Blog Updates and inspiration

We hold the local leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan, and Uganda in the highest regard. Their support of our yearlong KONY 2012 campaign has humbled us and proven that collaborative teamwork and mutual respect can literally change the course of history. Abbe Benoit Kinalegu – Director […]

INVISIBLE CHILDREN ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF “MOVE” A MOVIE ABOUT A MOVIE ABOUT A MOVEMENT ABOUT YOU SAN DIEGO OCTOBER 05, 2012 – Invisible Children, a non-profit organization that seeks to stop atrocities committed by Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Central Africa, today announced it will release “MOVE: A Movie About A […]

“No one is above grace, but no one is below it either.” Before our Roadies embark on the road to tour Invisible Children films, it is tradition to host mock screenings in San Diego. They get to practice speaking, work out kinks, set up tech equipment, etc. Which means that our 20 teams are in […]

Sometimes you’re inspired to do something. Something great, or memorable, or something that really matters in the grand scheme of things. DoSomething.org encourages the youth of today to find a cause, believe in it, and by golly, do something about it. They launch a new national campaign almost every week, like The Bully Project and […]

Yesterday, we celebrated a major victory as the U.S. Senate passed the KONY 2012 resolution supporting President Obama’s strategy to stop the LRA. Originally introduced in March 2012, the resolution (S.Res.402) does several important things: it condemns Kony’s atrocities, calls for increased U.S. efforts to help protect civilians, urges President Obama to use funds that Congress has authorized for his LRA strategy, […]

There are fantastic opportunities to show KONY 2012 support in everyday life (read: free and easy). Since our supporters visit some pretty amazing places, and we’re pretty sure they enjoy a little friendly competition, we invented the #KeepHimFamous Challenge. Want in? It’s simple. Send us a pic of you wearing your Kony 2012 shirt. Photo […]

Today is the day. We are calling, emailing, and tweeting our government representatives. We want the decision makers of the world to meet at the UN General Assembly and talk about how they’re going to work together to stop LRA violence. Everyone–whether U.S. or international–can go to Kony2012.com and find out exactly what to say […]

I was browsing Slate and this headline caught my eye: “In Washington, You Can Register to Vote on Facebook. Could Voter Registration Go Viral?” Ponder that possibility. How the demographic of voters would change. All the trees saved. I’m into it. (I didn’t see the KONY 2012 reference until I’d read it all the way […]

3.7 million of you signed the KONY 2012 pledge. We recently delivered that message to some of the top folks at the United Nations and African Union. And (of course) we filmed it. Check it out. Coming up: This Monday, July 23, we’re all going to contact our leaders. This is the next step you’ve […]

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 […]