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Global Summit on the LRA, Part 1 of 4

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Channel: Invisible Children · 2012 · Nonprofits & Activism

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On November 17, 2012, Invisible Children hosted the Global Summit on the LRA in Washington, DC, as part of a larger event called MOVE:DC. Thousands of young people from around the United States and around the world came to DC to hear from world leaders about their efforts to end the atrocities of Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army. 

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0:01 Jason Russell, Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Invisible Children, invites the "survivors and victims and heroes" of the LRA conflict onto the stage. 

1:52 Jolly Okot, Invisible Children's Regional Ambassador for Central Africa, speaks. 

7:07 Jacob Acaye, a law student and the first boy that Jason Russell and the founders of Invisible Children met on their trip to Uganda, addresses the civil society leaders on stage on behalf of all the young people in the room.  

10:26 Jason Russell introduces Ben Keesey, President and CEO of Invisible Children.

12:30 Ben tells the story of how he came to be part of Invisible Children and how the Global Summit on the LRA came to be.

14:59 Ben introduces Johnnie Carson, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs.

16:47 Johnnie Carson speaks about the importance of passion and commitment, as evidenced by the thousands of young people in the room. He talks about what the U.S. has been doing about the LRA conflict. He talks about the things that still need to be done. He talks about how cooperation--regional and international--is the most important thing when it comes to stopping the LRA. 

30:40 Ben asks Johnnie Carson, who started his career in the Peace Corps, to offer advice to the young people in the room considering futures in civil society and public service.

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