Stop Kony

STOP KONY!

Kony 2012 is a film created by Invisible Children, Inc. The film's purpose is to promote the charity's 'Stop Kony' movement to make indicted Ugandan war criminal Joseph Konyinternationally known in order to arrest him in 2012.

The film has spread virally. As of 12 March 2012, the film currently has over 74 million views on video-sharing website YouTube, and over 16.6 millionviews on Vimeo, with other viewing emanating from a central "Kony2012" website operated by Invisible Children. The intense exposure of the video caused the "Kony 2012" website to crash shortly after itbegan gaining widespread popularity. The video has also seen a number of celebrities endorsing the campaign including Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Christina Milian, Nicki Minaj, Bill Gates and KimKardashian. On April 20, 2012, as part of the campaign, supporters will put up posters promoting Kony 2012 in their home towns. Invisible Children offers posters from an online shop in an attempt to gain widerrecognition on the issue. They have also created action kits that include campaign buttons, posters, bracelets, and stickers to help spread awareness.

The film documents the Invisible ChildrenInc's plans and efforts to arrest Kony. It describes Kony's guerrilla warfare tactics with his Lord's Resistance Army and the regions (northern Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan) inwhich they have been employed. One of the main people featured in the film is a Ugandan named Jacob, whose brother was killed by Lord's Resistance Army. In response, director and founder of InvisibleChildren, Jason Russell, "promises Jacob that he will help stop Kony."The film advocates curtailing compelled and coerced youth military service and the restoration of social order. The video also hasclips of Jason Russell's son, Gavin. Gavin is a young child and many children his age are subject to Kony's regime. Gavin shows that even though he's young he wants to help and wonders why no one...