We Are Abducted

by | Apr 26, 2009 | Social Justice

I’m working on an edit of around 5GB of photos from the RESCUE in Edinburgh yesterday. I’ve been poking around on various youtube sites over the last few days looking at the videos people have been making, asking moguls & media to be come to the RESCUE. Here’s a couple of my favorites for Edinburgh:

You can keep track of the RESCUE in real time on the website.

Come to the RESCUE

by | Apr 23, 2009 | Africa, Social Justice

There are some things I hold to be self-evident truths. Such as we are meant to be free. To have the opportunity to make our own decisions.

So I’m asking you to join me in coming to the RESCUE of some children who aren’t free.

For the past 23 years, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GoU) have been waging a war that has left nearly two million innocent civilians caught in the middle. The GoU’s attempt to protect its citizens from this rebel militia has largely failed, resulting in an entire generation of youth that has never known peace. In order to perpetuate the war, the LRA (led by Joseph Kony) has been abducting children and forcing them into soldiering.

Children are not meant to be soldiers.
Children are not meant to be weapons.
Children are meant to be children.

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On April 25th, the international community will unite to deliver the innocent from Kony’s reign and ensure he is brought to justice. Thousands of participants will gather in 100 cities across the world to abduct themselves and raise the banner of the child soldiers taken by Joseph Kony.

Those abducted will leave their homes and walk to an event location while carrying their supplies on their backs. At the site, they will then wait to be “rescued” – this requires a certain amount of media coverage as well as the attendance of pre-determined cultural and political leaders. During the course of the night we will write letters, create art/photo projects and seek out media attention in an effort to petition the US, European, Canadian, Mexican and Australian government to develop a strategy and support existing efforts to rescue Kony’s child soldiers.

Come join us. Please.
They need you to come to their rescue.

Find out more on the Invisible Children website, including your nearest location. I’ll be at the Edinburgh event. Join us.

15 Years On

by | Apr 8, 2009 | Africa, Social Justice

This week marks 15 years since the beginning of the Rwandan genocide. There was a candlelit vigil at the start of a week of national mourning to mark 15 years since the genocide which killed 800,000 people. You can read more on BBC News.

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I visited Rwanda in August while I spent time in East Africa, and it impacted me strongly. You can read more about my experiences on that trip by going to my blog archives for Aug 2008.

The Rescue

by | Apr 7, 2009 | Africa, Social Justice

Caught a screening of the new Invisible Children movie tonight, “The Rescue”. Being reminded that I left a big chunk of my heart in Uganda last summer. That whole region just tugs on me so hard. I’m gonna write more soon, but for now go to the IC website, check out what they’re up to, and get involved.

I’m putting together a screening of the movie in a few weeks, and I’ll be at the event on April 25. Mark the date and come join me.

Join the Rescue.

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