Make It Visible. Make It Known. Make It End.

                       

When I woke up a week ago on March 7, 2012 I was so confused from all the "Kony 2012" posters that were on Facebook. I thought "Hey that Kony guy must be runnin for president." Yeah stupid I know. But the thing is the more and more I saw of it, the more I became curious. I've always known about children soldiers. In fact it was the number one thing that tore me apart and made me discover my dream to help. But I never really knew who was responsible or how it was happening. I just knew it was happening. I never really even thought that stopping anyone who was responsible was possible or even processed that it could be done. When I got on to the Invisible Children website and watched the "Kony 2012" video, which got over 4 million views in 2 days, I became so emotional that I just sat and cried for the children of Africa, but also because of the hope that rose with in myself. The hope that I could be a part of something so big and wonderful, to bring justice to the ones who make our world an ugly one.

 

 What is happening and has been happening for years in the Africa is wrong! It has to be stopped! Joseph Kony is out there and knows that were looking for him. We all have the power to come together no matter who we are, what we do, where we go to church or what we take in our coffee; and bring him to justice. I believe in this cause and I know that I have the power to make a difference just as much as you do, and I am going to do what ever I can to make my voice heard.

There have been some negative feedback and rumors saying that the Kony campaign is a sham. That this is the worst way to go about this. That this isn't the way to do it. Rumors saying that Invisible Children will keep 70% of your donating money to line their pockets while the rest goes towards the cause of finding Kony. More saying that Kony and the LRA have been around for years and years and might not even be in Uganda anymore. That possibly Joseph Kony isn't even still alive, and even if we are able to catch Kony, what then? Some one else will just take his place.

 

Some of those may or may not be true, but in my opinion how many of us even knew who Kony was before March 7, 2012? I know that I know of him now and that it's inspired me to educate myself in ways that can better the world I live in. That wouldn't have happened if it wasn't ran like this, through social networking and media. It is changing things. That's the whole point. We live in a different time where what the people say should matter. What's going on in the word should be told. It should be known, so why not use Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, email,or blogs at our disposal? If a campaign can make people aware of things in this world that should be changed that I think that it is something worth my money, and if that same campaign needs the funds for the people that run it then by all means why wouldn't I want to help it keep running? What then after capturing Kony? What if some one just replces his power and is worse? Raising questions makes me wonder what could I do even more. If this campaign can do that for even half of the people who support it, some even being possibly more capable in solving that problem, then I believe we will see the difference. Seems like such a cliché but I believe in it pretty strongly. Call me shallow, call me naive but helping the African people in need has always been a dream of mine. This campaign makes my dream a little more real. And yes maybe i am a bit cliché and naive but I'm ok with that hahaha

 

There will always be bad guys out there. There will always be ones who don't agree or understand in some one else's views but that is just the world we live in. I'm not here to create a "Kony 2012 Haters, Haters Club." I'm not here to recruit anyone. I am just here to use my voice and to share my thoughts in hopes to make a better world that you and I live in.

                  

I will be posting more on the "Kony 2012" campaign so stay tuned in for more.

T.I.A.

"Peace Corps types only stay around long enough to realize they’re not helping anyone. Government only wants to stay in power until they've stolen enough to go into exile somewhere else. And the rebels, they’re not sure they want to take over, otherwise they’d have to govern this mess. But TIA, right..."

- Blood Diamond

The continent of Africa has been considered some what of a hopeless spec of dirt in the world that we live in. Poverty stricken, non educated, disease ridden, barren wasteland infested with God forsaken uncivilized people. People who are fine with their way of life because they don't know any better. Murder, neglect, and rape pollute it's third world countries that politically hardly no one has any need for. This unfortunate area on the map is considered too big of a mess to do any cleaning up because it'll just go back to where it started and we shouldn't worry our selves about it. And no one else is worried about it so why should I be? "T.I.A." This is Africa...

I disagree.

What is happening isn't something that should be ignored. I feel it is my moral responsibility as a human being to find a way to help the ones who are in need. It's been my dream to go somewhere, anywhere in Africa and do good. Weather that may be building schools, homes, bringing clothes, food, anything. Ever since I watched the movies "Blood Diamond" and "Hotel Rwanda" I was shaken. Stirred. I realized how little I knew of the world and decided to not allow that any more. It shocked me that it had to take a movie to make me realize that horrible things happen in the world I live in and I knew that some how there had to be a way to help. So I looked into programs to where I could, at least a little but I never had the money for it. So I've saved and I've worked and I've done what I could. Granted I could have done more. I could have tried harder but I always felt like I would some day reach my goal. I still really want to make that dream a reality. Now it may take me a long time. It will be hard and there are things that are standing in my way, but what goes on in the world is wrong and more important. It's hard to believe in something when you feel like only one person. But it dose make a difference, and I believe that I can be that difference, and if I can make a difference in even one person's life then I can feel good about the world we live in.