What we’re reading / / a chat with Bob Goff, author of “Love Does”
Last Thursday, I was invited with a group of Invisible Children interns and Roadies to meet a local author for donuts. I had not heard of the author, but I knew exactly how I felt about donuts so I said yes (a thousand times yes). We showed up at a nondescript office building in San […]
On the job at IC Uganda // Part 3
Happy Monday from IC Uganda! Here are two more stories from our staff on the ground in Gulu. Geoffrey Paul Makameri is the IT Officer for Invisible Children Uganda, and has been working at ICU three years. He’s a busy man: when he’s not traveling to the regional offices to set up internet, helping staff […]
VIDEO PREMIERE // Kris Orlowski + Pledge Music Campaign
On the way south from their home in Seattle, the Kris Orlowski and his band was kind enough to stop by Invisible Children’s Headquarters before their show with Gregory Alan Isakov. As a continuation of our ‘Almost Live’ Series, we were able to capture their intimate acoustic cover of the iconic Cyndi Lauper tune called “Time After […]
How I became a secret agent
PREFACE: The following occurred on the final night of the 2013 Fourth Estate Summit. And yes, it’s a true story. I was assigned to the actor/activist/speaker Don Cheadle. By “assigned” I mean I was put in charge of keeping him in my line of sight at all times to ensure he got onstage at the […]
Kun in America / / A letter from the winner of the 2013 Peace Award
Kunangbangate Belaha (Kun) traveled from his community in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the U.S. for the first time to attend the 2013 Fourth Estate Summit. While at the Summit, Kun was awarded the 2013 Peace Award for his unwavering efforts to protect his village from LRA violence. On his last morning in […]
Uganda: Photo Friday
Abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army 14 years ago while on his way to school, Charles recently escaped and returned to Uganda. He went through World Vision’s rehabilitation program, funded by Invisible Children, to prepare him for being reunited with his family. Yesterday, Charles went home to stay. World Vision will continue to follow up […]
Monday Mini Mixtape: augustONE
[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’s the thing – we fully realize that it is not Monday. Things have […]
Legacy Scholarship: turning on the lights
“You see light but you don’t know how. You can see wire, and you might not know that there’s electricity there. My aim was to discover and know more about it.” Fred, a student in the Legacy Scholarship Program, remembers being fascinated by electricity from an early age. After finishing the first four years of […]
“She’s not asking – I am” // A Fourth Estate miracle
On August 7th, Fourth Estate participant Sara Jawhari posted this in the Summit Facebook group: “Guys, I really need your prayers. Just got to the airport and they’re saying my flight was yesterday even though my itinerary says today. Pretty much stuck overseas until further notice and want nothing more than your hugs. Just pray. Until […]
Picking up the pieces
“I feel like I just got another baby. I am so excited and always want to know where he is, what he is doing, whether he has had something to eat. The feeling is just overwhelming.” These are the words of Mary, the mother of a young man abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army 12 […]