I'm not going to stand by
If you had known about the holocaust, would you have done something about it?
There are hundreds of thousands of Invisible Children in the world with no one to speak for them.
I refuse to be a bystander in the world.
FACTS:
•NORTHERN UGANDA CALLED THE WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE WORLD TODAY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ATTENTION
•1.6 MILLION PEOPLE FORCIBLY DISPLACED
•AN ESTIMATED 20- 50,000 CHILDREN ABDUCTED TO FIGHT AS SOLDIERS
•TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN COMMUTING NIGHTLY
•130 PEOPLE DIE PER DAY IN NORTHERN UGANDA DUE TO VIOLENCE
ON APRIL 29TH IN OVER 130 CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THOUSANDS ARE LYING DOWN TO DEMAND THAT OUR GOVERNMENT TAKE A STAND AND PUT AN END TO THE NEED FOR NIGHT COMMUTING, CHILD ABDUCTION, AND WAR IN NORTHERN UGANDA.
Atlanta's Global Night Commute location is Piedmont Park. I will be there and I would love to have you come too. There's a group driving down from Clemson @ 4:00 that day.
*IMPORTANT* Event Details!!!
Event Details:
7 p.m.: Arrive to their designated location that was listed on the website by means of walking and/or public transportation. If that is unfeasible, then participants should drive to a destination nearby and walk over.
7 to 9 p.m.: Find event staff and get a packet with instructions for the night. That packet will give instructions for a letter writing campaign to respective senators, as well as provide a prompt in an art project to express the individual voice in a creative way. Individual photos will be taken of the participants at the event to be used in these art projects. These personal expressions will be compiled and used for a book that will express what this night is about.
9 p.m.: There will be filming/photographs taken of all the participants standing in front of one sign that will express part of a message to send to the world. This statement, combined with the statements from the other cities signs, will be part of a larger message which will come together and show the unity of the event throughout the world in the final movie, as well as other pieces of Invisible Children media.
10 p.m.: Once people finish writing their letters we ask that they enjoy the evening in the company of strangers with hearts as big as theirs. We encourage people to spend time with their friends, meet new people who are actively pursuing the resolution of the war in northern Uganda. 6am: At sun up, another group photo will be taken around the sign, due to the lighting at that time.
7 a.m.: People will begin to leave the area and a clean up crew will start clearing the area. Designated areas are expected to be left exactly as people found them.
* Note: There will be filming and photography throughout the event.
What to bring? Sleeping bag, pillow, flashlight and any art supplies that they may want to use/share in the making of the art project (i.e. pens, markers, crayons, glue, etc.).
To find out more about Invisible Children or the Global Night Commute check our website at www.invisiblechildren.com. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at
globalnightcommute@invisiblechildren.com
There are hundreds of thousands of Invisible Children in the world with no one to speak for them.
I refuse to be a bystander in the world.
FACTS:
•NORTHERN UGANDA CALLED THE WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE WORLD TODAY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ATTENTION
•1.6 MILLION PEOPLE FORCIBLY DISPLACED
•AN ESTIMATED 20- 50,000 CHILDREN ABDUCTED TO FIGHT AS SOLDIERS
•TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN COMMUTING NIGHTLY
•130 PEOPLE DIE PER DAY IN NORTHERN UGANDA DUE TO VIOLENCE
ON APRIL 29TH IN OVER 130 CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THOUSANDS ARE LYING DOWN TO DEMAND THAT OUR GOVERNMENT TAKE A STAND AND PUT AN END TO THE NEED FOR NIGHT COMMUTING, CHILD ABDUCTION, AND WAR IN NORTHERN UGANDA.
Atlanta's Global Night Commute location is Piedmont Park. I will be there and I would love to have you come too. There's a group driving down from Clemson @ 4:00 that day.
*IMPORTANT* Event Details!!!
Event Details:
7 p.m.: Arrive to their designated location that was listed on the website by means of walking and/or public transportation. If that is unfeasible, then participants should drive to a destination nearby and walk over.
7 to 9 p.m.: Find event staff and get a packet with instructions for the night. That packet will give instructions for a letter writing campaign to respective senators, as well as provide a prompt in an art project to express the individual voice in a creative way. Individual photos will be taken of the participants at the event to be used in these art projects. These personal expressions will be compiled and used for a book that will express what this night is about.
9 p.m.: There will be filming/photographs taken of all the participants standing in front of one sign that will express part of a message to send to the world. This statement, combined with the statements from the other cities signs, will be part of a larger message which will come together and show the unity of the event throughout the world in the final movie, as well as other pieces of Invisible Children media.
10 p.m.: Once people finish writing their letters we ask that they enjoy the evening in the company of strangers with hearts as big as theirs. We encourage people to spend time with their friends, meet new people who are actively pursuing the resolution of the war in northern Uganda. 6am: At sun up, another group photo will be taken around the sign, due to the lighting at that time.
7 a.m.: People will begin to leave the area and a clean up crew will start clearing the area. Designated areas are expected to be left exactly as people found them.
* Note: There will be filming and photography throughout the event.
What to bring? Sleeping bag, pillow, flashlight and any art supplies that they may want to use/share in the making of the art project (i.e. pens, markers, crayons, glue, etc.).
To find out more about Invisible Children or the Global Night Commute check our website at www.invisiblechildren.com. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at
globalnightcommute@invisiblechildren.com