It hardly feels like its been five years since that devastating storm ripped through the gulf coast. I remember being a freshman in high school, coming home and turning on the TV to see boats traveling what used to be streets, helicopter rescues from rooftops, and of course the Superdome where thousands took refuge. Now, [...]
Apiyo Alice is a modern-day Julia Stiles, an Erin Brockovich of sorts. You know, that heroine who defies the odds while standing up for what she believes in. Undeniably, Alice’s focus on her career and education has guided her through life, bringing about opportunities ranging from extensive travel through east Africa to starting to write [...]
First: A 12-year-old McDonald’s hamburger, a comparative mold test with burgers and fries from a local diner and McDonald’s, and a McDonald’s hamburger after 137 days. Next: What is food? I know, it seems like a ridiculous question. But think about it: what characteristics does something need to have before we’re able to use the [...]
Okay I’ll admit it, I could eat McDonald’s french fries all day every day. But this study shown on GOOD’s blog documents the life of a burger and fries over the course of 137 day, it is just absolutely… well, I’ll let you decide your own feelings on it, take a look: Here is a photo of [...]
This morning, The Sudan People’s Liberation Army informed the world that they have released almost 200,000 children from their army. Not only are they sending these children home, but they will now be providing them with an education, as they have come to understand that these children are the ones who will control the future [...]
“The question is not if we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.” — Martin Luther King Jr. I am somewhat of a wide-eyed individual. I am startled by many things and easily made to gasp. It isn’t so much [...]
Two things you need to know. 1) Know what TED is. I first heard of it from Invisible Children and now watch TED talks religiously. 2) Pakistan is struggling with floods that have left over 20 million people homeless. Pretend everyone in New York and London just lost everything and started roaming the streets hopelessly, thats the [...]
It hardly feels like its been five years since that devastating storm ripped through the gulf coast. I remember being a freshman in high school, coming home and turning on the TV to see boats traveling what used to be streets, helicopter rescues from rooftops, and of course the Superdome where thousands took refuge. Now, [...]
This 2 minute video reminds me of the power of story telling. The places it can take you in only moments. I’m also including a video I saw a while back, I think I’ve even blogged it before, but it has the same effect. Watch both if you haven’t seen them. – Jedidiah The Power [...]
From TIME: By ALAN BOSWELL / NZARA, SOUTH SUDAN The night began like any other. Sarah John was busy preparing the evening fire at her village, when suddenly, seven armed men appeared from among the shadows. “They were dirty and smelly, had ragged clothes and hair unlike any normal human being,” she says now, three weeks [...]
Amono Grace is well-mannered, professional, and confident. Her English is impeccable. She is deliberate with her words, and because she’s personable, chatting with her is easy. Grace is the ideal candidate for the Reciprocal Teacher Exchange (TReX), an initiative that sends Ugandan teachers to the U.S. to team teach for one month. Grace’s interest in cross-cultural [...]
Here at the Invisible Children office, we have our own definition of the word ‘ballooned’: Ballooned [ buh'looned ]. verb. 1. To have a balloon (preferably a party or animal shaped balloon) unknowingly attached to you, and for it to remain so attached for as long as possible, with the ballooned individual’s level of embarrassment [...]
It’s hard to believe thats it has only been three weeks since the fall roadies and interns arrived here in San Diego. The way this community is set up, an outsider would think we’d all been friends for years. We’ve been working long hours and giving it our all in preparation of the Face-to-Face tour, [...]
Stop what you’re doing and watch this PSA about AIDS prevention. Just put down your big gulp and push play. I wish we’d made it. But more than that, I’m glad it’s been made. Well done Topsy. Check them out here. – Jedidiah Aids PSA Topsy from Human Music & Sound Design on Vimeo. Read [...]
I tried to think of a word that could sum up what’s going to happen to MEND in the coming year. Metamorphosis? One thing morphing into something else, something totally different—no, that won’t work. Maturation? Makes me think of Boyz II Men—nope. Transformation? Hints at awesome change, but without the whole shedding-of-old-self quality that ‘metamorphosis’ [...]
