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NSU to Host Invisible Children Screening with Ugandan Student Speakers, Oct. 7
Invisible Children, a media-based non-profit dedicated to ending Africa’s longest-running war, will be screening GO at NSU on Oct. 7. Invisible Children exists to raise awareness about children who are abducted and forced to fight as soldiers in the Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel group currently terrorizing central east Africa.
GO was made in 2007 and documents 20 American students going on the adventure of a lifetime: A trip into Africa’s longest running war. It will be shown at NSU at 12 p.m. in the Knight Auditorium located in the Carl DeSantis Building. Members of the community are welcome to attend. There will be merchandise for sale, including bracelets, handbags, and t-shirts made in Uganda.
The event is being organized by NSU students Maria Espinola, Nayla Daou, and Timothy Kimuli and is a part of Invisible Children’s Face to Face Tour, where 11 teams are traveling America in vans to show films with the Ugandans who are featured. Each team is backed by four American volunteers and two Ugandan advocates. The two advocates coming to NSU are Monica and Irene. Monica, 21, was orphaned because of Africa’s war. Despite these trials, she has been a top performing student from Aware Secondary School and will be starting at the university in the near future. She’s eager to tell her story to help other students like herself overcome the odds and also get an education. Irene is on staff at Invisible Children’s office in Pader, Uganda. They will introduce the film and answer questions afterward.
Espinola is working on her doctorate at NSU and serves as the president of the Student Coalition for Human Rights (SCHR) on campus. Daou is also a doctoral student and serves as the Coordinator of the SCHR Committee on Children’s Rights. Kimuli, who is originally from Uganda, is an undergraduate senior and serves as the Coordinator of the SCHR Committee on African Issues.
This is the second time that speakers from Invisible Children will present at NSU. Last year, over 100 students attended the presentation. Many NSU students joined Invisible Children, donated money, traveled to Africa, signed up to volunteer, or organized other Invisible Children events. Hundreds of NSU students signed a petition written by Invisible Children asking President Obama to help stop the human rights violations committed by the LRA by passing the LRA bill, Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act (S.1067). Because of the advocacy work done by young Invisible Children supporters across the country, 217 members of Congress have co-sponsored this bill. The LRA bill was recently signed into law by President Obama.
For more information, contact Maria Espinola at me402@nova.edu or visit www.invisiblechildren.com.
