Okay, so the picture makes this look like a cheese-ball-type post, but it's not. I just saw a short film, a documentary chronicling what has now become referred to as "the Invisible Children"; an ongoing travesty in Uganda in which a large group of rebels "conscript" (abduct) children from the ages of 5 to 12 to fight against the Ugandan government. It's harrowing and very affecting. These children are subjugated via torture and brutal violence and then forced to carry it out upon other children.
Well, this is an issue which I feel needs more mainstream exposure, so hence, the post. Hundreds of thousands of children have been abducted over the past few years and there is an American movement to help educate these children and as far as I understand to ask the US Government to put pressure onto the Ugandan government to put an end to the conflict.
Either way, it's a good cause and it's definately worth the view. Here's a link to the trailer and we're working to get the full film up onto YouTube or something.
The Official Invisible Children Site
The Invisible Children Myspace Site
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And obviously, nothing is more mainstream that canasian's blog!
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