The topic I chose was Child Soldiers in Northern Uganda,
with a focus on the Invisible Children movement and all it has done. Invisible
Children, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 to bring awareness
(mostly through videos and presentations) to the activities of the Lord's
Resistance Army (LRA) in Central Africa, and its leader, Joseph Kony.
Specifically, the group seeks to put an end to all that the LRA does including taking
and abuse of children, and forcing them to be soldiers. This falls is the
system of war, with a population of Children, and the problem is the use of
Child Soldiers. To get even more specific, I will discuss what happens to the
children before, during, and after the time they are soldiers. I will do this
through the telling of stories, provided by Invisible Children Inc.
In 2005 my sisters and I went to a Church camp called
Thousand Pines. One of the nights we were there, there was a “Get informed”
night. I chose to check out the Invisible Children presentation because I
thought they had a cool t-shirt. Little did I know I would be moved in a way I hadn't before. They told us the story of a young boy in Northern Uganda, He had
been taken from his family and brainwashed into being a soldier. This really
got to me because I had never seen anything like that, I was immediately intrigued
and wanted to know more. I bought a shirt that day and have supported the
movement ever since. I also have a friend of mine who is even more into it, and
is one of the people I plan on interviewing. She started a club at her school
and even got someone to speak in front of the school. These factors have caused
me to really want to delve in and actually research, and even tell other about
the topic.
The book I chose is They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die
Like Children by Romeo Dallaire. I chose this book because it provides a lot of
general information about child soldiers and what happens to them. Since this
book does not tell anything about the Invisible Children movement, I am going
to supplement it with videos provide by Invisible Children Inc. The Invisible Children
website has many videos that include information about the issue, and stories
of victims that I will also purchase.
Dallaire,
Roméo, Jessica Dee. Humphreys, and Ishmael Beah. They Fight like Soldiers, They Die like Children: The Global
Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers. New York: Walker &, 2011. Print.
My group consists of myself, Kenneth Ravelo, and
Christian Ramien. We chose each other as
group members because we have all worked together multiple times in the past,
and had worked well. We each bring our own individual strength’s to the table,
and we balance each other out. Kenny brings a methodical and systematic process
to the group, being a hard worker and can pump things out quickly. Christian
brings a different approach, and way of thinking to the group which will be
beneficial to our work. I will bring similar qualities to both, and try to keep
us on task. With that in mind, our one downfall will be during group
collaborations, where staying focused will be difficult but still doable.
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