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November 19, 2013

by Alex Collins

Half Milli Holdout for #zeroLRA

Tomorrow we begin our next big Internet event – the Half Milli Holdout for #zeroLRA. You keep hearing the word “holdout,” but what does that even mean? Here is a not-at-all comprehensive but still really-really-exciting list of what is going down during this week’s “holdout.” The Deets: When: 10 AM PST on November 20 until midnight […]

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by Noelle Jouglet

Welcome home, Opondo

When he was 10 years old, Opondo was abducted by Joseph Kony’s rebel army. After being held captive as a child soldier for 15 years, he finally escaped. He was rehabilitated and is now home with his family. CELEBRATE EVERYTHING. We are dismantling the Lord’s Resistance Army from within by encouraging soldiers like Opondo to […]

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by Lauren Manning

“Let Him Return Home” // Messages from Mend

Why do we keep talking about “Come Home” messaging? Because it has proven to be the most successful tool in fostering defections from the Lord’s Resistance Army. 89% of recent LRA escapees have said that Come Home programs played a role in their peaceful surrender. Recently, some of the seamstresses at Mend mentioned the desire […]

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November 18, 2013

by Claire Shalinsky

“I Am Big,” a letter from an activist

Erica Shay — activist extraordinaire, master fundraiser, and all-star human — wrote a powerful piece that appeared in The Huffington Post entitled “I Am Big.” We thought it was too good not to share. // When Invisible Children came to my high school in the fall of 2009, I was 16 years old. I was […]

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by Claire Shalinsky

This week’s holdout: it’s not our first rodeo

We pride ourselves on doing things differently at Invisible Children, and sometimes “different” translates as “crazy.” This week will be one of those times. From November 20-22, the entire staff at IC Headquarters is camping out in the office for 72 hours until we reach a fundraising goal of $500,000. Things are going to get […]

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by Alex Collins

Monday Mini Mixtape: novemberTWO

[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.]  Coming out of a weekend spent on Big Bear Mountain, this week’s Monday Mini Mixtape […]

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November 15, 2013

by Noelle Jouglet

Why Jillian and her friends are standing for nothing

At the start of the week, we asked our supporters to enter a Stand for Nothing contest. The phrase has become a bit of a mantra around our office during our current fundraising campaign for #zeroLRA. Nothing is zero, so we’re standing for it – no child soldiers, no killing, and no war. We tasked […]

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by Lauren Manning

Uganda: Photo Friday

Greetings from our office in Gulu, Uganda. It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood indeed.

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November 14, 2013

by Noelle Jouglet

ϟ FLASH ALERT: An interview with Adam Finck about the South Sudan Flier Mission

This morning, staff member Carl Stevens met up with our International Programs Director, Adam Finck, to discuss the recent attacks by Joseph Kony’s LRA in South Sudan and what Invisible Children is doing to respond to this situation. As one of the leading experts in the LRA conflict, Adam was able to share some of the […]

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by Noelle Jouglet

How to send a postcard to LRA captives

Ending a war by dropping pieces of paper out of an airplane is kind of bizarre. Before working at Invisible Children, I had never even heard of a “defection campaign” before. So hang out with us for a second as we explain what this program is, why it’s the perfect way to rescue more men and women […]

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