DC Street Team: “We are, dare we say it, the luckiest”
Disclaimer: Although we are officially the DC Street Team, we wish to be referred to as the DMV Street Team. We live in DC but our clubs extend as far as Towson, Maryland & Harrisonburg,Virginia. We are, dare we say it, the luckiest. We have a saying in our San Diego office: “You come for […]
Tiffany, Naturally
We like to obsess over and discuss an array of different things on our blog – world news, music, literature & politics, to name a few. Today, it’s about health. Health & wellness. The chair of Invisible Children’s Health & Wellness Committee (yes, we have an actual committee) started a blog called Tiffany, Naturally. We […]
Inside the mind of the LRA
This is an incredibly interesting interview about the LRA command structure, how groups of the LRA communicate with one another, the importance of defection fliers, and how Joseph Kony manipulates abductees–especially children–into doing his bidding. -Azy From Voice of America, by Gabe Joselow: Matthew Brubacher, the Public Affairs Officer for the United Nations peacekeeping force […]
NY Times: The complexities of capturing Kony
As the world was rapidly becoming aware of Joseph Kony’s atrocities, people were left appalled. Without knowing the region, it is hard to understand why it would be so difficult to capture one man. The New York Times released a story yesterday with updates from the American team helping to track down LRA leadership. The […]
Monday Mini Mixtape #14
[Invisible Children Music: We firmly believe that music has a necessary role in giving social movements tremendous amounts of momentum. It is a universal language, and at Invisible Children, it’s important for us to be a part of that language.] Here it is! Mixtape #14. Get it Here. Don’t forget, these links below are for […]
Former Liberian president convicted of war crimes
Last Thursday an international tribunal found ex-President Charles Taylor guilty on 11 counts of war crimes in Sierra Leone. It is, undoubtedly, a milestone for international justice as he is the first head of state since the Nuremberg Trials to be indicted for war crimes, and the first ever to be convicted. This verdict comes […]
Service with a smile
The service projects that people took part in leading up to Cover the Night made this event about so much more than creating awareness. We strengthened our bonds of humanity. Want to see thousands more pictures from Cover the Night? Check out our CTN live feed below:
Team Midwest & their dance party of justice
The night we found out we were all on Team Midwest, we connected on Facebook and the magic began almost immediately. Within minutes of being friends on Facebook, something became very clear. We all love dancing, justice, and parties… so our motto was birthed: #dancepartyofjustice. And ever since, we have been dancing. We have been […]
Street Savvy 5.0
The Cover the Night photos keep coming in and we are only impressed. Can’t get enough? Check out our CTN live feed below:
Covering the Night with the official NYC street team
Invisible Children’s New York Street Team consists of Alex and Abby. They are the greatest. They gathered a crew, including Invisible Children’s Uganda Country Director, Jolly Okot, and our Director of Programs, Adam Finck. They partnered with Build it Green! NYC, a nonprofit that recycles and supplies building materials, and brought a group of 25 […]