5 things I learned in my early twenties
Last week I turned 24. I didn’t make a big deal of it, because frankly, turning 24 isn’t that big of a deal. 21? That’s a big deal. 25? Also a big deal. 24? Not so much. But then someone reminded me that 24 is the beginning of a person’s mid-twenties, and therefore the end […]
Clerk prevents school shooting by sharing her story
When a gunman walked into an elementary school near Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, Antoinette Tuff, a school clerk in the same building as the gunman, did not scream, plead, or call for help. She did not even duck under her desk for cover. Antoinette saw in the gunman’s eyes that he was prepared to kill […]
Monday Mini Mixtape: augustONE
[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.] Here’s the thing – we fully realize that it is not Monday. Things have […]
14-year-old activist stands up for GMO food labeling
Allow me to shatter your conception of teenagers by introducing you to Rachel Parent. At age 14, Parent has become an activist for the cause of GMO (genetically modified organisms) food labeling, founding the fundraiser Kids Right to Know GMO Walk. Most recently, Parent gained Internet fame – and international respect – for cooly debating […]
Legacy Scholarship: turning on the lights
“You see light but you don’t know how. You can see wire, and you might not know that there’s electricity there. My aim was to discover and know more about it.” Fred, a student in the Legacy Scholarship Program, remembers being fascinated by electricity from an early age. After finishing the first four years of […]
“She’s not asking – I am” // A Fourth Estate miracle
On August 7th, Fourth Estate participant Sara Jawhari posted this in the Summit Facebook group: “Guys, I really need your prayers. Just got to the airport and they’re saying my flight was yesterday even though my itinerary says today. Pretty much stuck overseas until further notice and want nothing more than your hugs. Just pray. Until […]
TedxTalk Tuesdays / / The Idea of Charity
As a new intern at Invisible Children, I am getting a crash course in Nonprofits 101 – how they form a mission, how they articulate their mission, and how they implement their mission on a shoestring budget (they don’t call them nonprofits for nothing). There are so many myths, expectations, and, frankly, fantasies about nonprofit […]
Picking up the pieces
“I feel like I just got another baby. I am so excited and always want to know where he is, what he is doing, whether he has had something to eat. The feeling is just overwhelming.” These are the words of Mary, the mother of a young man abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army 12 […]
Uganda: Photo Friday
Students at Anaka Secondary School, a Schools for Schools partner school, pose in front of the blackboard in their classroom. In Uganda, it’s the teacher who moves from one classroom to the next rather than the students.