Invisible Children CEO Responds to 'Kony 2012' Criticism

March 12, 2012 from Telegraph.co.uk

After only six days, "Kony 2012," a video about Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony, has become a spectacular viral success and been seen by millions of people around the world. However, there has also been criticism, both of the film and the organization that made it, Invisible Children. Now the group's CEO Ben Keesey has made a new film to respond to some of those criticisms.

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Joseph Kony

Joseph Rao Kony is the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, guerrilla group which used to operate in Uganda. While initially purporting to fight against government suppression, the LRA allegedly turned against Kony's own supporters, supposedly to "purify" the Acholi people an... Explore this topic

Invisible Children, Inc.

Invisible Children, Inc. is an organization founded in 2004 to bring awareness to the activities of the Lord's Resistance Army in Central Africa, and its leader, Joseph Kony. Specifically, the group seeks to put an end to the practices of the LRA which include abductions and a... Explore this topic

Kony 2012

Kony 2012 is a film created by Invisible Children, Inc. which became a viral video. The film's purpose is to promote the charity's 'Stop Kony' movement to make indicted Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony internationally known in order to arrest him in 2012. Explore this topic

Ben Keesey

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Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania. The southern ... Explore this topic

Jason Russell

Jason Russell (born 1979) is an American film and theater director, choreographer, and activist who co-founded Invisible Children, Inc. He is the director of Kony 2012, a short documentary film that went viral in the beginning of March 2012. In the first week it gained over 83... Explore this topic

Lord's Resistance Army

The Lord's Resistance Army, also known as the Lord's Resistance Movement, is a militant movement, which is described by some as new religious movement or a cult which was operating in northern Uganda, South Sudan. Since 2005 there have been claims that the group has entered th... Explore this topic

Lord's Resistance Army insurgency

The Lord's Resistance Army insurgency is an ongoing guerrilla campaign waged since 1987 by the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group, currently operating in South Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Central African Republic. The movement, led by Joseph Kony, who ... Explore this topic

Viral video

Ви́русное видео — видео, которое распространяется пользователями Интернета за счет добровольного размещения на своих страницах, ресурсах, а также посредством функции «поделиться с другом». Обычно это осуществляется через веб-сайты, социальные медиа и e-mail. Вирусные видео час... Explore this topic

Activism

Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, or direct social, political, economic, or environmental change, or stasis. Activism can take a wide range of forms from writing letters to newspapers or politicians, political campaigning, economic activism such as boycotts or p... Explore this topic

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