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Salvator and my opinion on the Kony 2012 Campaign

Hello! For everyone who's interested in the Kony 2012 campaign, Salvator and I wrote a piece for the Globe and Mail to try to raise awareness about the complexity of the issues addressed simplistically in Invisible Children's Kony 2012 video. We also provide a few things you can do if you're interested in promoting justice for the victims of the conflict in Northern Uganda! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/for-uganda-justice-is-complicated/article2362190/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=World&utm_content=2362190 For Uganda, ‘justice’ is complicated Special to Globe and Mail Update Published Thursday, Mar. 08, 2012 12:00AM EST An extraordinary thing happened on Monday night and Tuesday. Kony 2012 , an online video campaign by an American NGO called Invisible Children , went viral in social media, where it was shared tens of thousands of times. The campaign draws attention to fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, calling on th...

Practical advice on peacebuilding research in Northern Uganda

Salvator and I wrote an article for the website Insight on Conflict to provide advice for anyone interested in doing peace and conflict related research in Uganda. Check if out if you're interested! http://www.insightonconflict.org/2011/12/advice-research-uganda/