so […]
Blessed are the Peacemakers || Remembering Nate Henn
This week marks the 5-year anniversary of Nate Henn’s passing. He and 75 others were killed by a terror bombing in Kampala, Uganda as they watched the final match of the 2010 World Cup. As I write this blog it’s hard for me to believe that I never had the honor of meeting Nate in person because his story has had […]