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June 20, 2012
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Creative Something: On ideas worth heartbeats.

This is a great read about creativity and the process of sharing it with other heartbeats. While reading this I couldn’t help but think of what we’re doing at Invisible Children. Ending a war through the creativity of film and the mobilization of young people (primarily) is a new concept and we are having to fight the “slacktivist” stereotype and the “too-young-to-know-better” paradigm on a daily basis. The creative spirit and the belief in what we’re doing makes it well worth it. Give it a read.

creativesomething:

If you’re a creative you already know how this starts. We create to learn, to inspire, to be helpful to others, to change our lives (or that of those around us), to do something purposeful.

Our time is limited – for some more than others – and, just as important, the time of those our…

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June 19, 2012
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Last night was awesome and we can’t thank Edison Chair and Neulore enough for giving incredible sets last night. We took some video footage and are going to be cutting together a video recap of the night, which will be up on the blog later, but we wanted to get some pictures up as soon as possible.

Again, thank you so much to the bands and those who came out. It was a great way to kick off our summer series and we’re really excited about the possibilities in the future. We have some big ideas for shows coming up throughout the summer so be sure to stay tuned here, on our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/austin.streetteam.7), on Twitter (@Kony2012Austin) or on Instagram (ATXStreetTeam).

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June 19, 2012

Last night was awesome and we can’t thank Edison Chair and Neulore enough for giving incredible sets last night. We took some video footage and are going to be cutting together a video recap of the night, which will be up on the blog later, but we wanted to get some pictures up as soon as possible.

Again, thank you so much to the bands and those who came out. It was a great way to kick off our summer series and we’re really excited about the possibilities in the future. We have some big ideas for shows coming up throughout the summer so be sure to stay tuned here, on our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/austin.streetteam.7), on Twitter (@Kony2012Austin) or on Instagram (ATXStreetTeam).

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June 18, 2012
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invisible:

Project Hope Alliance presents “This is my Life”

A powerful short film from Project Hope Alliance.

Our liberty is bound together. This is a powerful short film about homelessness in California. Very moving. We’re inspired.



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June 15, 2012
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: KONY 2012 Resolution passes House Foreign Affairs Committee
BIG NEWS! Read up here:

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Remember when we were hounding you to hound your members of Congress about cosponsoring the KONY 2012 Resolution? Well your hounding is paying off.

The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs unanimously passed the Kony 2012 Resolution last Thursday.

The resolution (H. Res. 583) is a…

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June 15, 2012
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invisible: Rain or shine, they stick together. And by stick together we mean think of each other while they’re spread across the country. The warriors we call Street Teams Click here to meet the Invisible Children Street Teams. (Promise you won’t be disappointed.)

invisible:

Rain or shine, they stick together. And by stick together we mean think of each other while they’re spread across the country.

The warriors we call Street Teams

Click here to meet the Invisible Children Street Teams.

(Promise you won’t be disappointed.)

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June 12, 2012
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I.C.ATX Summer Series

Living in the live music capital of the world, Alex and I have been wanting to put together a show ever since we arrived in ATX in March. We figured summer would be the perfect time to get together some rad bands and hopefully have a series of shows around Austin.

Soooo, to that end, we are really excited to announce the first show of our summer series on Monday, June 18th at Beale Street Tavern in downtown Austin. The lineup includes Nashville-based indie folk band Neulore and local Austinites Edison Chair and Waking Fable. Stay tuned for information on door times and cover charges in the next few days on our twitter (@Kony2012Austin) and our facebook (https://www.facebook.com/austin.streetteam.7) and don’t hesitate to throw questions and suggestions our way.

Now, some information about the bands who will be part of our first Invisible Children-ATX show:

Neulore (http://neulore.bandcamp.com/) was heralded by popular Nashville blog, Music City Unsigned, as the “Band To Watch” and their sound was described by valslist.com as “much like the Fleet Foxes or Horse Feathers with its ambient folk melodies & harmonies. They have fashioned sound and spirit, wood and string, current and wire to bring lyric to life. The result is a collection of songs that have become as beautiful as the story they seek to share. The timeless story, told in modern tones.”. We are stoked to have this quintet partnering with us on our inaugural summer series show.

Edison Chair joined forces in 2007 and quickly garnered attention from big time producers and major labels like Interscope Records. SXSW said that the Austin band “honors the style of timeless rock such as The Who and The Beatles, while making innovative strides in the wake of popular modern bands such as The Fratellis and Oasis.” Check out their stuff here http://www.reverbnation.com/edisonchair and come hear them live on the 18th.

Waking Fable is a newcomer to the Austin music scene, having just formed a few months ago. They describe themselves as an “acoustic soul quintet…with a saxophone”. Check ‘em out here https://www.facebook.com/wakingfable.

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June 05, 2012
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After top commander Caesar Achellam was captured a few weeks ago, this command structure is finally being shaken up.  invisible: Infographic: The LRA hierarchy Read more here.

After top commander Caesar Achellam was captured a few weeks ago, this command structure is finally being shaken up. 

invisible:

Infographic: The LRA hierarchy

Read more here.

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June 05, 2012
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invisible: Seamstress of Last Month: Atek Lilly Mend is a social enterprise geared toward facilitating financial independence and development for women in Gulu, Uganda directly affected by the LRA conflict. Lilly joined the Mend family in February, and only 3 months later she has earned the title of Seamstress of the Month. She may be new, but Lilly has integrated seamlessly into the Mend program, even counseling and advising the other new seamstresses along the way. Lilly likes the structure of her workday at Mend which keeps her busy and learning new skills. In her previous work, she used a foot-operated sewing machine, so she was most excited to learn how to operate an electric machine. “She is positive, eager to learn new things, and very focused on her work,” said Richard, the Tailoring Supervisor at Mend. Lilly is a single mother raising four boys, so she uses her income from Mend to pay school fees and buy food. She is also saving any extra money she earns so that one day she can build a house for all of them to live in. Well done, Lilly! Learn more at www.mend.com

invisible:

Seamstress of Last Month: Atek Lilly

Mend is a social enterprise geared toward facilitating financial independence and development for women in Gulu, Uganda directly affected by the LRA conflict.

Lilly joined the Mend family in February, and only 3 months later she has earned the title of Seamstress of the Month. She may be new, but Lilly has integrated seamlessly into the Mend program, even counseling and advising the other new seamstresses along the way.

Lilly likes the structure of her workday at Mend which keeps her busy and learning new skills. In her previous work, she used a foot-operated sewing machine, so she was most excited to learn how to operate an electric machine.

“She is positive, eager to learn new things, and very focused on her work,” said Richard, the Tailoring Supervisor at Mend.

Lilly is a single mother raising four boys, so she uses her income from Mend to pay school fees and buy food. She is also saving any extra money she earns so that one day she can build a house for all of them to live in. Well done, Lilly!

Learn more at www.mend.com

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June 04, 2012