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#KONY all over my tweetfeed too. done
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Is there something wrong?
What is this for ? Joseph Kony ? Ugandan Warlord ?
Yes. That son of a *****.
Been hearing his name quite a lot.
We have to make him famous after all.
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http://www.news.com.au/world/its-all-over-the-webs-but-what-is-a-kony/story-e6frfkyi-1226292956990 Kony 2012’ Is Not a Revolution
Social media is a fantastic tool for mobilizing the grass roots. President Obama showed the promise of this medium during his campaign, and the technology has come a long way since 2008. The Arab Spring showed us what the grass roots could do with it. In both cases, the audience had a stake in the conversation. American citizens built up a presidential candidate. The Arab Spring was a groundswell of the marginalized who wanted to participate in their own liberation. In both cases, the participants were exercising their own voice and determined the agenda. When activists want to help people, we shouldn't assume we know what's best for them. The "Kony 2012" campaign is a different kind of beast. Here, the voice of the marginalized is minimized, and their agency to determine the course of their future is stripped. They become bit players in their own story with an occasional appearance. In this case, one organization set the goals and put a huge effort behind simplifying the message for mass adoption -- and that audience bit into it hook, line and sinker. The scary part of this campaign is that it raises expectations too high. "If you care enough to send $30 dollars and wear this here bracelet, we will go and get rid of this evil for you. Trust us," it says. The world isn't that simple or easy to fix. The campaign missed a huge opportunity to instill agency in Uganda's civil society, to encourage citizens to act on their own behalf. That would have been hugely transformative. But instead, Ugandans are left wondering, "What is this?" The takeaway for me is that social media is a powerful tool for flattening the conversational landscape. It is imperative that we don't hijack the voice and agency of the actors we are trying to help. Instead we should use our social clout to help them realize they have a voice, and we shouldn't dare assume we know what's best for them.
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/03/09/kony-2012-and-the-potential-of-social-media-activism/kony-2012-is-not-a-revolution
12.32pm: I've just been speaking with Arthur Larok, Action Aid's director in Uganda. He was previously the director of programmes at the Uganda National NGO Forum for nine years. He describes the NGO forum as independent of the government. We had a long conversation but, to be clear, he hasn't at this point seen the film though he does know about Invisible Children and its work in Uganda. It was quite a bad line from Nairobi airport, but this is what he told me: From what I know about Invisible Children, it's an international NGO, and it documents the lives of children living in conflict for international campaigning to draw attention to the lives of children in the north. Six or 10 years ago, this would have been a really effective campaign strategy to get international campaigning. But today, years after Kony has moved away from Uganda, I think campaigning that appeals to these emotions … I'm not sure that's effective for now. The circumstances in the north have changed. Many NGOs and the government, especially local government in the north, are about rebuilding and securing lives for children, in education, sanitation, health and livelihoods. International campaigning that doesn't support this agenda is not so useful at this point. We have moved beyond that. There are conflicts in the north – several small conflicts over natural resources. Land is the major issue: after many years of displacement, there is quite a bit of land-related conflict. But many organisations and governments are focusing on this. We need to secure social stability, health and education. These are the priorities. This is what we're trying to focus on. Poverty is high compared to the rest of the country. That's the practical issue that needs to be addressed. I don't think this is the best way. It might be an appeal that makes sense in America. But there are more fundamental challenges. Kony has been around for 25 years and over. I don't think in the north at the moment that is really what is most important. It might be best on the internet and the like but, at the end of the day, there are more pressing things to deal with. If the Americans had wanted to arrest him, they would have done that a long time ago. They [invisible Children] are not a member of our forum. Many international organisations prefer to work and have direct contact with their quarters. They don't work so much within the structures we have in the country. There is nothing dramatic about them. They are like any other organisation trying to make a difference. At the moment I think the work of Invisible Children is about appealing to people's emotions. I think that time has passed. Their reputation in the country is something that can be debatable. There is a strong argument generally about NGOs and their work in the north. It doesn't sound like a fair representation of Uganda. We have challenges within the country, but certainly the perception of a country at war is not accurate at all. There are political, economic and social challenges, but they are complex. Being dramatic about a country at war is not accurate. If the international media want to be helpful especially for the conflict situation, they should exert more time and effort understanding practically what the needs are. It is fast-changing. The video would have been appealing in the last decade. Now we just need support for the recovery rather than all this international attention on this one point. Getting the facts right is most important for the international media. That would help the situation as it is.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/reality-check-with-polly-curtis/2012/mar/08/kony-2012-what-s-the-story
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What's the difference between Sony and Kony? Black kids nick Sony... Kony nicks black kids. Black, foreign and unheard of. I wouldn't be surprised to see Joseph Kony in the Arsenal first team next season. The innocent children of Africa, their childhoods stolen, ripped from the arms of their crying parents. Soon unable to defend themselves they must learn to shoot, whilst a baying mob of savages cheer them on. Most will never learn to read or write, there are no medals for these brave lost causes, no victory, no respite. We must make the world aware, we must not turn our back.... ARSENE WENGER 2012.

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Umn' date=' mr. donkey, predictable or anything,it is a good cause.[/quote'] hmm Kony is not in Uganda anymore as per "Guardian" .I don't know what they are after then . Video is asking people to buy bands ,,badges etc to generate money ,which will be used to bring Kony to justice .Since ,he is not in Uganda anymore what can Ugandan army do in this .:dontknow::dontknow:
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