Invisible Children Rally
Jeff Cerino
Issue date: 11/9/09 Section: News
A non-profit organization known as Invisible Children will make an appearance on campus this spring, promoting the need for a pro-active stand against the crisis occurring throughout the African country of Uganda.
Invisible Children began in 2003 when filmmakers created an unexpected yet influential documentary revealing the capturing and recruiting of Ugandan child soldiers and night commuters. After their imprisonment, these children would then be placed in the hands of the terrorist group known as the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) where they would fight in a war that has been going on since the 1980s. The documentary, titled "Invisible Children: Rough Cut," has received attention all across the country as several rallies are held every year in major cities showcasing the film.
"I got involved when a student told me about a rally that Invisible Children was holding in Little Rock," said junior English major Ashley Moser. "It was a staged rescue where we met at an 'abduction site' and then marched to a 'camp' where we waited to be 'rescued' by the media and/or political figure(s)."
Moser will be hosting an event similar to this next semester for all students to attend, with representatives from the Invisible Children team where everyone will have the opportunity to ask questions, make donations and join the thousands of members who are making a difference.
"At the event that will take place on March 1, 2010, people will be able to talk to members that work for Invisible Children and ask them how to become involved," said Moser.
Currently, there are several ways to become active in this movement against the violence and harsh treatment that the youth are faced with on a daily basis.
These include campaigns, rallies, internships and rescue trips to war-torn areas.
"I think this problem should be called to national attention," said Moser. "I understand that we should be concerned with what is going on in our own country, but innocent children in Uganda are being kidnapped and forced to commit horrendous acts of violence."
Invisible Children began in 2003 when filmmakers created an unexpected yet influential documentary revealing the capturing and recruiting of Ugandan child soldiers and night commuters. After their imprisonment, these children would then be placed in the hands of the terrorist group known as the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) where they would fight in a war that has been going on since the 1980s. The documentary, titled "Invisible Children: Rough Cut," has received attention all across the country as several rallies are held every year in major cities showcasing the film.
"I got involved when a student told me about a rally that Invisible Children was holding in Little Rock," said junior English major Ashley Moser. "It was a staged rescue where we met at an 'abduction site' and then marched to a 'camp' where we waited to be 'rescued' by the media and/or political figure(s)."
Moser will be hosting an event similar to this next semester for all students to attend, with representatives from the Invisible Children team where everyone will have the opportunity to ask questions, make donations and join the thousands of members who are making a difference.
"At the event that will take place on March 1, 2010, people will be able to talk to members that work for Invisible Children and ask them how to become involved," said Moser.
Currently, there are several ways to become active in this movement against the violence and harsh treatment that the youth are faced with on a daily basis.
These include campaigns, rallies, internships and rescue trips to war-torn areas.
"I think this problem should be called to national attention," said Moser. "I understand that we should be concerned with what is going on in our own country, but innocent children in Uganda are being kidnapped and forced to commit horrendous acts of violence."
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Kojo Dei
posted 11/10/09 @ 5:11 AM CST
This is the kind of internship that some of our youth in America need. It streches the boundaries the our youth to encompass the entire gblobe, and impresses on our students that there is a praxis dimension to their higher education and they should get involved prior to graduating and getting their diplomas. (Continued…)
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