The Rescue in Athens campaign is in full swing. Amber (organiser and activist extraordinaire) is working flat out to make it a success. If you would like to help in any way, please contact her here.
Right now, I am putting together “The Rescue Pack, Athens” which is a complete guide to everything The Rescue in Athens. It includes where to show up, when to show up, what to bring and what to expect when you arrive. I will post it by morning so that everyone will have plenty of time to flip through it.
I will post the additional information as soon as I receive it. For now, here’s a run down of the details so far and why you should be there…
What:
The Rescue is an international movement to acknowledge the consequences of 22-years of war in Northern Uganda: 3,000 child soldiers, +1.5 million Ugandans displaced in camps, hundreds dying each week of starvation, thirst, disease and violence.
The movement has people all over the world (10 countries, 100+ cities) “abducting” themselves, as children in Uganda have been abducted for decades, to be used as child soldiers. We are standing in solidarity with those children, calling on the media, politicians, and the international community to rescue the children of Uganda and end 22 years of war.
When:
April 25, 2009 from 3:00 PM (15:00) until midnight (00:00).On April 25, thousands — hundreds of thousands — of people will be standing in public squares with signs, posters, banners, invisible children t-shirts, and HOPE.
Where:
Syntagma Square, central Athens, GreeceWho: YOU and all of your friends.
Why:
Because there are 3,000 child soldiers in Uganda and the DR Congo today.
They are fighting out of fear of Joseph Kony’s leaders. After 22 years of war, children are still being abducted, families still live in camps and the conflict is spreading. These children need you to come to their rescue, and help end the war in Northern Uganda.
A generation of war: any child under 22-years-old has NEVER known Peace.
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I invite you to see a new book on Kony and the child soldiers titled First Kill Your Family: Child Soldiers of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army, available at Amazon.com. See more at http://www.firstkillyourfamily.com and follow the issue at http://www.petereichstaedt.blogspot.com. Thanks.