KONY 2012

[WhoIsNumberNone]

http://vimeo.com/37119711

KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice.

HOW TO HELP:
Donate to Invisible Children: causes.com/donatekony2012
Purchase KONY 2012 products: invisiblechildrenstore.myshopify.com/
Sign the Pledge: causes.com/konypledge

For members of the PRESS and celebrity REPRESENTATION ONLY: Monica Vigo [e-mail]

[Loki]

1. I wish there was a way to recommend this more than once.

It's important to watch this video and post it to all you social media. We have done "nothing" for too long.

[montanto]

2. A student brought this to my attention this morning.

First I'd heard of it, but I was happy that a student had finally spotted something that I hadn't. Thanks for posting here.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

3. It's been up less than a week- Check out these view stats:

March 1: 20
March 2: 20
March 3: 4
March 4: 8
March 5: 58K
March 6: 2.7M
March 7: 6.6M

(It was at 5.7M when I posted)

[Ruby the Liberal]

4. Looks like this may not be all it seems.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002399054

[ehrnst]

5. There are some problems with Invisible Children - and with some of the facts in the film

Read more here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/reality-check-with-polly-curtis/2012/mar/08/kony-2012-what-s-the-story

Michael Wilkerson, a journalist who has worked extensively in Uganda, starts busting some of the myths around Kony and the situation in Uganda. He writes:

It would be great to get rid of Kony. He and his forces have left abductions and mass murder in their wake for over 20 years.

But let's get two things straight:

1) Joseph Kony is not in Uganda and hasn't been for six years;

2) The LRA now numbers at most in the hundreds, and while it is still causing immense suffering, it is unclear how millions of well-meaning but misinformed people are going to help deal with the more complicated reality.

Also - only 35% of the money made by this org goes to the causes. Much more is spent on production, office space in San Diego, and promotion.