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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
MOVE:DC // photo blog
November 20, 2012 by Invisible Children
Here is a sneak peek of photos from MOVE:DC. Looking through the footage from the event makes us super nostalgic (Saturday feels like an hour ago and a year ago all at the same time.) The thousands of people who showed up, the positive energy they brought with them, and all the new best friendships [...] Read More
LOBBY:DC // seedlings of hope
November 19, 2012 by Krista Morgan
I am writing this as someone who had never taken part in lobbying before (#lobbyrookie – hi, I’m Krista, nice to meet you.) And now, after experiencing LOBBY:DC along with the hundreds of people who showed up to meet with their members of Congress, I am still reeling from the amazingness of it all. The [...] Read More
MOVE:DC as documented by Instagram
November 17, 2012 by Azy Groth
We scoured Instagram for our favorite photos. We’ll be posting them throughout the day.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial 30 years later
November 13, 2012 by Kyle Stewart
Three decades ago, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC was officially dedicated on Nov. 13th 1982. Consisting of two reflective walls that span 246 feet long, the memorial’s ends point to the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. In Optima typeface, the names of over 58,ooo soldiers killed in the war are etched into the reflective granite surface. If you go [...] Read More
The Logistics League is in DC
November 12, 2012 by Krista Morgan
The Logistics League has arrived in Washington DC to begin the mounds of preparation for MOVE:DC this Saturday (I just made up the term “Logistics League” – they’re probably wondering when the heck we decided to call them that.) They just did their first walk-through of the Convention Center and submitted the final floor plans. They’ve [...] Read More
MOVE:DC schedule of events
November 2, 2012 by Krista Morgan
Are you a planner? So are we. Below is the schedule* for MOVE:DC (oh that rhymes!) If you haven’t registered for MOVE:DC yet, the planner in you is failing horribly. Register here and we’ll see you at the nation’s capitol. *Subject to minor changes but we aim to stick to the plan. Because we’re planners, [...] Read More
Pay It Forward: Fund a Bus to MOVE:DC
November 2, 2012 by Krista Morgan
Here’s the good news: if you can’t make it to MOVE:DC, you can help send a group of people who can. We know that it can get expensive to head out to Washington DC, especially when it’s on short-ish notice. We don’t want money and/or transportation to hinder people from attending the event which is [...] Read More
We proudly introduce LOBBY:DC
October 31, 2012 by Invisible Children
We always have something up our sleeve, and true to form, we’ve arranged a bonus to accompany our MOVE:DC event. On November 16th, the day before MOVE:DC, we will be meeting at the U.S. Capitol to LOBBY:DC and demand that Congress takes immediate, concrete action to help stop the LRA. Did we mention the plan is to [...] Read More
Roy Lichtenstein: A retrospective
October 24, 2012 by Kyle Stewart
Perfectly timed with MOVE:DC, you’ll have the opportunity to see some amazing work by Roy Lichtenstein. From now until mid-January, Washington DC’s National Gallery of Art will showcase Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective, the artist’s biggest showing since his death in 1997. The 100+ collection spans several decades and showcases how he became a leading man in the Pop [...] Read More
