Blog Updates and inspiration

Can a story change the world? We’re counting on it. Invisible Children was founded on a film. The Rough Cut made its debut in 2004 after our co-founders Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey, and Laren Poole traveled to Africa in search of a story. What started out as a filmmaking adventure transformed into much more when the […]

Last week the staff and seamstresses of our social enterprise, Mend, visited The Recreation Project, an organization that utilizes a ropes course to teach “the important life skills and character-building needed to navigate a new landscape that for decades has been defined by war and conflict.” Field trips like this also support Mend’s goals of […]

[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.] The heatwave is taking a toll. Our Vans Warped Tour Roadies Juan and Stesha have […]

Ladies and gentlemen, meet C.J. Campbell. He loves spoken word poetry, volunteers regularly in the drug and alcohol recovery program at his local rescue mission, and has started a weekly YouTube show about disability liberation and integration called Cerebral Conversations. C.J. is not shy about the fact that he endures a battle against Cerebral Palsy […]

“Proving the universal through the specific.” It’s one of the first things Jason said at the 2011 Fourth Estate Leadership Summit, followed by, “Write that down in your journals. I’m serious. Did you write it yet? Good.” Throughout the Summit, as an IC supporter, and now as the Communications intern, I’ve heard this phrase countless […]

Last week Invisible Children received an open letter from one of our supporters via Twitter. We were so inspired by the letter–especially the question it raised–that we passed it around the office. Ben Keesey, Invisible Children’s CEO, read it and wanted to respond personally. And he’s not the only one. A lot of us here […]

The head girl, Sandra, at Sacred Heart in front of the completed 18 classroom building at the heart of the campus. The second and third floors of the classroom block were built by Schools for Schools. Sandra’s favorite subject in school is chemistry, and she dreams of one day becoming a surgeon.

Ruts. We’ve all been in them. Whether they be personal, professional, or — my most common — creative ruts, it’s only human to find ourselves a bit lost sometimes. And the below list may help pull you out of it. Upon first glance I thought the list to be cliché, but then some of the items […]

We’re continuing our four-part model video series this week by featuring our Mobilization Programs. Accompanying the premiere of our weekly videos, we have a four question blog series which highlights a staff member that works within that program. Meet Zach Barrows. He is our Movement Director, a former teacher, a new dad, and most people around […]

50 years ago, Jim Whittaker became the first American to summit Mount Everest. This short Vimeo staff pick highlights some of the important lessons he’s learned in life. It’s such simple wisdom -the kind that is always refreshing to hear regardless of how many times you’ve heard it before. The core message of this video […]