Blog Updates and inspiration

We have an important chance to help stop the mass violence in Central African Republic, but we don’t have a lot of time – we need you all to take action today. Some of you know that we’ve been following the crisis in the Central African republic, which erupted in March 2013. Thousands have been […]

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 […]

Nearly two weeks ago, we asked you to reach out to your respective Members of Congress and encourage them to sign a letter that would be delivered to President Obama, encouraging him to remain committed to counter-LRA operations in east Africa. We asked and you responded. Over the last two weeks we witnessed 98 Members […]

A week and a half ago we asked you to contact your members of Congress and encourage them to sign onto a letter aimed at President Obama and his administration, asking that they remain committed to ensuring a future with #zeroLRA. That’s zero men, women, and children abducted by Joseph Kony and forced to inflict […]

Because we’ve seen so much progress in the decrease of LRA violence in the past year, some leaders in Washington think we’ve now done enough. But enough doesn’t cut it. The mission is #zeroLRA. As we speak, these leaders are meeting to reevaluate counter-LRA operations and if those operations don’t get reinstated, we are blatantly abandoning communities in central Africa still targeted […]

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 We believe that a worldview bound by borders is outdated and that stopping injustice anywhere is the responsibility of humanity everywhere.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 […]

Meet Sarah. She’s an Invisible Children supporter who recently sat down at her first lobby meeting to discuss the LRA with her local representative. It takes young leaders like Sarah to mobilize and speak with local leaders about the issue to ensure that our politicians follow through and take action against the LRA. Here is […]

U.S. Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice, Stephen Rapp, announced the expansion of the State Department’s War Crimes Rewards program at 9:30pm PST today. Under this program — which is part of the broader Rewards for Justice program — the State Department is authorized to offer awards of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction […]

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 […]

This spring, Invisible Children’s Citizen team (our in-house political advocacy gurus) have been working together with incredible activists across the country to make sure some key members of Congress, with special positions of influence, stay committed to bringing Joseph Kony to justice and supporting communities targeted by LRA violence. When 12-year-old Ciara Doherty answered our […]