Children in Need Club discuss war in Uganda, host Invisible Children documentary
Maureen O'Donoghue
Issue date: 11/24/09 Section: News
"It's interesting because I have never heard anything about this genocide and to never have heard about it is just shocking," said junior Bridget Fitzgerald.
Conscious of the lack of awareness to the problems in northern Uganda, the Invisible Children organization has a nationwide tour to help raise awareness among young people. Natalie Kruse, member of the Children in Need club here on campus, organized for the Invisible Children organization to come to Loyola while on their national tour.
"My inspiration in having Invisible Children come to Loyola was based upon my goal to see an awareness raised on campus about the child soldiers and the organization," said Natalie Kruse, member of the Children in Need Club here on campus.
Although peace talks between the north and the south in Uganda have been arranged, nothing has ever emerged from these discussions that would have forced Joseph Kony to step down and stop committing the massacres throughout Uganda.
The representatives of the Invisible Children organization informed the students at the seminar of ways to help end these atrocities and the violence that has made Uganda one of the most violent places in the world. They asked the audience to sign cards that represent a "Citizens' Arrest Warrant" that calls on President Obama to lead the effort to stop Joseph Kony, rescue the child soldiers and commit to the recovery of war affected areas. Invisible Children aspires to have 250,000 signatures to send to Washington by Christmas in hopes that President Obama will publicly announce his dedication to recovery in Uganda. Audience members were encouraged to call their local congresspeople and ask them to sign a bill that will dedicate the United States to relief efforts in Uganda as well. Finally, the audience was encouraged to donate to "Tri," an Invisible Children program that raises funds for the rescue of child soldiers.
Conscious of the lack of awareness to the problems in northern Uganda, the Invisible Children organization has a nationwide tour to help raise awareness among young people. Natalie Kruse, member of the Children in Need club here on campus, organized for the Invisible Children organization to come to Loyola while on their national tour.
"My inspiration in having Invisible Children come to Loyola was based upon my goal to see an awareness raised on campus about the child soldiers and the organization," said Natalie Kruse, member of the Children in Need Club here on campus.
Although peace talks between the north and the south in Uganda have been arranged, nothing has ever emerged from these discussions that would have forced Joseph Kony to step down and stop committing the massacres throughout Uganda.
The representatives of the Invisible Children organization informed the students at the seminar of ways to help end these atrocities and the violence that has made Uganda one of the most violent places in the world. They asked the audience to sign cards that represent a "Citizens' Arrest Warrant" that calls on President Obama to lead the effort to stop Joseph Kony, rescue the child soldiers and commit to the recovery of war affected areas. Invisible Children aspires to have 250,000 signatures to send to Washington by Christmas in hopes that President Obama will publicly announce his dedication to recovery in Uganda. Audience members were encouraged to call their local congresspeople and ask them to sign a bill that will dedicate the United States to relief efforts in Uganda as well. Finally, the audience was encouraged to donate to "Tri," an Invisible Children program that raises funds for the rescue of child soldiers.
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"The violent history of Uganda started when it was colonized by Great Britain. Great Britain gave jobs and education to the people of the south but forced the people of the north to become laborers and soldiers dividing the country into two fierce sectors. (Continued…)
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