Uganda has particularly been in the news lately due to a viral video campaign by a U.S.-based nonprofit group called Invisible Children. For those of you interested in the controversy over the Kony2012 video, I have created a list of some the media attention to the viral video, as well as some background about Uganda and the Lords Resistance Army. *If you have not seen the Kony2012 video, I suggest you read about Uganda's recent history first prior to watching it.*
Some of these articles may be controversial or difficult to read or understand. I encourage you to try to read them anyway and understand the variety of perspectives that are out there. I also encourage you to respond with your thoughts on these challenging issues. If you have worked in developing countries before, you may already be quite familiar with this fact, but things are never as simple as they seem. Please feel free to share other interesting articles on this blog!
*Uganda: Facts About The Country and Its History*
- Statistics and Resources from the World Bank <http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/UGANDAEXTN/0,,menuPK:374963~pagePK:141132~piPK:141109~theSitePK:374864,00.html>
- BBC's Uganda Country Profile <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14107906>/ Africa News Page <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/africa/>
- 2007 Uganda Country Development Report from the UNDP <http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/national/africa/uganda/name,3409,en.html>
*The Lord's Resistance Army*
- Who Are the Lord's Resistance Army <http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/lra.htm> - a History (GlobalSecurity.org)
- Q&A About the Lord's Resistance Army <http://allafrica.com/stories/201203220208.html> (AllAfrica and Human Rights Watch)
- What are U.S. Troops Doing in Central Africa? <http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/10/what-are-us-troops-doing-central-africa/43713/>(The Atlantic)
*The Kony2012 Campaign*
-Link to the Official Kony2012 Page from Invisible Children <http://www.kony2012.com/>
-The Soft Bigotry of Kony2012 <http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/03/the-soft-bigotry-of-kony-2012/254194/>(The Atlantic)
-Solving War Crimes With Wristbands <http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/03/solving-war-crimes-with-wristbands-the-arrogance-of-kony-2012/254193/>(The Atlantic)
-Invisible Children's Official Response to Criticism of Kony2012 <http://invisible.tumblr.com/post/18929372614/invisible-childrens-official-response>(IC
Tumblr) / IC Response #2 <http://invisiblechildrenblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/foreign-policy-invisible-children-responds/>(IC Blog)
-A Partial Defense of Kony2012 <http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/03/08/440851/defense-kony-invisible-children/>(ThinkProgress)
-African Voices Respond to Kony2012 Campaign <http://boingboing.net/2012/03/08/african-voices-respond-to-hype.html>(BoingBoing)
-Viral Video, Vicious Warlord <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/opinion/kristof-viral-video-vicious-warlord.html>(NY
Times, Kristof)
-Ugandan Government Responds With YouTube Video to Kony2012 <http://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00016066.html>(AllAfrica)
-Kony2012 Screenings Cancelled in Northern Uganda <http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/03/15/kony-2012-video-uganda-screenings-cancelled.html?cmp=rss>(CBC News)
-The White Savior Industrial Complex <http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/03/the-white-savior-industrial-complex/254843/2/?single_page=true>(Atlantic)
-Ugandan Milton Allimandi and Congolese Yaa-Lengi Ngmei write powerfully on how United States advocates can move beyond Kony2012 to push for peace <http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/kony-2012-article-1.1057526?localLinksEnabled=false>
*List partially congregated by Alison Hayward MD, Uganda Village Project Director
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