1 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Right now, there are more people on facebook than there were on the planet 200 years ago. 2 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Humanity's greatest desire is to belong and connect. 3 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And now, we see each other. We hear each other. 4 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 "Grandpa I love you!" 5 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 "I love you!" 6 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 "Why.. why won't it take a picture?" 7 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We share what we love and it reminds us what we all have in common. 8 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 "Dug out alive and well after seven and a half days.." 9 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 "If you believe in yourself, you'll know how to ride a bike! Watch and learn!" 10 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 "So now technically, your device is on. Can you tell?" 11 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 "Oh! It's exciting!" 12 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And this connection is changing the way the world works. 13 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Governments are trying to keep up. 14 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Now we can test the freedom. 15 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And older generations are concerned. 16 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 "Many people are very concerned about tomorrow. They could get worse next year. 17 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The game has new rules. 18 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The next 27 minutes are an experiment. 19 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But in order for it to work, you have to pay attention. 20 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I can hear him! 21 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Ever single person in the world started this way. 22 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 He didn't chose where or when he was born. 23 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But because he's here, he matters. 24 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yeah! We've been waiting for you! You made it! 25 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 My name is Jason Russell and this is my son, Gavin. 26 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 He loves jumping on the trampoline, being a ninja, and dancing. 27 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 What are you doing? 28 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Making a snow angel. 29 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 How do you do that? 30 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You do this! 31 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And just like his dad, he likes being in movies 32 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Action! 33 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Look out! Look out people! Run! It's a bomb! 34 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And making movies. 35 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Daddy watch this! 36 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I think we got the video 37 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But he was born into a pretty complicated world. 38 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And as a dad, I want him to grow up in a better world than I did. 39 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And because of the course of events in my life, I see a way to get there. 40 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It has become my job. 41 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Who are you to end a war? 42 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I'm here to tell you who are you not to. 43 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Hey Gavin, what's up? 44 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Years before Gavin was born, the course of my life was changed entirely by another boy. 45 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And who is this right here? 46 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Jacob 47 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Who's Jacob? 48 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Jacob is our friend in Africa. 49 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It's been almost ten years since Jacob and I became friends. 50 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It's okay, they're nice. They're different from sharks. 51 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But when my friends and I first met him in Uganda in Central Africa, it was in very different circumstances. 52 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 He was running for his life. 53 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Uh, you go to school here 54 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yes 55 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 That's how you know English so well? 56 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I know. 57 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 How many nights have you stayed here? 58 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Hello 59 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You are making our work very difficult 60 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You stop that thing now 61 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The night I first met Jacob, he told me what he and other children in Northern Uganda were living through. 62 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We worry the rebels when they arrest us again then they will kill us 63 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 My brother tried to escape then they kill him using Panga 64 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 They cut his neck 65 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Did you see it? 66 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I saw 67 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We fear that if we sleep at our home that we can be abducted by the rebels 68 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Because our home is far away from town 69 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 They will catch us then they will take us there in the bush 70 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We come here to save our life 71 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I cannot believe that 72 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You cannot believe it? 73 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 This has been going on for years? 74 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 If that happened one night in America, it would be on the cover of Newsweek. 75 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 What is it that you want to be when you grow up? 76 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 For me I wanted to be lawyer but I don't have money to pay my school fees 77 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So that I learn and then become a lawyer 78 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Hmm. 79 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yes 80 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 After spending a few weeks with Jacob, he told me something I would never forget. 81 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So if is better when you kill us and if possible, you can kill us you kill us 82 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 For us we don't want now to stay 83 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You don't want to stay on Earth? 84 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We are only two, no one is taking care of us 85 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We are not doing to school, so 86 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You would rather die than stay on Earth? 87 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yes 88 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Now, even now? 89 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Even now. 90 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 How are we going to stay in our future? 91 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 He told me more about his brother and what he would say to him if he were still alive. 92 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I love you but now I miss you 93 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So it is better when we meet 94 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Wa are not going to meet but we may meet in heaven 95 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You see? 96 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So it is better 97 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I will not talk much 98 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I will start something 99 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Because if I saw my brother once again I don't 100 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Hmm? 101 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It's okay. 102 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Jacob, it's okay 103 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Everything in my heart told me to do something 104 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And so I made him a promise 105 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We are also going to do everything that we can to stop them 106 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Do you hear my words? 107 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yes 108 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Do you know what I mean? 109 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yes 110 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Hmm? 111 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yes 112 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We are. We're going to stop them. 113 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We're going to stop them 114 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I made that promise to Jacob not knowing what it would mean but now I do. 115 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Over the past nine years, I have fought to fulfill it. 116 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And the fight has led me here. 117 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 To this movie you're watching. 