World News
This week: Uganda has an opportunity to reinstate the Amnesty Act
May 22, 2013 by Azy Groth
In 2000 Uganda’s government passed the Amnesty Act which legislated that LRA members who surrender to the UPDF and return to Uganda will not be prosecuted (with the exception of Kony and his top ICC-indicted commanders). For the rank and file LRA fighter, the promise of amnesty is one of the greatest incentives to try [...] Read More
Innovation in the classroom // Sugata Mitra
May 9, 2013 by Danny Porter
Calcutta-born Sugata Mitra has been defying the odds since birth. Statistically, very few people born in Calcutta make it above the poverty line, much less out of the Indian city. Mitra has done both. Currently a visiting professor at MIT, Mitra is revolutionizing primary education. Mitra recently received a $1 million TED Prize for his work to improve education [...] Read More
Today is National Teacher Day
May 7, 2013 by Danny Porter
They say the older you get, the wiser your teachers become. Whoever said that must have been a teacher, simply because it’s true. Today we celebrate National Teacher Day and honor those who have dedicated their careers to education, inspiration, and innovation. These selfless individuals are among our most valuable resources, and continue to equip generations with the tools [...] Read More
The Little Prince
April 30, 2013 by Danny Porter
Luka is 12 years old. He was born with muscular dystrophy and as a result is unable to use many of his muscles. For most of his life he’s been confined to a wheelchair, but for young Luka, he hasn’t let his disability slow him down. The heart after all is the most important muscle [...] Read More
Where has Kony been hiding?
April 26, 2013 by Krista Morgan
Where has Kony been hiding? The ultimate question. We recently partnered with The Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative and the Enough Project to produce a detailed and lengthy report to try to answer it. Hidden in Plain Sight: Sudan’s Harboring of the LRA in the Kafia Kingi Enclave, 2009-2013 can be viewed in full [HERE] and is summarized [...] Read More
One Million Bones in Washington DC
April 23, 2013 by Danny Porter
On June 8-10, one million handmade bones will be displayed on the National Mall in Washington, DC The one million bones is part of a social arts practice of the same name that uses education and hands-on art making to raise awareness of ongoing genocide and mass atrocities taking place in areas such as Sudan, [...] Read More
Measuring national progress
April 18, 2013 by Danny Porter
Traditionally, when a country wants to measure its success, they calculate their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – simply put, the market value of all goods and services produced within the country. They then translate that number to a per capita figure to estimate personal income among its citizens. While it can be an effective approach, [...] Read More
Resolve and resilience // A letter to Boston
April 17, 2013 by Danny Porter
As I sit down to write this, my heart is heavy for the people of Boston and the victims of Monday’s senseless bombing. Despite this devastating attack, my own experiences give me optimism knowing that the city of Boston will make it through this turbulent time and come out of it stronger than ever. On Friday, [...] Read More
60 Minutes airs “Hunting the world’s most wanted warlord: Joseph Kony”
April 16, 2013 by Krista Morgan
Two days ago 60 Minutes aired a segment about the ongoing manhunt for Joseph Kony. It was an informative piece about the decades-long reign of Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), and provided detailed accounts of the atrocities that have been committed under his command. Correspondent Lara Logan joined Ugandan soldiers and their U.S. military [...] Read More
Speaking with US War Crimes Ambassador & ICC Chief Prosecutor about justice for Kony // IC CITIZEN
April 12, 2013 by Invisible Children
Last week, we were excited to report the Obama Administration’s announcement that three top LRA commanders — Joseph Kony, Okot Odhiambo, and Dominic Ongwen — were officially added to the State Department’s War Crimes Rewards Program. This enables the U.S. government to offer up to $5 million to anyone that provides information leading to the arrest or [...] Read More
