Hey guys,
there has been quite a time since my last posting and a lot has happend. I moved to a new place and finally started my new work ;) I´m preparing a bigger posting about that, but it will still take some time as I have to do so many things at the same time...
But today I wanted to show you all a very impressive video. Please take your time to watch it (about 30 mins).
Here the youtube-link for a bigger size:
Regards,
Peter
There's another side to this story, especially about the filmmakers:
ReplyDeletehttp://visiblechildren.tumblr.com
"Invisible Children has been condemned time and time again. As a registered not-for-profit, its finances are public. Last year, the organization spent $8,676,614. Only 32% went to direct services (page 6), with much of the rest going to staff salaries, travel and transport, and film production. This is far from ideal, and Charity Navigator rates their accountability 2/4 stars because they haven’t had their finances externally audited. But it goes way deeper than that.
The group is in favour of direct military intervention, and their money supports the Ugandan government’s army and various other military forces. Here’s a photo of the founders of Invisible Children posing with weapons and personnel of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army. Both the Ugandan army and Sudan People’s Liberation Army are riddled with accusations of rape and looting, but Invisible Children defends them, arguing that the Ugandan army is “better equipped than that of any of the other affected countries”, although Kony is no longer active in Uganda and hasn’t been since 2006 by their own admission. These books each refer to the rape and sexual assault that are perennial issues with the UPDF, the military group Invisible Children is defending."
Thanks for the quote! Of course there are always two sides...in any conflict. While I was watching the video I thought about the juristical aspects/problems for a long time. As long as there has been no arrest (by official government personal) and no court-decicion there should be the persuption of innocence... that´s the way it works in a democratic system... but nearly all topics about Africa are hard terrain... it´s not such simple like good or evil... violence provokes violence and the thought/tradition of revenge is strong :-/
ReplyDeleteI wanted to show the video because I wanted our users to think about the problems in Africa. Thanks for your addition to the discussion! In my opinion everybody should use his own brain and think!
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ReplyDeleteI did some research on the topic myself to and found out the same things.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't give them my mony,though nontheless I find this video a great demonstration of what the internet is capable of achieving!