If you were at The Rescue on Saturday, you probably saw John Lewis, the congressional representative for Atlanta's fifth district.
Well, his support of peace in the African Great Lakes region didn't stop there.
Rep. Lewis and five other members of Congress were arrested during a protest in support of the Save Darfur Coalition. In a bold act of civil disobedience, the congressmen crossed a police line at the Sudanese embassy and refused to move.
Link.
Shalom,
Drew
Monday, April 27, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
We Are Rescued!
Congratulations, everyone! Atlanta got rescued! Jeff Foxworthy showed up, with a letter from the governor in hand. Senator Isakson sent an aide to read an official statement. Fox 5 covered the event. And Representative John Lewis (no relation to your less famous author) flew down from Washington to see us.
To everyone who made calls and wrote letters, thank you.
To those who went to help set up, thank you.
To those who went to abduct themselves, thank you.
And to Caitlin, who's hard work and dedication got everything done, thank you.
What a great way to end the year.
And now, just because I can, for something completely different:
Shalom,
Drew
To everyone who made calls and wrote letters, thank you.
To those who went to help set up, thank you.
To those who went to abduct themselves, thank you.
And to Caitlin, who's hard work and dedication got everything done, thank you.
What a great way to end the year.
And now, just because I can, for something completely different:
Shalom,
Drew
Monday, April 20, 2009
The Rescue, Part Zwei (Which is German for "Two")
The Rescue is in less than a week!
Which means that you should have started writing letters. You can find a sample letter on the official Rescue website. Or, I'll post the letter I sent out to our local politicians (see below).
If you're interested in attending the Rescue with us, you need to stop by the meeting tomorrow so we can put together driving lists.
If you want to volunteer, see Caitlin.
And if you want to see Josh being awesome, you should check out the video of him winking at President Adams.
Finally, here's the official IC video containing last-minute details on the Rescue.
The Rescue Instructional Video from Jason Russell on Vimeo.
See you tomorrow!
Which means that you should have started writing letters. You can find a sample letter on the official Rescue website. Or, I'll post the letter I sent out to our local politicians (see below).
If you're interested in attending the Rescue with us, you need to stop by the meeting tomorrow so we can put together driving lists.
If you want to volunteer, see Caitlin.
And if you want to see Josh being awesome, you should check out the video of him winking at President Adams.
Finally, here's the official IC video containing last-minute details on the Rescue.
The Rescue Instructional Video from Jason Russell on Vimeo.
See you tomorrow!
***
Sample letter (written by your humble blogger):
Dear Person X,
For more than two decades, Joseph Kony has waged a war against the people of northern Uganda, abducting children and forcing them to fight his battles. He has taken the fighting into the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it grows bloodier with each passing day.
It wasn't until three college students from California visited the region in 2003 that the majority of the world became aware of this problem. Six years later, Invisible Children has worked tirelessly to motivate Generation Y to wake up, pay attention, and change the world.
Come April 25, that is exactly what we will do.
Many of us are younger than the war in Uganda, but believe we have the power to bring it to an end.
But we need your help.
It is only through political and media attention that this can be done.
In 100 cities around the world, children, many of whom have never been to Uganda or the Congo, will be abducting themselves and waiting for YOU to come rescue us.
I ask that you come to our rescue.
We will be waiting at Grant Park in Atlanta on April 25th at 3 pm.
(Your name goes here).
Invisible Children United, UGA
Dear Person X,
For more than two decades, Joseph Kony has waged a war against the people of northern Uganda, abducting children and forcing them to fight his battles. He has taken the fighting into the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it grows bloodier with each passing day.
It wasn't until three college students from California visited the region in 2003 that the majority of the world became aware of this problem. Six years later, Invisible Children has worked tirelessly to motivate Generation Y to wake up, pay attention, and change the world.
Come April 25, that is exactly what we will do.
Many of us are younger than the war in Uganda, but believe we have the power to bring it to an end.
But we need your help.
It is only through political and media attention that this can be done.
In 100 cities around the world, children, many of whom have never been to Uganda or the Congo, will be abducting themselves and waiting for YOU to come rescue us.
I ask that you come to our rescue.
We will be waiting at Grant Park in Atlanta on April 25th at 3 pm.
(Your name goes here).
Invisible Children United, UGA
***
Shalom,
Drew
Drew
Sunday, March 29, 2009
( laughrica -- watch!! )
LAUGHRICA from Invisible Children at UGA on Vimeo.
music:
"Be Kind" by Devendra Bernhart
check out the facebook event!!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=68132981028&ref=ts
The Rescue
Hey everybody!
We are a little less than a month away from this year's big event in Atlanta, called The Rescue (of Joseph Kony's Child Soldiers). The national roadies were here this week to do a screening of the new documentary, and if you missed it, you can view it (and sign up for the event) at the IC website.
And don't forget, we have elections on Tuesday and Laughrica on Wednesday.
Shalom,
Drew
We are a little less than a month away from this year's big event in Atlanta, called The Rescue (of Joseph Kony's Child Soldiers). The national roadies were here this week to do a screening of the new documentary, and if you missed it, you can view it (and sign up for the event) at the IC website.
And don't forget, we have elections on Tuesday and Laughrica on Wednesday.
Shalom,
Drew
Sunday, March 22, 2009
( new media )
hey everyone, check out our new video channel on vimeo! (click here) we only have two up right now but watch out for some upcoming videos including a "Laughrica" promo, a SOLDIER recap and maybe even a documentary about our club!!
Check out our newest video, the SOLDIER promo:
check out the facebook event (click here)
Monday, March 16, 2009
Dustin Hoffman Has Nothing on Them
...if you get the Marathon Man reference, I'll love you forever.
If not, you're still pretty cool, I guess.
Anyway, on to the reason I'm posting.
A group of ordinary people (turned runners) is trying to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. More than that, actually, as they will be running 30-mile "ultra-marathons", not the customary 26.2 miles.
Why?
To raise money for charities, including Isaac's House, an organization dedicated to helping the children of Uganda.
Keep up with the runners at their website -- they are currently on day three, and in LA, as of posting.
Shalom,
Drew
If not, you're still pretty cool, I guess.
Anyway, on to the reason I'm posting.
A group of ordinary people (turned runners) is trying to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. More than that, actually, as they will be running 30-mile "ultra-marathons", not the customary 26.2 miles.
Why?
To raise money for charities, including Isaac's House, an organization dedicated to helping the children of Uganda.
Keep up with the runners at their website -- they are currently on day three, and in LA, as of posting.
Shalom,
Drew
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