Postby Mangafanatic » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:59 am
What are you doing here!? Gosh, girl, how many times to I have to tell you-- QUIT. STALKING ME. I know I'm cool, but you can't use that as an excuse to follow me all over the internet!!
Just kidding. But if you were a stalker, Bubbly-chan, you would be my favorite! But really, welcome to the boards, girl. Have fun. (If you have even half as much fun as I have in my year and a half of membership, you'll have a blast.)
[Just incase you're wondering who the heck this is, it's Yumie's big sister, Osaka]
Every year in Uganda, innumerable children simply. . . disappear. These children all stolen under the cover of darkness from their homes and impressed into the guerilla armies of the LRA [Lord's Resistance Army]. In the deserts of Uganda, they are forced to witness the mindless slaughter of other children until they themselves can do nothing but kill.
Kill. These children, generally ranging from ages 5-12, are brainwashed into murdering in the name of the resistance and into stealing other children from their beds to suffer the same fate.
Because of this genocide of innocence, hundred and hundreds of children live every night sleeping in public places miles from their homes, because they know that if the do not-- they will disappear. They will become just another number in this genocide to which the international community has chosen to turn a blind eye. They will become, in affect, invisible-- Invisible Children.
But there are those who are trying to fight against this slaughter of Uganda's children. They fight to protect these "invisible children." Please, help them help a country full of children who know nothing by fear. Help save the innocence. For more information concerning how you can help and how you can get an incredible video about this horrific reality,
visit the Invisible Children home page.