Invisible Children

I don't mean to alarm you, but this is a personal jet pack. I don't know how we're going to use this in the bush, but you can be darn sure we're figuring it out.

"The news of the LRA's arrival in Darfur should be a clear wake-up call for not only U.S. President Barack Obama's administration, but the entire international community."

A tidbit of wisdom from children's literature.

The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers were invited to the TED conference this year. They received the longest standing ovation in TED history.

Here is a concerned citizen who believes Invisible Children is a war-mongering front group for government and corporate interests.

Proof that the Oklaholdout was worth it. Young people changing the world. We are so stoked right now.

We reached the first round of fundraising for the IC/Blogotheque collaboration to take Yeasayer and the Polyphonic Spree to Uganda! You have 4 hours left if you still want in.

This is what we're dealing with in the world. These people are real. Though this one is not.

"...Northern California tricked us into falling in love with all this beauty: almond farms, orange groves, rolling hills and a cow named Red."

The town in Inuvik, Canada goes for weeks without sunlight every winter. Tropicana felt like they deserved a sunrise.

"...governments must 'regard the internet as basic infrastructure - just like roads, waste and water.'"

Alice saved almost $400 US making bracelets for us. With her savings, she paid for the construction of a new home for her and her husband. With hundreds of beneficiaries like Alice in our Economic Development Initiatives (EDI), stories like this are commonplace, but inspiring nonetheless!!

Jeff Sachs, economist and development guru, has an 80-village project changing the way we think about African development. The look-at-all-factors approach that Sachs is using is highlighted in this article about Sauri, a Millennium Village in Kenya. Check it out.

After our 262 hours of sleeping in front of his office, Senator Coburn released his hold on the bill! Current mood: Euphoric.

One journalist. 10 days living with Al Qaeda. On a mission to sabotage the US.

Invisible Children is taking THE POLYPHONIC SPREE and YEASAYER to Uganda to film a Take Away Show style documentary. Learn how you can play a part.

"I’ve heard we were going to be well fed in this part of our great land, and they were not kidding."

Eleven years after the UN's largest peacekeeping mission began, Peacekeepers will begin pulling out of the DR Congo.

In an exciting reversal of roles, GOOD blogged about us and our project with La Blogotheque.

a phone conversation with Senator Coburn scheduled for Tuesday, expected thunderstorms, and stories of kindness from strangers.