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Whether we realize it or not, each decision we make is an entry into our individual life story. Each decision we make either pushes the plot forward, challenges the protagonist, changes the direction of the story, or allows the protagonist to create a new one. Eventually, each of our stories will reach an end, and […]

As a staff member at Invisible Children, I witness the organized chaos that goes into putting on their events. And an event the sheer size and magnitude of the 2013 Fourth Estate Summit? Well it’s not for the faint of heart. The thought and manpower that went into pulling it off literally took a village. And […]

The 2013 Fourth Estate Summit ended too soon (the best things in life always do), but thankfully you took some stellar Instagrams that we can look at forever and always. Our livestream of the Summit is also on a continuous loop, so the possibilities for reliving the weekend are endless (cue Hallelujah chorus).

Not that we planned out themes for each day of the Fourth Estate Summit, but if we did, Saturday’s theme would have been “UNREAL”. Day Three brought with it speeches from some of the most important leaders in the world of international justice. Jaws were having to be lifted off the floor approximately every 22 […]

Alaro Ida remembers trying to run her own income generating activity even before joining one of Invisible Children Uganda’s (ICU) Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA). She would buy corn from a farmer in the village and then take it to the trading center to sell it at a mark-up price. She also sold peanut […]

They came, they saw, they Instagrammed. Check out some of the attendees’ favorite moments from day two of Fourth Estate Summit. We are livestreaming the Fourth Estate Summit over the course of the long weekend so that anyone and everyone can take part in the event. Hint, hint.

Today 1,500 activists and educators had the great privilege of hearing from Jay Naidoo, the former leader of  the largest trade union federation in South Africa during the anti-apartheid movement, working alongside Nelson Mandela. Jay currently chairs the board of the Global Alliance on Malnutrition, and works with civil societies who are committed to ensuring human […]

Two days down, one to go. Today the Fourth Estate Summit-ers started their morning by hearing from our CEO Ben Keesey, complete with tidbits of wisdom (“You are not defined by what you do or the scale in which you do it. You are defined by who you are”) and embarrassing-ish photos (see below fuzzy background). […]

MTV’s The Buried Life is about a group of four guys who help people achieve the items on their list of things to do before they die. They live by a conviction that anybody can do anything. Last night on the main stage at the Fourth Estate Summit, they proved that to be true, yet […]

Pictures say a thousand words, yet not even these photos can capture the full amazingness of Fourth Estate Summit. Thanks to all the Summit attendees that are sharing and hashtagging #FourthEstateSummit. Join the experience via livestream.