Monthly Archives April 2012
Thrice announces sixth tour with Invisible Children
April 23, 2012 by Lauren Edwards
We are honored and extremely excited to announce that Invisible Children will be joining Thrice on their farewell tour coming up in May. As sad as it is to use the word “farewell” in that sentence, it has given us the chance to reflect on how monumental their support has been over the last 6 years. I’m getting [...] Read More
Obama extends deployment of U.S. advisers in LRA-affected region
April 23, 2012 by Azy Groth
Today, President Obama announced that he would extend the deployment of 100 advisory troops to the LRA-affected regions of Central Africa. He was speaking at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum this morning when he made the announcement. It was just over six months ago that President Obama originally announced his decision to deploy 100 advisory [...] Read More
Street Savvy 4.0
April 22, 2012 by Azy Groth
We like what we see: Keep sending in your photos to ctn@invisiblechildren.com Want more? Check out our CTN live feed at http://www.ctn.kony2012.com
White House to hold event on Monday to honor the pledge of “Never Again”
April 22, 2012 by Krista Morgan
In the wake of President Obama’s speech at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the White House is hosting an event on Monday, April 23rd at 1PM EST – 3PM EST with senior administration officials, who will discuss how the United States is honoring the pledge of “never again” by developing a comprehensive strategy to prevent [...] Read More
Once upon a Night
April 22, 2012 by Krista Morgan
Some incredible stories have come in about how people around the world have been incorporating KONY 2012 into their everyday life. Cover the Night is jump-starting creative ideas about how to keep the crimes of Joseph Kony & the LRA a topic of conversation. A few of our favorites… Tuscany, Italy: Employees at a global [...] Read More
Human Rights Watch: LRA attacks in Central African Republic escalate
April 22, 2012 by Azy Groth
On Friday, Human Rights Watch wrote about the recent surge in LRA activity–53 attacks between January and March. The article recounts interviews with recent LRA abductees and calls for immediate action to protect civilians and disarm the Lord’s Resistance Army. The article includes specific recommendations for the 100 U.S. advisory troops currently stationed in the region. [...] Read More
Serving Locally…photos from the ground
April 21, 2012 by Thaddaeus McRae
We are so impressed with all of the community service projects you are sending in. Keep up the incredible work. Our liberty is bound together. Keep sending in your photos to ctn@invisiblechildren.com. Want more? Check out thousands of photos on our CTN live feed at http://www.ctn.kony2012.com
Meet Francis Papito
April 21, 2012 by Krista Morgan
This year was my third time on tour as a roadie but the experience was completely unique from my other tours. Traveling the Cal Pac region this year was my first time being on the road without a mentor. Also, the main goal of the tour was to raise awareness as opposed to funds, and [...] Read More
Meet Patricia Akello
April 21, 2012 by Krista Morgan
Patricia Akello Invisible Children has helped me to become who I am today through my participation in the Legacy Scholarship Program. I have been in the program for three years, during which time I finished college with a degree in computer science. Although I have been involved with IC for awhile now, traveling with the [...] Read More
Meet Peter King
April 21, 2012 by Krista Morgan
I have been involved with IC since the beginning. When Jason, Laren, and Bobby first came to Uganda in 2003, I was their guide. I helped them get the footage for the Rough Cut and also supported the work that they did between 2003 and 2005, before IC was a non-profit, to support some of [...] Read More
