Blog Archives
Results from social activism // a statistical recap
April 9, 2013 by Juan Frausto
One would think using social platforms to propel social progress would be second nature to a culture where social media is becoming the primary way to connect with people. With the success of the recent Human Rights Campaign avatar takeover–which caused Facebook to see a 120% increase in profile photo updates– and as we’ve seen through the impact [...] Read More
The Observer: “UPDF to resume Kony hunt”
April 8, 2013 by Azy Groth
Today The Observer reported that Uganda is set to resume the hunt for LRA leader Joseph Kony. This comes about a week after Uganda decided to suspend its counter-LRA operations. While the article is encouraging, we know that because of the recent CAR overthrow anything could change at any moment. So–until we see evidence that the counter-LRA [...] Read More
Ben Keesey on #kerrystopkony
April 5, 2013 by Invisible Children
What a week. On Tuesday we sent out one of our most urgent action alerts of all time. Sitting here at my desk on Friday, I am so proud of what we accomplished on such short notice. To Recap: On Tuesday we told you that big conversations were happening that could determine the fate of the [...] Read More
NEW ACTION STEP: #Kerrystopkony update
April 3, 2013 by Invisible Children
Yesterday we told you that important conversations are happening right now about whether the counter-LRA mission will continue. Those conversations are still happening, and still need our support. Because of you, John Kerry got a #kerrystopkony tweet every 19 seconds yesterday. It’s safe to say that he was reminded of his personal commitment to seeing [...] Read More
Next up: @_AfricanUnion // Twitters unite
April 2, 2013 by Invisible Children
Ten days ago the government in Central African Republic was overthrown by the Seleka rebels. Because of this, the mission to stop the LRA is in jeopardy (learn more here). In these next 48 hours, governments are deciding how to respond to this event. You have done an incredible job flooding the U.S. State Department [...] Read More
Global Post: Kony is always one step ahead
July 18, 2012 by Azy Groth
Ashley Benner and Kaspar Agger from the Enough Project wrote this article for the Global Post about ”how forces fighting the LRA are unprepared, underfunded and incapable.” It’s called Joseph Kony: Always One Step Ahead Sounds bleak. But there very specific things that our leaders can do to give the current mission to arrest Joseph Kony and [...] Read More
VIDEO: 3.7 Million KONY 2012 Pledges Delivered
July 17, 2012 by Azy Groth
3.7 million of you signed the KONY 2012 pledge. We recently delivered that message to some of the top folks at the United Nations and African Union. And (of course) we filmed it. Check it out. Coming up: This Monday, July 23, we’re all going to contact our leaders. This is the next step you’ve [...] Read More
Photo blog: Pledge hand-off
June 29, 2012 by Azy Groth
“The effort to have KONY arrested and his henchmen stopped has the support of so many young and old, as many as 3.7 million. It means that we are not alone. It makes us sure that together we will stop Kony.” – Francisco Madeira, AU Special Envoy on the LRA issue “Is there any other [...] Read More
The Details: UN press conference and pledge hand-off
June 29, 2012 by Azy Groth
This past week there was a press conference at the UN with six people who have unique perspectives on the LRA-affected region and the conflict. Jan Egeland of Human Rights Watch and Michael Poffenberger of Resolve represented the nonprofit community. Father Benoit Kinalegu and Sister Angelique Namaika represented the currently-affected region. Finally, UN Special Representative to [...] Read More
The delivery of 3,729,816 pledges
June 27, 2012 by Azy Groth
We want a future in which child abductions and mass atrocities don’t go unnoticed–starting with the atrocities of Joseph Kony and the LRA. Joseph Kony is one of the world’s worst war criminals, and I call on my leaders to support the international efforts now led by the United Nations and African Union to arrest [...] Read More
