The Rescue

OK so something I haven't really 'tapped into' yet is this weird/strange/freaky obsession with emo/punk-pop bands I have. Basically it's how this whole thing was named but that's another story. Back to the topic I was tweeting the other day and I just so happen to follow Pete Wentz bassist extraordinaire of Fall Out Boy. His latest entry had a url and since I have a weird and freaky obsession with both tinyurl and twitpic I clicked it. Like duh!

this is what it took me to.

Basically I'm not a charities person, like I'd go to Live8 and I'd have a laugh and I even think I'd believe in the cause.....but I wouldn't think it would make a difference. So for me finding a cause that makes me want to really really do something is a bit of a revelation. And that cause is Child Soldier's, more specifically the child soldier's of Joseph Kony (and the LRA) in Uganda.

This is Joseph Kony. In my opinion he is one of the most evil men to have ever lived and I think a lot of people would agree with me. He has terrorised central Africa for 23 years, with no gain apart from building up the myth that surrounds him. He kidnaps children from their beds and forces children to fight for him, and for causes that most have no knowledge of, and none understand.

Invisible Children started off as a film made by 3 Californian guys, Jason, Bobby and Laren, about the horrors they saw, and the inspiring people they met when they visited Uganda in 2003. The organisation has now organised several peace protests and have ended one of the biggest sufferings of the children of Uganda: night commuting.

Girls Night Commuting In Uganda

However, despite being in contact with the LRA and tireless peace talks, peace has still not come to Uganda, and the child soldiers still suffer. This weekend Invisible Children are organising The Rescue: watch the movie and get involved. Pete Wentz has also written about the issue. This war can end. These children can come home.