displace me - after the event update

67,871 people showed up to displace me in 15 cities throughout the u.s.

if you didn't read my previous posts (here and here) about the event, or click on the links, i'll fill you in briefly.

invisible children is an organization that was started by three guys who went to africa with some video cameras after college. they ended up in northern uganda, and learned about a war, that has now raged on for 21 years, in which children were being kidnapped and used as child soldiers and killed if they refused. these guys made a video about these child soldiers, and what kids were having to do to avoid being kidnapped, and from there arose their organization which works to help these kids.

the war still rages on, though some of the circumstances have changed since the first video. for the last decade or so, people have been forcibly moved from their villages into involuntary displacement camps, where they have no work, no schools, and little food and water.

the goal of displace me was to draw awareness to this situation. a situation where an entire generation has no education. a situation where poverty, aids, and violence kill constantly.

you can learn more about invisible children and find out how to help on their website, and watch videos about the current situation on the displace me website.

or you can watch this brief video of theirs: