Kirby Deal
Staff Writer
In a world filled with money, celebrities, and Facebook, it is hard for today’s generation to imagine a world where, not only are these things nonexistent, but war and atrocious crimes are being committed right outside of many people’s homes. On February 21, 2010, “Invisible Children,” a group based out of San Diego that is focused on ending the war in Uganda, presented Tennessee Wesleyan students with a documentary meant to inspire us all to stand up for our beliefs and take action for others who are less fortunate than ourselves.
“Invisible Children” showed a documentary chronicling one of their trips to Uganda in order to help rebuild schools that have been destroyed by the war in Uganda. In the documentary, we were introduced to Amanda. Amanda is a girl from Collegedale, Tennessee, who aided her school in raising a significant amount of money for Uganda. Her efforts were rewarded with a trip to Uganda that allowed her to help rebuild schools and get a first-hand look at the people that the money her school raised would be benefitting. On her trip, Amanda and her companions were shown the destruction that had resulted from the war in Uganda. Viewers were shown young boys and girls living in deplorable conditions, whose lives have been changed forever by this terrible war. Many of the Ugandan students featured in the documentary had lost multiple family members due to this war. A few of them had even witnessed their family member’s death first hand; this is something that few people could even comprehend. Many others were suffering from sickness or just lived in constant fear of their surroundings. This eye-opening documentary is one sure to make everyone open their hearts and minds to the conflicts going on in other parts of the world.
