Website: INVISIBLE CHILDREN
Ever heard of it? You can watch the documentary on YouTube. There are 6 parts, so here's thelink to the beginning. For some reason part 5 is missing, but the other parts are all up.
The story is not over, Watch this movie to find out the latest news in the mission to end the war in Africa. I find the website very confusing, but they are promoting the "rescue" that was on April 25th.
My friend who studied abroad in South Africa last semester told me about this website. I never heard of it so I checked it out and watched the movie. I am so embarrassed that I had no idea this was going on. I knew parts of Africa were considered dangerous, but I never took the time to find out why. Basically 3 guys went on a trip to Africa and learned about a war going on and the thousands (30,000 to be exact) of children being kidnapped and turned into child soldiers. These 3 guys were determined to do something about it. They have created documentaries and a movement to end Africa's longest war (23 years) and rescue the children. This has been a 6 year long mission and they haven't given up. The invisible children are counting on them.
I am not one to go to a rally or protest (I'm not a political person at all) but after watching this video I am more than willing to do anything I can to help. I can't stop thinking about these children and I feel so guilty that so few people know this is going on right now... today...every day for the last 15 years. Do we ignore it because we don't want to know these awful things are going on? Why is there so little international attention? The evil man who is leading the troops is Joseph Kony. He is just as, if not more evil than Hitler. The world just doesn't hear about it because its Africa? Innocent people are being killed, tortured, and suffering. It's just as wrong to know about it and not do anything.
Okay, I need to calm down. There are thousands of awful things going on in the USA and all around the world that very few people know about. Who wants to watch the news and watch all awful stories... its to depressing. I am obviously bias to Africa and children. Just puts life in perspective and makes me so thankful for everything I have. I will continue to think twice before I complain about a so called "bad day."
The Rescue on April 25th- The rescue is a symbolic way to raise awareness about the war and bring Kony (bad guy) to justice. Over 100 cities across the world came together to camp out and wait until two things happen:
I followed the "rescue" carefully and sure enough, they caught Oprah's attention and made it on The Oprah Show! Check out their appearance here.
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