Blog Updates and inspiration

Because of everyone who tweeted, emailed, and messaged their global leaders, we have an amazing line-up of people attending the Global Summit on the LRA at MOVE:DC. At the moment, we have representatives coming from Uganda, Central African Republic, South Sudan, the International Criminal Court, United Nations, civil society leaders from current LRA-affected areas, and […]

The Invisible Children Music team has been hard at work the past month putting together the ULTIMATE dance party to wrap up MOVE:DC. Why? Because 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 […]

Hurricane Sandy’s tragic impact – more than 113 people dead in the U.S. and perhaps $50 billion in economic losses – is a poignant reminder of the immense and complex power of nature. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the storm, and we wish you peace of mind as you begin […]

Dorine, now 22, was abducted from her home in northern Uganda in October of 2002, when she was 12 years old. She has spent the past 10 years in the bush, enslaved as one of Kony’s several wives. In June of 2012, she escaped in Central African Republic with her one five-year-old son, whose father […]

Making a plan is one thing, following it is another. How to create a personal timetable and stick to it was the topic of discussion during an interactive group mentoring session for Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP)  students at Gulu High School last week. The purpose of the gathering was to share ideas on how the […]

Here’s the good news: if you can’t make it to MOVE:DC, you can help send a group of people who can. We know that it can get expensive to head out to Washington DC, especially when it’s on short-ish notice. We don’t want money and/or transportation to hinder people from attending the event which is […]

As our upcoming (quite massive) event MOVE:DC approaches, the Invisible Children Music team has compiled a trilogy of playlists to soundtrack your roadtrip (or planetrip/bustrip/buggytrip). Each volume has a different theme – the first is Trip Beginners, a mixture of upbeat tracks to accompany your starting excitement as you embark. The second playlist is for […]

A follow-up meeting took place in Gulu, Uganda on October 11, 2012 to share a report on the regional peace-building and reconciliation consultative meeting held in Bangui, Central African Repubilic the previous month. The meeting was organized by the Gulu District Reconciliation and Peace Team (GDRPT), in partnership with Acholi Religious Leaders’ Peace Initiative (ARLPI) […]

Yes, you read that correctly. Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton have written a track on Aerosmith’s upcoming record “Music From Another Dimension” (Nov 6 | Columbia) entitled Freedom Fighter, inspired by the film KONY 2012 and its makers. The song features the beautiful Johnny Depp and producer Jack Douglas on background vocals. And yes, you did read “Johnny […]

Made up of military veterans, civilian first responders, and medical professionals, Team Rubicon is a volunteer-based nonprofit that provides disaster aide throughout the world. Or in other words, they’re real-life superheros. Spanning 11 regions, the team has made its mark in Haiti, Chile, Burma, South Sudan, Pakistan and several states in the U.S. The team works on […]