U.S. Ambassador to CAR, Lucy Tamlyn, Hears from Local Peacebuilders
During a workshop for Peace Committee leaders in eastern CAR, local peace builders had the opportunity to address Ambassador Tamlyn.
U.S. Ambassador to CAR, Lucy Tamlyn, Hears from Local Peacebuilders
During a workshop for Peace Committee leaders in eastern CAR, local peace builders had the opportunity to address Ambassador Tamlyn.
2 life lessons from Samantha Power
Samantha Power is a boss. Not only is she an Invisible Children supporter and human rights activist, but she’s also the United States Ambassador to the United Nations (no big deal). Last week, Ambassador Power spoke to the graduates of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in Boston, MA. That was a mouth […]
Invisible Children CEO Ben Keesey comments on human rights atrocities in Syria
The following is written by Invisible Children CEO Ben Keesey, as seen on The Huffington Post. The Situation in Syria Is Terrible, but What Does It Have To Do With Me? For many years, this would have been my perspective on the tragedy playing out in Syria right now. My worldview insulated my empathy from […]
Why I plan on going to law school
We’re always told to chase after our dreams…phrases like “Shoot for the stars” are seared into my mind and for a long time I resented them because I wasn’t particularly passionate about anything. I’m not artistic, I can’t sing or dance, I don’t like math, and the idea of business school is nauseating. The one […]
Supporter Spotlight // Nina Fernandes
Nina Fernandes: electronic analyst and repair guru… political advocate…We think we’ve discovered what ticks in this inspiring 21-year old, and that’s her unique motivation to fix a broken system. Nina is an Electrical and Computer Engineering student and president of the Invisible Children club at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. When she isn’t taking […]
History takes attendance
When Charlie Jackson woke up on August 28th, 1963 he was a police officer, a father, and an activist. Within 12 hours, he was an iconic part of history. His face has been in museums, textbooks, and even billboards. Despite this, Charlie’s face is nearly unrecognizable without the man he stood beside on that historic […]
Justice for “some” is not justice for “all”
Invisible Children believes in the equality of all people around the globe and is in no way an anti-gay organization. We stand firmly against any form of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill that has been proposed in Uganda, and commend the tremendous progress the Ugandan LGBTI community has made in showing the world that gay rights are […]