Monthly Archives April 2012
Flux Pavilion: New track & statement about his support for IC
April 30, 2012 by Kenny Laubbacher
“I Can’t Stop” was the perfect song at the end of KONY 2012. It was empowering, huge and full of energy. Flux Pavilion, a powerful force in the EDM community, just released another masterpiece that makes you feel like you’re dancing in slow-motion on a cloud. I guess it’s appropriately titled DAYDREAMER. Flux and his [...] Read More
NY Times: The complexities of capturing Kony
April 30, 2012 by Thaddaeus McRae
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 [...] Read More
Monday Mini Mixtape #14
April 30, 2012 by Kenny Laubbacher
[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 [...] Read More
Former Liberian president convicted of war crimes
April 30, 2012 by Azy Groth
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 [...] Read More
Service with a smile
April 29, 2012 by Krista Morgan
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
April 28, 2012 by Krista Morgan
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 [...] Read More
Street Savvy 5.0
April 27, 2012 by Krista Morgan
The Cover the Night photos keep coming in and we are only impressed. Can’t get enough? Check out our CTN live feed below:
The perils of indifference
April 27, 2012 by Thaddaeus McRae
Indifference is not a beginning, it is an end. And, therefore, indifference is always a friend to the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor – never his victim. In 1944 Elie Wiesel, along with his family, was taken to Auschwitz extermination camp. Nearly all of his family was killed while held and brutalized by Nazis. [...] Read More
Covering the Night with the official NYC street team
April 26, 2012 by Azy Groth
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 [...] Read More
Delta Spirit helps revive dying art of polaroids through The Impossible Project
April 26, 2012 by Lauren Edwards
[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.] We’ve joined forces with one of our favorite bands on their current Spring tour. The [...] Read More
