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8.3.12
KONY 2012
Tens of thousand of Australians have joined a global cause to make a mass-murdering African military leader "famous" so he can be brought to justice.
Joseph Kony is not famous yet, but an American film-maker has set out to change that with a new documentary titled KONY 2012 that has been viewed more than four million times in the last two days on the internet.
The ruthless leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda, Africa, Kony and his killers have abducted more than 30,000 children from their families, forcing young boys to murder their parents and become child soldiers and the girls to work as sex slaves.
It's been happening for almost 30 years. On Wednesday March 7, the video below, produced by the humanitarian group Invisible Children, began being passed around Australian internet users.
It is a remarkably emotive piece of film-making, but the social media campaign that has run in tandem with the film is what has "changed the rules".
Get this guy. This year.
Joseph Kony is not famous yet, but an American film-maker has set out to change that with a new documentary titled KONY 2012 that has been viewed more than four million times in the last two days on the internet.
The ruthless leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda, Africa, Kony and his killers have abducted more than 30,000 children from their families, forcing young boys to murder their parents and become child soldiers and the girls to work as sex slaves.
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Poster campaign .... cities all over the world will be plastered on April 20.
It's been happening for almost 30 years. On Wednesday March 7, the video below, produced by the humanitarian group Invisible Children, began being passed around Australian internet users.
It is a remarkably emotive piece of film-making, but the social media campaign that has run in tandem with the film is what has "changed the rules".
Its aim is to raise global awareness of Kony - to make him famous - "not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice".
As the filmmaker Jason Russell explains, less than one per cent of the world knows who Kony is, however, if people knew what he had done, they would demand action.
"The dream would be for Kony to be captured, not killed, and brought to the International Criminal Court to face trial, says Russell, not surprising considering Kony is the most wanted man in the world according to the ICC.
"The world would know about his crimes and they would watch the trial play out on an international level, seeing a man face justice who got away with abducting children, raping little girls, and mutilating people's faces for 26 years," says Russell.
And this is the year to make it happen.
Thanks to the efforts of Russell and Invisible Children, the US government last year committed 100 military advisor join the Ugandan army to help train and co-ordinate Kony's capture.
"The dream would be for Kony to be captured, not killed, and brought to the International Criminal Court to face trial, says Russell, not surprising considering Kony is the most wanted man in the world according to the ICC.
"The world would know about his crimes and they would watch the trial play out on an international level, seeing a man face justice who got away with abducting children, raping little girls, and mutilating people's faces for 26 years," says Russell.
And this is the year to make it happen.
Thanks to the efforts of Russell and Invisible Children, the US government last year committed 100 military advisor join the Ugandan army to help train and co-ordinate Kony's capture.
But that support could be withdrawn at any moment if public opinion does not keep decision-makers committed.
KONY 2012 may do the trick.
As of Wednesday night, #stopkony was one of the most tweeted topics globally.
Late Wednesday, Channel Seven's Weekend Sunrise program announced it would be departing from its usual format this Sunday for a special on #Kony2012, also asking its viewers to mass in Martin Place, Sydney, from 8:30am.
Invisible Children's organisers have targetted April 20 as a day of global action, where supporters will paper their cities with "hundreds of thousands of posters demanding justice". More than 50,000 Australians have reportedly already signed up.
Of course, with publicity comes criticism, and many internet users are now questioning the transparency of Invisible Children's fundraising efforts, the amount of money it dedicates to its programs and where that money actually goes.
Others ask why Joseph Kony, when so many other dictators and murderers have run wild - particularly in Africa - for decades?
The KONY 2012 video is below.
KONY 2012 may do the trick.
As of Wednesday night, #stopkony was one of the most tweeted topics globally.
Late Wednesday, Channel Seven's Weekend Sunrise program announced it would be departing from its usual format this Sunday for a special on #Kony2012, also asking its viewers to mass in Martin Place, Sydney, from 8:30am.
Invisible Children's organisers have targetted April 20 as a day of global action, where supporters will paper their cities with "hundreds of thousands of posters demanding justice". More than 50,000 Australians have reportedly already signed up.
Of course, with publicity comes criticism, and many internet users are now questioning the transparency of Invisible Children's fundraising efforts, the amount of money it dedicates to its programs and where that money actually goes.
Others ask why Joseph Kony, when so many other dictators and murderers have run wild - particularly in Africa - for decades?
The KONY 2012 video is below.
HOW TO HELP:
Donate to Invisible Children: causes.com/donatekony2012 Purchase KONY 2012 products: invisiblechildrenstore.myshopify.com/ Sign the Pledge: causes.com/konypledge2.3.12
My castle.
Hello people. I'm back. With news. Might be stale news to some of you but it's still news regardless.
I HAVE MOVED IN TO THE HOUSE! YAY! Moved in on my birthday, 12th of January. How's that for a birthday present??
Even though the house was ready, there was heaps to be done. For example the landscaping. We don't even have toilet paper holder in the toilets. 1.5 months later, the house is now fitted with the necessity. (I'm so good with the powerdrill my Mum would be impressed) Now we've got the heated towel rails installed, internet working, shelves in the bathroom and ensuite. The living area is coming along nicely, all that is left is more unpacking, rearranging some furniture, painting a few feature walls and hanging all the artworks on the wall.
The landscaping for the front and backyard has been done. Now all that is left is to get more plants and some fruit trees. Might grow some vegies too.
It would've been good to get everything done by now but there was lots of ideas on how to treat walls, lights and accessorise the house and it is just impossible to get all of them done at once. Impossible financially. It's crazy, I reckon even if I have a printer that print $100 notes, they won't dry in time at the rate I'm going. I am taking a step back now, slow down and take my time. Slowly but surely aye?
Anyway, I'm gonna sign out for now. I'm not uploading any photos yet because I'd rather do that once everything is done. So stay tuned...
P/S: For now, my (not-so) little pup, Ruckus, will keep you company. Cute isn't he?
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