KONY 2012 When: March 13, 2012, 7:00 p.m. Where: Fr. St. Therese's Church, Fr. Sammons Hall Who: Invisible Children Join us for a presentation by Invisible Children on the war in northern Uganda, which has been called the most neglected humanitarian emergency in the world today. For 23 years the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), now led by Joseph Kony, has been waging war with the Government of Uganda with two million innocent civilians caught in the middle. In 2001 the U.S Patriot Act declared the LRA to be a terrorist organization and in 2005 arrest warrants were issued for Joseph Kony and four of his top commanders by the International Criminal Court. Invisible Children is a group of storytellers, visionaries, humanitarians, artists, and entrepreneurs. They produced the documentary Invisible Children: Rough Cut in 2005 about Africa's longest-running war, "where children were both the weapons an the victims." They now have a partnership with LRA-affected communities to help the children with education, mentorships, redevelopment of schools, and financial stability. For a preview click here. ********* If you are interested in joining the Social Justice Committee, we meet the second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the rectory basement. All are welcome! |