HOW WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING AFFECTS COMMUNITIES
Illegal poaching and ivory trafficking by armed groups like the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) affect more than just elephants. In places like central Africa, wildlife poaching and trafficking also place local communities in immediate danger, and serves as a revenue stream for armed groups that ultimately perpetuates more violence and exploitation. Communities in and […]
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 […]
Invisible Children’s CEO Ben Keesey with Pres. Obama as he signs the Rewards for Justice bill
Tuesday, January 15, 2013, President Obama signed Rewards for Justice legislation. Our CEO Ben Keesey was invited to represent Invisible Children and all of the people around the country who have supported this effort. Also invited were a handful of human rights organizations including our partners and friends at Resolve, Enough, and Humanity United. In […]
UPDATE: Catching the bad guy
On Wednesday, the Foreign Relations Committee unanimously passed the Senate version of the Rewards for Justice update bill (S.2318). You made this possible with your phone calls to U.S. Senators. You’re proving time and again that every voice matters. From here the full Senate still has to vote on the bill, so we’re not done […]
Wikipedia plans 24-hour blackout on January 18 to oppose SOPA
You’ve probably seen the acronym SOPA (and its equally unattractive sibling, PIPA) around the social web. This Stop Online Piracy Act, written with the intent of more vigorously protecting copyright on the internet, mainly serves the giant music and entertainment companies that want to come down harder on file sharing and the theft of copyrighted […]