A letter from President Obama
Before the LRA Disarmament bill was passed in 2010, no U.S. President had publicly said the words Joseph Kony or the LRA. Look how far we’ve come. Yesterday, March 25th 2014, President Barack Obama released a letter to Congress about the deployment of additional forces to central Africa, in compliance with the War Powers Act. a […]
Reblog // 9 things you may or may not know about Africa
The below article was published in 2011 by Phil Paoletta, but I recently came across it and thought it was interesting. And by interesting, I mean funny and true and snarky. All of my favorite things. Phil is a writer and musician based in West Africa who teaches people how to draw camels for a living. Below […]
ACTION ALERT: #zeroLRA
We believe in the equal and inherent value of all human life. We believe that a worldview bound by borders is outdated and that stopping injustice anywhere is the responsibility of humanity everywhere. We call this ethos the Fourth Estate. AND IT BEGINS NOW. Over the next two weeks, we need you more than ever […]
Behind The Desk with President Obama
Last week, our CEO Ben Keesey attended the the Rewards for Justice Bill signing ceremony in the oval office. It was a huge step towards removing Joseph Kony and his top commanders from the battlefield. Yet after the initial joy and relief, there was something I just couldn’t shake. As I sat there admiring the […]
Washington Post: Obama signs Rewards for Justice bill
In a bipartisan decision, Congress passed an expansion to the State Department’s Rewards for Justice program with an emphasis on enhancing aims leading to the arrest of Joseph Kony and other LRA leaders. Today, President Obama signed legislation into law that would hold human rights offenders accountable for their crimes. The Washington Post reports: President Barack Obama signed legislation […]
International Justice Mission makings things happen
At the Clinton Global Initiative, a bipartisan event where Gov. Romney and others were in attendance, President Obama issued an executive order to combat human trafficking and named our friends — International Justice Mission (IJM) — in the process. “We are especially honored to be joined today by advocates who dedicate their lives and at times risk their […]