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In Africa, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has captured children, brainwashed them, and forced them to become brutal soldiers–or die. The LRA defines army training as killing another child, and they murder the children who refuse to comply.

Humanitarian organization Invisible Children wants to rescue these abducted children. Invisible Children started the Rescue, an event to raise awareness about the LRA abductions in Uganda, the DR Congo, and South Sudan. On April 25, 2009, participants in 100 cities around the world will abduct themselves in honor of the LRA’s child soldiers. Supporters will circle themselves in a family photo and leave the photo at the abduction site to symbolize their capture. They’ll march 1-3 miles, linked by a rope, to the “LRA camp” where they’ll stay overnight.  Read More »

This is my first blog post, so bare with me. Although I have a very limited amount of experience with blogging, the idea of blogging about progressive principles, is very exciting. The first topic that comes to mind is prosperity from a global standpoint.  Read More »

If you’ve logged on to Google Earth (earth.google.com) and looked up your house, you know the program is surprisingly accurate, with individual cars and buildings made visible. And hey, that dot on the sidewalk could be you walking to school.

With the ability to zoom in on one’s own house and view photos of college campuses, Google Earth may be a source of amusement and interest, but this program also serves a greater purpose.

Many nonprofit organizations now use Google Earth to quickly locate refugee camps and provide aid. In dire emergencies, lack of communication and panic can make it almost impossible to find those in greatest need, so Google Earth is a huge advantage for aid workers. In fact, after Hurricane Katrina, some used this technological tool for rescue operations  Read More »

Imagine waking up in the middle of the night to an arm wrapping around you. Instantly, you are being dragged from your home by a man that you do not know. As you are leaving your hut, he shoots your mother and father, and several other men hack your baby sister to death.  Read More »

Two decades of violence have drenched Uganda in blood. The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have captured children, forced them to become soldiers, and brainwashed them with terrible lies. They define training as killing another child, murdering those who refuse to comply. They rub shea nut oil on the children’s skin, and say the bullets will bounce off.  Read More »

Why Africa is so important to R-E-L.

Why is going to Africa so important to R-E-L?

Everyone knows that Africa is something that is very important to me. I figure that since people ask me questions about 'why' all the time, I might as well explain myself.

So, why do I care so much about Africa?

I think the question that I should propose is 'why not?'  Read More »

Many of the people who know me well will tell you a get in these very strange moods sometimes. I will be extra fidgety and blurt out randomly “I wanna get on a plane, I just wanna go to Africa”. See I have this slight obsession with East Africa and the injustices that happen there (well many will say it’s much more then slight).  Read More »

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