Invisible Children

After seeing this documentary last night I was absolutely appalled. I had no idea that the situation with the children soldiers was going on, and I think the three kids who initally went to Uganda are a prime example that one, or very few people can make a difference. I strongly believe this should be our social change project - participating in the Rescue project will be the most rewarding thing I could ever imagine being a part of. I think most of the students in our class would agree with me in saying that this is a bigger issue than anything we can change here at Siena, and it definitely deserves our attention. What was the biggest shocker to me, and something I discussed with my friend, was that there is one central man who is the leader of all this fear, violence, and kidnapping and we knew where he was - people waited 5 days outside of a "secret hideout" for him to come out of a bush! I don't understand how if the UN has known about him for so long, and they know where he is hiding, that we cannot send special forces in there to capture him. I hope that the awareness Invisible Children is spreading will cause others, especially young people, to realize the atrocities occuring in Uganda and inspire others to participate in making change.