Blog Updates and inspiration

On March 3, the House overwhelmingly adopted H.Res. 387 by a margin of 378 to 7, a clear sign of support for the Central African Republic (CAR).

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 […]

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 […]

Today Abbe Benoit and Sister Angelique will have the opportunity to speak before Congress on “The continuing human rights crisis in LRA-affected areas.” The hearing, hosted by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, is meant to assess continuing atrocities and gauge the impact of currently-deployed U.S. advisers in protecting civilians and disarming Joseph Kony and […]

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 […]

Today, 33 U.S. Senators introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the violence of Joseph Kony and the LRA. It’s further proof that this is one thing we can all agree on. The Senate Resolution already has 33 cosponsors, and the House Resolution that was introduced last week already has 29 cosponsors. See? Your voices are being heard. […]