Making Kony Famous 2012 The media has a major impact in the way the people become aware of Kony’s actions in East Africa. They provide information about the enslavement of children and bring awareness to what Kony is doing to the children of Uganda. If it wasn’t for social media, people wouldn’t realize the awful things being done and try to stop it. At age 25, Joseph Kony became the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) (enough, n.d.). The LRA is a violent rebel group that fights against
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KONY 2012, a campaign movement to make indicted Ugandan war criminal and International Criminal Court fugitive Joseph Kony globally known in order to have him arrested by December 2012. On April 20th, 2012 there was an incident called “Cover the night” where supporters were to cover up their towns with posters and materials involving the KONY 2012 movement. Barely anyone had anything to report about this, the few instances where the KONY posters were put up. There were a number of two or three stories
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the internet entitled Kony 2012. This video features a human rights activist group called the “Invisible Children” and their attempt to capture Joseph Kony, the founder of the LRA which is also known as the Lord’s Resistance Army. Jason Russell, the co-founder of Invisible Children, was the narrator of the viral Youtube video. In this video, he attempted to explain the purpose of Invisible Children and their main motive into tracking down the LRA and capturing Joseph Kony. According to an article
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US AND ITS INSATIABLE DESIRE FOR OIL US IS SENDING ITS TROOPS WHEN KONY ALREADY GONE There are several reasons to believe that US troops are hunting for oil in Uganda and not for Joseph Kony. Kony is the leader of the rebel group LRA (Lord Resistance Army). They had been notorious for kidnapping children from villages, forcing the boys to become soldiers and using girls as sex slaves. In October 2011, the US government sent a hundred soldiers to Uganda with the excuse of helping these children
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that I'm trying to rebel against Kony 2012 because I think it's cool. I am not going against a popular cause for the sake of going against a popular cause. I am going against this cause because it is a flawed one. An exceptionally flawed one. There is a far better solution to the problem of children soldiers in Africa and the consequences of the situation than simply stopping Kony. It's great that they (Invisible Children Foundation) have raised awareness about Kony, but the way they did it, in all
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Why I support the KONY 2012 campaign The reality of it all is that this campaign first and foremost advocates CONSCIOUSNESS. It informs the masses of the atrocities occurring around the world. The fact is that the people posting about KONY 2012 are doing so because they NOW know. The reality is that most AMERICANS don’t know SHIT! about the world, and those who do ignore it, since they don’t have a motive to get involved. Even when Hollywood movies like HOTEL RWANDAH and BLOOD DIAMOND clearly
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Chengo 7. Grace Aracha 8. Children B. Invisible Children 1. Video, how it went viral 2. About, solutions, problems C. Statistics 1. See *D* for it, lots of facts III. Partition A. Arguments/ Problems 1. Persuading Kony to retire 2. Children die, lots of casualties 3. Work together, Change 4. Social Change 5. Reconstruction, Time, and Effort IV. Refutation A. Proof 1. He will finish off everyone 2. Outrageous, Unhuman, Unacceptable
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“One song we hear too often is the one in which Africa serves as a backdrop for white fantasies of conquest and heroism. From the colonial project to Out of Africa to The Constant Gardener and Kony 2012, Africa has provided a space onto which white egos can conveniently be projected. It is a liberated space in which the usual rules do not apply: a nobody from America or Europe can go to Africa and become a godlike savior or, at the very least, have his or her emotional needs satisfied. Many have
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Until the Invisible children organization began. They have and are doing everything in their power to fight against Joseph Kony. It all started with Jason Russell, an average man who just wanted to help make the world a better place. It all began when Russell traveled to Uganda to find something to make a film about. He then discovered thousands of children who would spend
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S. Special Forces service member and a soldier with the Uganda People's Defence Force search the area near Pambayamba, in the Central African Republic, for indicted war criminal Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, on March 30, 2016. (Photo: Andrew Craft) takepart #longform Hunting Joseph Kony U.S. Special Forces searching for a rebel leader indicted for war crimes discover a different mission could prove even more important. May 6, 2016 Kevin Maurer is a
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