118 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Because that promise is not just about Jacob or me 119 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It's also about you 120 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And this year, 2012, is the year that we can finally fulfill it 121 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And if we succeed, we change the course of human history 122 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But time is running out. 123 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 To level with you, this movie expires on December 31, 2012 124 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And its only purpose is to stop the rebel group, the LRA 125 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And their leader, Joseph Kony 126 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And I'm about to tell you exactly how we're going to do it. 127 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So the thing is that my son Gavin has never 128 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I've never really explained to him what I do 129 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 He knows I work in Africa 130 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But he doesn't know what the war's about 131 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Or who Joseph Kony is 132 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And I'm gonna explain it to him for the first time today 133 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 That's what we're going 134 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So, Gav, are you ready? 135 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yeah 136 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I'm gonna ask you some questions 137 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Okay 138 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And you can just look at me and answer the questions 139 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I'm kinda nervous 140 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 What do I do for a job? 141 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Ah! You stop the bad guys from being mean 142 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Who are the bad guys? 143 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Um 144 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Do you know 145 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Star Wars people 146 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Star Wars people? Those are the bad guys? 147 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yeah 148 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Can I tell you the bad guy's name? 149 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yeah 150 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 This is the guy, Joseph Kony 151 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 He's the bad guy? 152 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yeah 153 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Who is this? 154 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Jacob 155 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Joseph Kony, he has an army, okay? 156 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And what he does is he takes children from their parents 157 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And he gives them a gun to shoot 158 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And he makes them shoot and kill other people. 159 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But they're not gonna do what he says because they're nice guys, right? 160 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yeah they don't want to do what he says 161 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But he forces them to do bad things 162 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 What do you think about that? 163 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It's sad 164 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I couldn't explain to Gavin the details of what Joseph Kony really does 165 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Because the truth is, Kony abducts kids just like Gavin. 166 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 For 26 years, Kony has been kidnapping children into his rebel group, the LRA 167 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Turning the girls into sex slaves 168 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And the boys into child soldiers 169 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 He makes them mutilate people's faces 170 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And he forces them to kill their own parents 171 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And this is not just a few children 172 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It's been over 30,000 of them 173 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And Jacob was one of those children 174 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 As if Kony's crimes aren't bad enough 175 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 He's not fighting for any cause, but only to maintain his power 176 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 He is not supported by anyone 177 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And he has repeatedly used peace talks to rearm and murder again and again 178 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Kony, different times, proposed peace and then just regain strength and attack 179 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 This is the head prosecutor for the International Criminal Court 180 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 In 2002 when the court was started, their job was 181 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 To find and demand the arrest of the world's worst criminals 182 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Although there are a lot of war lords, murderers, and dictators in the world 183 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The perversity of Kony's crimes made him first on the court's list 184 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Kony's the first guy indicted by the ICC 185 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The crimes are basically crimes against humanity 186 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And war crimes committed against the civillian population 187 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Including murder, sexual slavery, rapes, abductions 188 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We need to plan how to arrest Kony 189 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Start to plan 190 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And it has to be serious 191 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 In fact, the only way to stop Kony is to show him 192 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Hey, we're going to arrest you 193 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 What do you think we should do about it? 194 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You should stop him 195 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The criminal here is Kony. 196 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Stop him and then solve all the problems 197 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We should stop who? 198 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Him. 199 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It's obvious that Kony should be stopped 200 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The problem is 99% of the planet doesn't know who he is 201 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 If they knew, Kony would have been stopped long ago 202 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Let the world, let the international community 203 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Take justice to him there 204 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Follow him wherever he is 205 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 First to rescue our children 206 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And secondly, to deliver the justice 207 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We are determined to cooperate with any friend of Uganda 208 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 To ensure that this mindless killing and slaughter is ended 209 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 When my friends and I came home from Uganda 210 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We thought that if the government knew, they would do something to stop him 211 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But everyone in Washington we talked to said 212 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 There is no way the United States will ever get involved 213 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 In a conflict where our national security or financial interests aren't at stake 214 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 No administration, republican, democrat, Obama, Bush, Clinton, doesn't matter 215 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Would do enough because it's simply not an important enough issue 216 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 On the radar screen of American Foreign Policy 217 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Since the government said it was impossible 218 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We didn't know what else to do 219 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But tell everyone we could about Jacob and the Invisible Children 220 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We're going to show this movie to as many people as possible 221 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 In such a way that we can't be ignored 222 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And when we did, people were shocked 223 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And their awareness