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heeroluva at Kony 2012 - Spreading the word to save lives
Normally I'm not one for propaganda but this is for a good cause, a great cause even that has stolen the lives and innocence of far too many. Watch this. Have a box of tissues ready. Prepare to be shocked and horrified and heartbroken. It's worth it. It really is.
I've never heard of Joseph Kony, and I bet most of you haven't either. He's a truly evil man who has turned children into soldiers and sex slaves for over twenty years. He's the founder of the the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), operating in Africa, and he has no purpose except to gain power. For the majority of that time, he did so with very little international attention. No one cared. Until now.
People are standing up, speaking up to the injustices, wanting something to be done. The campaign is seeking donations, but more than that it's after attention. I say give it to them. The more people that know the better.
Even if you can't donation, at least spread the word. It doesn't matter who you are or where you live. Every voice counts in this.
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Since Uganda is getting a lot of interest on the internet right now, It is important to try to present an alternative sources of information. Invisible Children is, as many already know, a highly problematic organization, but that shouldn’t stop you from trying to help. Here are some other sources of information, statistics, and ways to donate/help.
American Progress’s 2007 report, “What to Do About Joseph Kony”
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/10/pdf/kony_report.pdf
Amnesty International’s 2011 report on Uganda
http://www.amnestyusa.org/research/reports/annual-report-uganda-2011?page=show
Global Security’s page on the Lord’s Resistance Army
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/lra.htm
Washington Post, “A Child’s Hell in the Lord’s Resistance Army,” May 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/09/AR2006050901907.html
HRW: “Protect civilians from LRA abuses,” May 2011
http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/05/23/uscentral-africa-protect-civilians-lra-abuses
AllAfrica.com, “Amnesty International wants Kony arrested,” May 2010
http://allafrica.com/stories/201005280352.html
AI’s Uganda Portal
http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/countries/africa/uganda
Human Rights Watch’s Uganda portal
http://www.hrw.org/africa/uganda
Democracy Now!’s Uganda portal
http://www.democracynow.org/search?query=uganda&commit=Search
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OMG why this is even happening ;_______________;
heeroluva at Kony 2012 - Spreading the word to save livesNormally I'm not one for propaganda but this is for a good cause, a great cause even that has stolen the lives and innocence of far too many. Watch this. Have a box of tissues ready. Prepare to be shocked and horrified and heartbroken. It's worth it. It really is.
KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.
I've never heard of Joseph Kony, and I bet most of you haven't either. He's a truly evil man who has turned children into soldiers and sex slaves for over twenty years. He's the founder of the the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), operating in Africa, and he has no purpose except to gain power. For the majority of that time, he did so with very little international attention. No one cared. Until now.
People are standing up, speaking up to the injustices, wanting something to be done. The campaign is seeking donations, but more than that it's after attention. I say give it to them. The more people that know the better.
Even if you can't donation, at least spread the word. It doesn't matter who you are or where you live. Every voice counts in this.
__________________ ------------------------------ ___________________
Since Uganda is getting a lot of interest on the internet right now, It is important to try to present an alternative sources of information. Invisible Children is, as many already know, a highly problematic organization, but that shouldn’t stop you from trying to help. Here are some other sources of information, statistics, and ways to donate/help.
American Progress’s 2007 report, “What to Do About Joseph Kony”
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/10/pdf/kony_report.pdf
Amnesty International’s 2011 report on Uganda
http://www.amnestyusa.org/research/reports/annual-report-uganda-2011?page=show
Global Security’s page on the Lord’s Resistance Army
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/lra.htm
Washington Post, “A Child’s Hell in the Lord’s Resistance Army,” May 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/09/AR2006050901907.html
HRW: “Protect civilians from LRA abuses,” May 2011
http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/05/23/uscentral-africa-protect-civilians-lra-abuses
AllAfrica.com, “Amnesty International wants Kony arrested,” May 2010
http://allafrica.com/stories/201005280352.html
AI’s Uganda Portal
http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/countries/africa/uganda
Human Rights Watch’s Uganda portal
http://www.hrw.org/africa/uganda
Democracy Now!’s Uganda portal
http://www.democracynow.org/search?query=uganda&commit=Search
________________________
OMG why this is even happening ;_______________;
