Make Joseph Kony Famous
Joseph Kony (born 18 September 1964[4] in Odek, Uganda[1]) is a Ugandan guerrilla group leader, head of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a group engaged in a violent campaign to establish theocratic government based on the Ten Commandments throughout Uganda.[1] The LRA say that God has sent spirits to communicate this mission directly to Kony.[5]
Directed by Kony, the LRA has earned a reputation for its actions against the people of several countries, including northern Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Sudan. It has abducted and forced an estimated 66,000 children to fight for them, and has also forced the internal displacement of over 2,000,000 people since its rebellion began in 1986.[6] As a result, in 2005 Kony was indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court at the Hague, but has succeeded in evading capture since.[7]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kony
Great explanatory video, worth the 30 min watch: http://vimeo.com/37119711
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I ordered the action kit and will be doing what I can from here. I am SO not an activist but I think this is actually worthwhile. I hope you do, too. Let me know what you think.
Directed by Kony, the LRA has earned a reputation for its actions against the people of several countries, including northern Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Sudan. It has abducted and forced an estimated 66,000 children to fight for them, and has also forced the internal displacement of over 2,000,000 people since its rebellion began in 1986.[6] As a result, in 2005 Kony was indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court at the Hague, but has succeeded in evading capture since.[7]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kony
Great explanatory video, worth the 30 min watch: http://vimeo.com/37119711
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I ordered the action kit and will be doing what I can from here. I am SO not an activist but I think this is actually worthwhile. I hope you do, too. Let me know what you think.