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Journey together with three young men from Southern California (Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey, and Laren Poole) as they retrace their struggles and triumphs throughout the past six years in working to end the longest running war in Africa. "The Rescue of Joseph Kony's Child Soldiers" documents their efforts to expose the tragic realities of war-affected regions and educate and inspire individuals in the Western world to use their unique voice for change.

For the past 23 years, the region of central east Africa has been consumed by conflict. Despite a ceasefire called between the LRA and Ugandan government, efforts toward peace were stalled on several occasions by LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony's refusal to sign the final peace agreement. In early 2009, the Ugandan government and surrounding regions launched a military operation intended to defeat the LRA and capture Kony. The LRA retaliated by attacking thousands of civilians, while abducting hundreds of children to fight amongst its ranks. A civil war, originally contained within Uganda's borders, has now evolved into a widespread regional crisis prompting massive international attention. Watch this film to find out how you can help bring this war to an end.

On April 25th, we will abduct ourselves to raise the banner for the child soldiers taken by Joseph Kony. Come to The Rescue and free the abducted child soldiers. Sign up at therescue.invisiblechildren.com

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