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The STOP KONY 2012 Campaign was launched on March 5th, 2012, which began with the world wide release of the internet based documentary by Invisible Children titled: KONY 2012 (Read More).
The aim of the social media campaign is to get people talking about the injustices carried out by the Ugandan Warlord Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord Resistence Army in Uganda. Kony, who's army is notorious for abducting children and forcing them to commit atrocities. Is on the run from authorities and is no longer in Uganda.
The video (KONY 2012) took the world by storm as it took over social media (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube) the video has had over 4 million views since it was released (View Video).
The Ugandan screening of KONY 2012
The Ugandans do not appreiciate the way their country is being depicted in the documentry some even got up and threw stones at the screen during the public screening mg.co.za.
Steve Bramucci also shares his views on KONY 2012 on his blog (Read More). He makes no secret of the fact that he thinks it was done in poor taste.
- Has the documentry mislead us so that we are on a wild goose chase for a man that could possibly be dead?
