Scenic
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So, if you guys know about this, you've probably gotten tired of hearing about it. I just want to keep spreading the message since it's very motivational and I thought people should know about it.
I'm asking you all to please go to this website and watch the video. The more people know, the more we can help change this. It is about 30 minutes, but well worth it, in my opinion.
Here's the link:
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A summary:
Joseph Kony is a leader of a group called Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda. He kidnaps children and makes the girls into sex slaves and the boys into soldiers. He makes them kill their parents and mutilate people. What's worse is he isn't doing this for a cause, he's doing it just to keep power.
Kony 2012 is a movement to get people around the world to take action and capture this guy. It was started by an American guy who visited Africa and whom was told stories to by a Ugandan boy. He went to America and started spreading the news and trying to get people involved. Eventually the American government agreed to send advisors into Uganda to help capture this guy. However, he has remained elusive. The American government will pull these advisors out by the end of 2012 if he is not found. Kony 2012 wants to show the American government once again that the American people care about this so that they will not recall the advisors. If they're recalled, Kony will continue abducting children and grow his army even further. Currently, he has adbucted more than 30,000 Ugandan children.
If you're interested, read about 'Cover the Night' which will occur on April 20th. The plan is to cover every street and corner with Kony posters to show the government that we care and to also let more people know about it.
This was just a really inspirational movement that I thought I'd share with you all. You can share your thoughts, etc, if you'd like. : )
And once again, sorry if you've heard this too many times or don't care. : (
I'm asking you all to please go to this website and watch the video. The more people know, the more we can help change this. It is about 30 minutes, but well worth it, in my opinion.
Here's the link:
Watch and Share |
A summary:
Joseph Kony is a leader of a group called Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda. He kidnaps children and makes the girls into sex slaves and the boys into soldiers. He makes them kill their parents and mutilate people. What's worse is he isn't doing this for a cause, he's doing it just to keep power.
Kony 2012 is a movement to get people around the world to take action and capture this guy. It was started by an American guy who visited Africa and whom was told stories to by a Ugandan boy. He went to America and started spreading the news and trying to get people involved. Eventually the American government agreed to send advisors into Uganda to help capture this guy. However, he has remained elusive. The American government will pull these advisors out by the end of 2012 if he is not found. Kony 2012 wants to show the American government once again that the American people care about this so that they will not recall the advisors. If they're recalled, Kony will continue abducting children and grow his army even further. Currently, he has adbucted more than 30,000 Ugandan children.
If you're interested, read about 'Cover the Night' which will occur on April 20th. The plan is to cover every street and corner with Kony posters to show the government that we care and to also let more people know about it.
This was just a really inspirational movement that I thought I'd share with you all. You can share your thoughts, etc, if you'd like. : )
And once again, sorry if you've heard this too many times or don't care. : (