Screening of the Kony 2012 Film for Victims in Northern Uganda
The African Youth Initiative Network (AYINET) is bringing the video Kony 2012, produced by the U.S. charity Invisible Children, to remote areas of northern Uganda. Since it was posted on the internet the short film has attracted over 70 million viewers worldwide. Founded in 2005, AYINET’s focus is helping the victims of war that have been physically and emotionally harmed and are in need of medical and psychological rehabilitation.
In northern Uganda, few the war survivors have access to internet, television and electricity. If the people of that region have heard of the film at all, their information has so far been almost exclusively from secondary sources. For this reason AYINET is organizing community screening across northern Uganda, starting from Lira Town on 13th March 2012, 7:00 PM East Africa time.
“It’s our commitment to bring the world to the victims’ communities, and the victims’ communities to the world,” said AYINET Director Victor Ochen. The screening will continue throughout March in remote areas of northern Uganda to inform people about the film and the realities of what is happening nationally, regionally and internationally on the issues raised.
AYINET invite’s our fellow citizens to attend the showing, to critically discuss the actions presently being taken by the state and international community, and to discuss citizens’ priorities and the actions needed for rebuilding their lives and communities. For inquiry please contact
Victor OCHEN, Director
Contact: victorochen@yahoo.com, v.ochen@africanyouthinitiative.org,
Tel: +256772539879
NB: Dates for screening in other new communities will be subsequently communicated.
9 Responses to Screening of the Kony 2012 Film for Victims in Northern Uganda
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GOOD WORK BRO.
I AND THE CREW AT TEENS MEDIA GROUP WILL GLADLY WORK WITH AYINET ANY TIME U MAY NEED EXTERNAL INTERVENTION AND COLLABORATION IN SHOWING FILM.
GO ON BOY!
The film Kony2012 makes us belive that capturing Kony is the soultions. Surely it’s important! But we should not forget the aftermath of the conflict. This film I made, The Governance Gap, shows the legacy of the war for democracy and how it has undermined active citizen participation.
On youtube now! As a response to Kony2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InNYQLzqGW0
Please share it! You’re very welcome to show it locally.
kind regards,
The Governance Gap crew
The decision to screen this film in Uganda was horribly short sighted. With your level of cultural understanding of the people of Uganda it would have seemed to me that you would have been more sensitive to how the film might be viewed. The film, as it is, IS a powerful tool to motivate people to action by North American/European standards. I would never have considered it suitable for survivors of Kony’s madness.
Please use your vast experience and knowledge responsibly in the future. The reaction to the screening has only served to cast a further negative media attention on the incredible work of Invisible Children.
Dear Ms. Lawson, why blame the bearer of the news? Did Invisible Children want to hide the film from survivors??? What a paternalistic attitude!
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The screening ended amid jeers and scuffles, with some angry viewers throwing stones. Ayinet has decided to suspend planning screenings of Kony 2012 in other parts of northern Uganda indefinitely due to the hostile reaction.