Posted 4:17 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2011
The Lord’s Resistance Army is accused of abducting an estimated 66,000 children and displacing more than 2 million people since its armed rebellion against the Ugandan government began in 1986. A film that shows the life of the leader of the group will be shown at UW-L April 28.
A film that shows the life of the leader of a group engaged in an armed rebellion against the Ugandan government will be shown at UW-L.
The international group Invisible Children followed Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, into the battlefield of the long-lasting conflict in Africa. The LRA is a guerrilla group engaged in a violent campaign to establish theocratic government in Uganda. The LRA is accused of abducting an estimated 66,000 children and displacing more than 2 million people since its rebellion began in 1986.
The free screening runs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
The presentation is co-sponsored by the student organization Invisible Children, the History Department, and the Allen B. Birchler Lecture Fund.
If you go—
What: Invisible Children film screening
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28
Where: Valhalla, UW-L Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
Admission: Free