Global Night Commute Details!
We want YOU to join us.
Every night for 20 years, thousands of children in Northern Uganda have commuted on foot from their rural villages to sleep in the center of their cities for fear of abduction from a violent rebel army, the LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army). On April 29th in over 130 cities across the country, thousands are lying down demanding that our government take a stand. We can be the catalyst that puts an end to night commuting, mass child abduction, and the horrific 20-year war in NORTHERN UGANDA.
The Global Night Commute in Kansas City
Hundreds of us in Kansas City will be meeting at the JC Nichols Fountain (on the Plaza - West 47th Street, between JC Nichols Parkway and Main Street, KCMO) on Saturday, April 29th from 6-10 pm. Come be part of the movement. Bring your energy…as well as paper, markers and pens. We’ll be writing letters to our government and the children in Uganda. Walking around the park. Talking with each other and those passing by. Waving signs.
The filmmakers met with key senators, lobbyists, non-governmental organization leaders in Washington DC and were told a gathering such as this will be instrumental in urging action that will lead to peace in this region of the world. You can be a voice that says: “The people and children of Uganda are deeply valuable. This war must end.”
The Pre-Event
Tuesday, April 25th at Jacob’s Well (1617 W 42nd St, KCMO) from 6-9 pm. Come see the screening of “Invisible Children: Rough Cut.” Connect with like-hearted people. Get more details about the crisis in Northern Uganda and the Kansas City Commute. Bring a t-shirt (we’ll be making shirts to wear on Saturday).
All are invited. Yes dad, even you. And grandma too!
Have questions? Email Ivy: iveslife@yahoo.com
The Facts
Northern Ugandan is called the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today because of the lack of international attention
2 million people forced from their homes
30,000 children abducted to fight as soldiers
More than 40,000 children commuting nightly
130 people die each day in Northern Uganda due to violence
The start of Invisible Children came in 2003 when three naïve filmmakers from Southern California flew to Africa in search of a story that would change the world. What they discovered in Northern Uganda both disgusted and inspired them. They documented their findings in a film called “Invisible Children: Rough Cut.” The organization is dedicated to ending the war in Northern Uganda when children are abducted and forced to fight with the rebel army as soldiers. For more information go to www.invisiblechildren.com
“If you will protest courageously, and yet with dignity…when the history books are written in future generations, the historians will have to pause and say, “There lived a great people…who injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization. Almost always, the creative, dedicated minority has made the world better.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Every night for 20 years, thousands of children in Northern Uganda have commuted on foot from their rural villages to sleep in the center of their cities for fear of abduction from a violent rebel army, the LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army). On April 29th in over 130 cities across the country, thousands are lying down demanding that our government take a stand. We can be the catalyst that puts an end to night commuting, mass child abduction, and the horrific 20-year war in NORTHERN UGANDA.
The Global Night Commute in Kansas City
Hundreds of us in Kansas City will be meeting at the JC Nichols Fountain (on the Plaza - West 47th Street, between JC Nichols Parkway and Main Street, KCMO) on Saturday, April 29th from 6-10 pm. Come be part of the movement. Bring your energy…as well as paper, markers and pens. We’ll be writing letters to our government and the children in Uganda. Walking around the park. Talking with each other and those passing by. Waving signs.
The filmmakers met with key senators, lobbyists, non-governmental organization leaders in Washington DC and were told a gathering such as this will be instrumental in urging action that will lead to peace in this region of the world. You can be a voice that says: “The people and children of Uganda are deeply valuable. This war must end.”
The Pre-Event
Tuesday, April 25th at Jacob’s Well (1617 W 42nd St, KCMO) from 6-9 pm. Come see the screening of “Invisible Children: Rough Cut.” Connect with like-hearted people. Get more details about the crisis in Northern Uganda and the Kansas City Commute. Bring a t-shirt (we’ll be making shirts to wear on Saturday).
All are invited. Yes dad, even you. And grandma too!
Have questions? Email Ivy: iveslife@yahoo.com
The Facts
Northern Ugandan is called the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today because of the lack of international attention
2 million people forced from their homes
30,000 children abducted to fight as soldiers
More than 40,000 children commuting nightly
130 people die each day in Northern Uganda due to violence
The start of Invisible Children came in 2003 when three naïve filmmakers from Southern California flew to Africa in search of a story that would change the world. What they discovered in Northern Uganda both disgusted and inspired them. They documented their findings in a film called “Invisible Children: Rough Cut.” The organization is dedicated to ending the war in Northern Uganda when children are abducted and forced to fight with the rebel army as soldiers. For more information go to www.invisiblechildren.com
“If you will protest courageously, and yet with dignity…when the history books are written in future generations, the historians will have to pause and say, “There lived a great people…who injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization. Almost always, the creative, dedicated minority has made the world better.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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