LRA Crisis Tracker mid-year security brief // Reblog from The Resolve
In partnership with The Resolve, we’ve just released a new report from the LRA Crisis Tracker, which demonstrates important trends in LRA activity over the last six months. Our friend Paul Ronan does a great job at summarizing this data, which points to a spike in LRA abductions in DR Congo and Central African Republic (CAR). Check out his recent article: […]
Reblog // When trying to spur change, ‘the greatest sin is boring’
The following is reblogged from Laurie Goering with the Thomson Reuters Foundation. // With efforts to curb climate change bogged down by virtually every mistake in the book – messages delivered in impenetrable jargon, no clear way for individuals to take action, a focus on doomsday scenarios – campaigners might take some lessons from Ben Keesey. He’s […]
The best-dressed Guinness commercial ever
When I think of beer commercials, the first thing that comes to mind usually isn’t “colorful and inspirational central African subculture”. Shockingly enough, Guinness somehow managed to pull it off. Enter Sapeurs– culturally distinct men in the Democratic Republic of Congo who take the phrase “dress to impress” to a whole new level. This advertisement […]
Reblog // The unfinished business of the 1963 march on Washington
Interesting infographic via Upworthy:
Reblog // Jay Naidoo on the vision of the Invisible Children
Jay Naidoo spoke at our Fourth Estate Leadership Summit on August 9th. He is the founding General Secretary of Cosatu, former Minister in Mandela Government, and Chair of a GAIN a Global Foundation Fighting malnutrition in the World. Below is an article he wrote for the Daily Maverick highlighting fellow Summit speaker Collines Angwech, as well […]