Introducing Alexandra Milton
We work to inspire our generation to fight for what they believe in, and try to ignite social activism in the world’s youth. We love when our supporters show us that our efforts are not in vain. Allow me to introduce Alexandra Milton. A senior at Convent of the Sacred Heart high school in San Francisco, […]
A real life Rocketeer
Blame it on the wind. Again. Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner has postponed his second attempt at making a supersonic skydive over New Mexico due to high winds. What’s a supersonic skydive? Good question. It’s a free-fall jump toward Earth from 120,000 feet at supersonic speeds. The feat would make him the first human to break […]
Resources for MOVE
Thank you for doing further research into Invisible Children and the ideas presented in MOVE. We are committed to providing information in a digestible way and feel the below links may be helpful in learning more about our organization, the history of the LRA conflict, and our new documentary. Who’s who in MOVE Invisible Children’s Protection & […]
Peacebuilding and reconciliation meeting in Bangui, CAR
A cross-border civil society meeting was organized recently in Bangui, CAR to discuss strategies to stop the LRA. Initiated by the Regional Civil Society Task Force on LRA, leaders and civil society representatives from LRA-affected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), and South Sudan, and members of the Gulu […]
Recap: Jason Russell on Oprah
Our Chief Creative Officer Jason Russell sat down with Oprah for his first on-air interview since March. No question was off-limits. Did you miss the Next Chapter episode? Fear not, we’re recapping it for you with excerpts. Oprah: The purpose of the film [KONY 2012] was what? Jason: It was actually birthed out of anger, […]
MOVE: what we aim to achieve
KONY 2012 showed the world that Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) must be stopped to set a new precedent for international justice and help people in central Africa find peace. In response, world leaders from U.S. President Barack Obama to UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon made promises to help make it happen. […]
KONY 2012 campaign: the support of local leaders
We hold the local leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan, and Uganda in the highest regard. Their support of our yearlong KONY 2012 campaign has humbled us and proven that collaborative teamwork and mutual respect can literally change the course of history. Abbe Benoit Kinalegu – Director […]
MOVE press release
INVISIBLE CHILDREN ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF “MOVE” A MOVIE ABOUT A MOVIE ABOUT A MOVEMENT ABOUT YOU SAN DIEGO OCTOBER 05, 2012 – Invisible Children, a non-profit organization that seeks to stop atrocities committed by Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Central Africa, today announced it will release “MOVE: A Movie About A […]
Uganda: Photo Friday
Richard, an Invisible Children Uganda site supervisor, stands on the second floor of his favorite project to date: the Gulu SS multipurpose hall. Schools for Schools (S4S) partners with 11 schools in northern Uganda to improve the quality of education through ‘hardware’ (construction) projects and ‘software’ (education) projects, like teacher trainings and a program to […]
Blessed are the peacemakers
With heavy hearts, our Invisible Children family pauses this week to honor and grieve the loss of one of our own, Sarah Joann Alleman, who tragically passed away on Sunday. Sarah, a Roadie during our Fall ’08 tour, was hit by a motorcyclist on Saturday in Grand Rapids, MI, and died from her injuries the […]