turned into action 224 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We started something 225 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 A community 226 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I have friends that have been living in this conflict their entire life 227 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Fight for that, because that is what is going to change this world 228 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And that is what defines us 229 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We got creative and we got loud 230 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It's not over! It's not over! It's not over! 231 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And as the LRA began to move into other countries 232 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Jacob and other Ugandans came to the US 233 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 To speak on behalf of all people suffering because of Kony 234 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Even though Uganda was relatively safe 235 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 They felt compelled to tell the world that Kony was still out there 236 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And had to be stopped 237 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I'm here so proud advocating for the people who are back at home 238 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And this change we are going to make is going to last forever 239 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We built a community around the idea that where you live 240 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Shouldn't determine whether you live 241 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We were committed to stop Kony and rebuild what he had destroyed 242 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And because we couldn't wait for and institutions or governments to step in 243 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We did it ourselves 244 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 With our time, talent, and money 245 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So we rebuilt schools 246 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The best you can offer a child is by letting them be independent 247 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And that was providing education 248 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We created jobs 249 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I have seen the lives of those who have been hopeless 250 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Now they have hope 251 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And we built and early warning radio network on the front line of the war 252 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 To protect villages from rebel attacks 253 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So you update real-time what's happening in a war zone 8,000 miles away 254 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 All of this was funded by an army of young people 255 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Who put their money toward their belief in the value of all human life 256 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 They gave a few dollars a month of what little they had 257 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 To a program called Tri 258 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And proved that a bunch of littles could make a big difference 259 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And as a result the unseen became visible 260 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We've seen these kids 261 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We've heard their cries 262 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 This war must end 263 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We will not stop 264 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We will not fear 265 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We will fight war 266 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Deliver your voice 267 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I've talked to people from Mexico, from Canada 268 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 From every other state that I can think of 269 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We're all doing this for the exact same reason 270 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And we're all coming from completely different places 271 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 This is what the world should be like 272 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So with hundreds of thousands of people with us 273 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We went back to Washington DC and we met with Congressmen and Senators 274 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 One by one 275 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 On both sides, republicans, democrats, and they all agreed with us 276 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Joseph Kony's crimes had to be stopped 277 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Of all the problems that are out there, none is more severe than one that 278 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Mutilates the lives of little kids 279 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 These young members of the Invisible Children organization 280 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Know that no child should live in fear of being abducted or killed 281 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So they were determined to become their voice 282 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 They realized that these African children and families 283 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Were invisible to Washington policy makers 284 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So they decided to make them visible 285 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And what I was told would never happen 286 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Suddenly became possible 287 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 In furtherance of the Congress' stated policy, I have authorized 288 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 A small number of US forces to deploy to Central Africa 289 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 To provide assistance to regional forces that are working toward 290 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The removal of Joseph Kony from the battlefield 291 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Sincerely, Barack Obama 292 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The surprise announcement came in a letter from the White House 293 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The US president's decision commits US troops to help 294 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Through advice and assistance 295 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Not putting Americans into combat, to help the countries of the region 296 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 End this threat once and for all 297 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And that was a worthwhile investment 298 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We used to think that we could not do it 299 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And now when I see we can do it I am overwhelmed 300 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 After 8 years of work, the government finally heard us 301 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And in October of 2011, 100 American advisors were sent into Central Africa 302 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 To assist the Ugandan army in arresting Kony and stopping the LRA 303 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It was the first time in history that the United States took that kind of action 304 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Because the people demanded it 305 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Not for self defense, but because it was right 306 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We have come some far 307 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But Kony is still out there 308 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 He recently changed his tactics 309 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Making it more difficult to capture him 310 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And international support could be removed at anytime 311 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 If we take the pressure off 312 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 If we are not successful 313 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 He is going to be growing his numbers 314 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 People forget and you got remind them 315 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And take numbers to remind them 316 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And if interest wanes, then 317 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It will just, it will go away 318 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And I'd end up standing out there alone 319 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Trying to do something to 320 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Support completing the mission 321 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It got be 2012 322 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It is not bad for the youth 323 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It is bad for the world if we fail 324 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It is not important just for Ugandan people 325 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It is important for everyone 326 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It is hard to look back at some parts of human history 327 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Because when we heard about injustice 328 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We cared 329 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But we didn’t know what to do 330 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Too often 331 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We did nothing 332 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But it we going to change that 333 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We have to start somewhere 334 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So we starting here 335 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 With Joseph Kony 336 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Because now, we know what to do 337 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Here it is 338 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Ready? 