Invisible Children responds to criticism about ‘Stop Kony’ campaign - The Washington Post

REPORT: A new campaign spreading across the Internet says it has one goal in mind: Make Joseph Kony, the Ugandan leader of the violent Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) “famous” so he can be brought to justice.The viral film was created by Invisible Children, a charity that seeks to end the conflict in Uganda and raises awareness about the use of child soldiers and other human rights abuses by Kony and the LRA.But some activists have voiced concerns about the methods used by Invisible Children to raise awareness.Jedediah Jenkins, director of idea development for Invisible Children, called the criticism “myopic” and said the film represented a “tipping point” in that it got young people to care about an issue on the other side of the planet that doesn’t affect them.

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VIDEO OF THE STOP KONY CAMPAIGN