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KONY 2012. Kaitlyn , Will, Alex, Jarod, Mike. ?. ?. ?. In The Publi c Eye Alex Eads. Background Will Pritchett. Origins of Joseph Kony. Gulu. Kampala. Reality Check. 95% of the Acholi people displaced As of 2007, Kony has taken 88 young girls as his wives
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KONY 2012 Kaitlyn, Will, Alex, Jarod, Mike
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In The Public Eye Alex Eads
Background Will Pritchett
Origins of Joseph Kony Gulu Kampala
Reality Check • 95% of the Acholi people displaced • As of 2007, Kony has taken 88 young girls as his wives • As of 2006, Kony is thought to have had 42 children by these “child slaves” he calls wives • According to the bill H.R. 2478 IH, passed in the House of Representatives in May 19, 2009 calling for LRA Disarmament : • 66,000 Ugandan child soldiers • 2,000,000 Ugandans displaced • >160,000 from Congo, Sudan • In 2008, 900 killed in 2 months • Retaliation for capture attempts
The Hidden Truth Mike Ashby
Truth About Invisible Children • Exaggerates Kony’s presence in Uganda. • No sufficient info on military costs. • Last year spent $8,676,614- of that, only 32% went to helpthe Invisible Children.
Laws created against child armies. • Helping in over 20 countries! • Work with government, non-government, and other committees.
What Can YOU Do? Jarod Wilson
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