339 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 In order for Kony to be arrested this year 340 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The Ugandan military has to find him 341 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 In order to find him 342 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 They need the technology and training to track him in the vast jungle 343 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 That where the Americans advisors come in 344 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But it order for the Americans advisors to be there 345 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The US government has to deploy them 346 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 They have done that 347 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But it the government doesn't believe the people care about arresting Kony 348 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The mission will be cancelled 349 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 In order for the people they care, they have to know. 350 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 This is the dream 351 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Knoy arrested for all the world to see 352 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 a lot of people feel powerless to communicate their ideas 353 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 they think that ok you know i'm not a corporation 354 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I don't own my own magazine or news station 355 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I just don't have any say 356 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 but seeing what I've done 357 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I think it's empowered a lot of people to realize that one individual 358 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 can make an impact 359 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and I actually want to demystify 360 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and say here are these really simple tools : 361 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 go out and rock it. 362 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And that's just what we intend to do. 363 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 our goal is to change the conversation of our culture 364 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and get people to ask who is Joseph Kony 365 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We've printed hundreds of thousands of posters , stickers, yard signs 366 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and fliers 367 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 that are , right now , 368 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 today, 369 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 being put up in major cities around the world. 370 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We have thousands of Kony 2012 bracelets 371 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 that we want everyone to wear 372 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 this year only. 373 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Each bracelet has a unique ID number 374 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Input that number and you enter the mission to make Kony famous 375 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You can geo-tag your posters and track your impact in real time 376 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Everything you need is in a box called the Action Kit 377 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It has 2 bracelets, one for you and one to give away 378 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And if you want to help fund our life saving programs 379 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 donate a few dollars a month through "Tri" 380 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And you can have the action kit for free 381 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Start making Kony famous today 382 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But all of these efforts will culminate in one day 383 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 April 20th 384 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 when we cover the night 385 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 This is the day when we will meet at sundown 386 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and blink it in every street 387 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 in every city 388 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 till the sun comes up 389 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 we will be smart and we will be thorough 390 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The rest of the world will go to bed friday night 391 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and wake up to hundreds of thousands of posters 392 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 demanding justice on every corner 393 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It's always been that the decisions made by the few 394 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 with the money and the power , 395 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 dictated by the priorities of their government and the stories in the media 396 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 they determinate the lives and opportunities of their citizens 397 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 but now there's something bigger than that 398 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 the people of the world see each other 399 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and can protect each other 400 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 it's turning the system upside down 401 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and it changes everything 402 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 we are living in a new world , Facebook world 403 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 in which 750 million people share ideas , 404 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 not thinking in borders 405 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 it's a global community bigger than the U.S. 406 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Joseph Kony was committing crimes for 20 years 407 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and no one cared 408 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 we care 409 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 we have reached a crucial time in history 410 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 where what we do or don't do 411 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 will affect every generation to come 412 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 arresting joseph Kony will prove 413 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 that the world we live in has new rules 414 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 that the technology that has brought our planet together 415 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 is allowing us to respond to the problems of our friends 416 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 When it ends finally by bringing Joseph Kony to justice 417 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 it should be celebrated worldwide 418 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We are not just studying human history 419 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 At the end of my life 420 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I want to say that the world we have left behind 421 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 is one that Gavin can be proud of 422 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 a place that doesn't allow Joseph Konys or child soldiers 423 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 A place for children 424 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 have a child hood 425 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 free from fear 426 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I'm gonna be like you dad 427 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 when you grow up? 428 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yeah 429 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I'm gonna come with you to Africa 430 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The better world we want is coming 431 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It's just waiting for us 432 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 to stop at nothing. 433 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Nothing is more powerful than an idea 434 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 whose time has come 435 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 now 436 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 There are 3 things you can do right now 437 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 1. sign the pledge to show your support 438 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 2. get the bracelet and action kit 439 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 3. sign up for Tri to donate a few dollars a month 440 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and join our army for peace 441 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Above all , share this movie online 442 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It's free 443 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Find it all at 444 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 KONY2012.com