KONY 2012
MOVE press release
October 7, 2012 by Invisible Children
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 [...] Read More
Jason sits down with Oprah
October 3, 2012 by Invisible Children
What do you get when you mix Oprah, Jason Russell, and the OWN network? That’s right. Next Chapter on Sunday, October 7. Oprah is sitting down with our Chief Creative Officer Jason Russell to discuss Invisible Children, KONY 2012, and the whirlwind that culminated with his very public breakdown. She’s asking anything and everything and [...] Read More
Online premiere of MOVE
October 1, 2012 by Invisible Children
Our newest film, MOVE, is premiering at KONY2012.com on Sunday, October 7 at 7:00PM PDT. The film is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the most viral video ever, Invisible Children itself, and the mechanics of a movement to stop one of the world’s worst war criminals. Directed by our chief storyteller Jason Russell, [...] Read More
UPDATE: Catching the bad guy
September 20, 2012 by Invisible Children
On Wednesday, the Foreign Relations Committee unanimously passed the Senate version of the Rewards for Justice update bill (S.2318). You made this possible with your phone calls to U.S. Senators. You’re proving time and again that every voice matters. From here the full Senate still has to vote on the bill, so we’re not done [...] Read More
Our movers & shakers hit the road
September 10, 2012 by Krista Morgan
And just like that, we have an empty nest. The 20 Roadie teams have officially hit the road to screen our new film through-out North America. After six weeks of intensive training on the ins & outs of Invisible Children and the LRA conflict, hours upon hours upon hours of booking venues, and countless days [...] Read More
Testament to humanity: a screening at a juvenile detention center
September 6, 2012 by Krista Morgan
“No one is above grace, but no one is below it either.” Before our Roadies embark on the road to tour Invisible Children films, it is tradition to host mock screenings in San Diego. They get to practice speaking, work out kinks, set up tech equipment, etc. Which means that our 20 teams are in [...] Read More
BBC presents “Kony: Hunt for the World’s Most Wanted”
August 29, 2012 by Krista Morgan
BBC News, in conjunction with Insight News TV, recently released a 30-minute documentary entitled “Kony: Hunt for the World’s Most Wanted.” It gives insight as to how one man has managed to escape capture for so long and continues to terrorize communities in Central Africa, and investigates the myths surrounding one of the most bizarre [...] Read More
Kony 2012 wins a Do Something! Award
August 22, 2012 by Krista Morgan
Sometimes you’re inspired to do something. Something great, or memorable, or something that really matters in the grand scheme of things. DoSomething.org encourages the youth of today to find a cause, believe in it, and by golly, do something about it. They launch a new national campaign almost every week, like The Bully Project and [...] Read More
Meet (some of) our Roadies
August 20, 2012 by Invisible Children
Our 15th tour is kicking off in September and we’re screening a new film. Move. That’s both the name of the film and what we want you to do the moment you read this. Request a screening to see if our Roadies are visiting your community. It’s free, it’s enlightening, and it’s free. Do our Roadies [...] Read More
Senate unanimously passes KONY 2012 resolution
August 3, 2012 by Krista Morgan
Yesterday, we celebrated a major victory as the U.S. Senate passed the KONY 2012 resolution supporting President Obama’s strategy to stop the LRA. Originally introduced in March 2012, the resolution (S.Res.402) does several important things: it condemns Kony’s atrocities, calls for increased U.S. efforts to help protect civilians, urges President Obama to use funds that Congress has authorized for his LRA strategy, [...] Read More
