Kony 2012

http://www.invisiblechildren.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/critiques.html

I always advise others about keeping things positive on Facebook, but this time I can't help myself. I am amazed at the attempt to shut down an awareness campaign that is about children being abducted and brutalized, under the guise of getting people to think. Invisible Children has been accused of manipulating information, yet if you will read the response from IC, you will find that the detractors have done exactly the same thing. The goal is to raise awareness of atrocities against children in Africa and to get Joseph Kony out in 2012. Two of our daughters have served in orphanages in Uganda and one of them may soon return permanently, yet I had never heard of John Kony until Invisible Children posted the video. If the only thing I can do is raise awareness, which is free, by the way, then please don't try to make me feel guilty about it.
Recently, the same thing happened with Susan G. Komen when questions arose about their organization. Last year, I beat breast cancer because it was caught early due to new guidelines, technology, and early detection, all of which came from awareness. Those who criticize these campaigns might feel differently if personally affected. If you haven't been there, done that, and walked in those shoes, maybe instead of researching how you can undermine organizations such as Invisible Children and Susan G. Komen, that time could be used more productively. How about a letter or a phone call to someone who has the power to make a difference? Better yet, how about spending that time in prayer for children in Africa who are kidnapped in the middle of the night, and for women still battling breast cancer?

He makes beautiful things,
Yvette