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Kony 2012. at SBA. Should we join the “Kony 2012” campaign? If not, what should we do?. Who is “we?” St. Basil Academy? Me, myself, I? My family? The United States government? The citizens of the United States? Supporters of charitable organizations?. Where do we start?.
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Kony 2012 at SBA
Should we join the “Kony 2012” campaign? If not, what should we do?
Who is “we?” St. Basil Academy? Me, myself, I? My family? The United States government? The citizens of the United States? Supporters of charitable organizations?
Where do we start? • We need the facts. • How do we know what facts are accurate? • What are the current conditions in central Africa? • Geographic • Political • Economic • Military • Social
Where do we start? • What is the recent history of the conflict in Uganda? • Why has Uganda had so much trouble in the past few decades? • Who are the parties involved in these troubles?
Where do we start? • What is the earlier history of Uganda? • What role did European colonization/imperialism play in Uganda’s history? • What does the phrase “white man’s burden” mean? • How does it figure into the current discussions about Kony and Uganda?
Responsibility • What responsibility do we have to our fellow world citizens? • What do our fellow world citizens want from us?
Social Media • What do we mean by “social media?” • How has social media driven this issue? • How can we use social media to learn about this issue? • Why now?
What: Current conditions in central Africa - geographic, political, economic, military, social History of Uganda, etc. History of European colonization Critique of social media Service organizations (NGO’S) How: Online collaboration Within SBA Maybe with other schools Edmodo Wikis, blogs, Google docs… konycollab.wikispaces.com/ Now what?