We passed a bill, but we’re not done // IC CITIZEN
Thanks to your voices and dedicated commitment, earlier this year we proudly announced Congress passed the expansion of the Rewards for Justice bill (S.2318), aimed at strengthening efforts to arrest Joseph Kony. On January 15, President Obama invited Invisible Children to join him in the Oval Office as he signed it into law. To start […]
Ben Keesey reflects on White House visit
Wow. Today is a day that I will never forget. Just 48 hours ago, I got word that a Presidential signing ceremony for the Rewards for Justice bill was being considered. And just a few hours later, I was on a plane from San Diego to Washington DC to represent Invisible Children in the oval office […]
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 […]
At the 11th hour, Congress passes bill to help arrest Kony
We’re less than a week into 2013 and we’ve already got some exciting news about the impact you are making to help end LRA violence. Late Tuesday night, Congress passed the Rewards for Justice expansion legislation (S. 2318) to help strengthen efforts to arrest Joseph Kony– and there is no doubt that your voices helped to make that happen. […]
KONY 2012 Resolution passes House Foreign Affairs Committee
Remember when we were hounding you to hound your members of Congress about cosponsoring the KONY 2012 Resolution? Well your hounding is paying off. The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs unanimously passed the Kony 2012 Resolution last Thursday. The resolution (H. Res. 583) is a commitment to support the international effort to end LRA […]