Post Tagged with: "Kony 2012"

Film, Awareness, and Tangible Change
/ March 26, 2012 1:45 pm

Film, Awareness, and Tangible Change

By: Virginia McNally How do we accurately tell the story of the challenges facing the developing world? How do we go beyond raising awareness to actually making a difference? As Lauren Anderson suggested in her discussion of the Kony 2012 phenomenon, the digital age has created a new set of opportunities and challenges for organizations that seek to raise awareness [...]

"Kony 2012" and "Pop Activism" in the Digital Age
/ March 20, 2012 1:40 pm

"Kony 2012" and "Pop Activism" in the Digital Age

By: Lauren Anderson  Since going viral a couple of weeks ago, the Kony 2012 film campaign has sparked an unprecedented measure of support and controversy. Produced by Invisible Children, a non-profit organization founded in 2004, the film profiles Joseph Kony, the infamous leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Central Africa, and advocates for his immediate capture and prosecution [...]