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Followers of ‘Stop Kony’ lose motivation
By Michelle Eigenheer– Two months after the Kony 2012 video went viral, the hype has died and Twitter feeds have since calmed down. Why is it that such a seemingly important humanitarian effort only mattered to people for a month or two? There are a few reasons, the first being that the majority of people [...]
By Michelle Eigenheer– The non-profit organization Invisible Children returned to the activist spotlight last week when their 30-minute video, released on March 5, went viral, seeming to instantly become a huge global movement. The video raised awareness of Joseph Kony, a man who spends his life kidnapping Ugandan children who are then forced to become [...]
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