Come to The Rescue!

Invisible Children.
http://therescue.invisiblechildren.com/en/#/watch/


There has been a war in Uganda for over 23 years. A Northern Ugandan rebel group called the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is lead by Joseph Kony. The rebel group is made up of 90% child soldiers who are kidnapped at night and trained to kill. These are invisible children.

Invisible because no records are kept of their numbers or age
Invisible because their own armies deny they exist
Invisible because they simply vanish.

Peace agreements have been signed and slowly night commuting and displacement camps have begun to cease. However, Joseph Kony will not give up his power and has failed to show up to peace treaty meetings that would end the war completely.


On April 25th, 2009, the international community will unite to deliver the innocent from Joseph 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. Depending on the size, scope and fervor of the specific event locale, those leaders invited to The Rescue may be a Congressional Representative, State Official, local mayor or local business/media figure.

At the event, participants 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.

http://therescue.invisiblechildren.com/en/#/watch/