Invisible Children

Last April, 80,000 people across the globe left their homes for one night to commute to a central area of town to show our support for the people of Northern Uganda. If you have never heard of the Invisible Children group, watch this video:

Invisible Children was started by a group of 3 college students who decided to travel to Africa to make a documentary. Through a divine turn of events, they found themselves stranded in Uganda. There, they discovered children being kidnapped from their homes and forced to fight as child soldiers. They ended up making their documentary, but not about what they set out to make it about. Their Invisible Children campaign has motivated thousands to speak up and take a stand for the children in Uganda and for the end of the civil war that has been going on there for the last 20 years.

Last year was the Global Night Commute. I got an email today asking me to help with organizing the event for this year. It is called Displace Me. It will be taking place April 28-29. This is the official statement on the website:

When Hurricane Katrina hit this country, we saw for the first time what a displaced American looks like. Now we’re asking you to imagine for 24 hours what it’s like for the millions of people in Northern Uganda who have been displaced for over ten years.

We want our government to support the peace talks and aid those suffering in the displaced person camps. On April 28, join tens of thousands who are saying “Displace Me” and leaving their homes - to bring them home.

Here is another video, this one is promoting the Displace Me campaign.



If you are interested in becoming involved in the Displace Me campaign in Lexington, let me know. The woman that emailed me from the Invisible Children group just asked me to begin to spread the word and she is going to email me again with more information. I think she emailed everyone who signed up on the website from Lexington, so if you got an email too, write her back. She'll get back to you really quickly. They need all the help they can get!!

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in the day to day that we forget about everyone else who is going through so much. There are lots of ways to serve and lots of groups to get involved with, not just this one. This is just one of many ways that you can get involved tangibly in Lexington.