Obama Administration chooses new Special Representative to the Great Lakes Region // IC Citizen
Secretary of State John Kerry officially announced on Tuesday that he has appointed former Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI) as the U.S. Special Representative for the African Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Among the many challenging issues in Mr. Feingold’s new portfolio are the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in central […]
Ben Keesey on #kerrystopkony
What a week. On Tuesday we sent out one of our most urgent action alerts of all time. Sitting here at my desk on Friday, I am so proud of what we accomplished on such short notice. To Recap: On Tuesday we told you that big conversations were happening that could determine the fate of the […]
Rewards for Justice // a collective effort
On Wednesday morning, the Obama administration officially announced that it will be offering up to $5 million in rewards for information leading to the capture of top LRA commanders Joseph Kony, Okot Odhiambo, and Dominic Ongwen. The reward comes with the expansion of the U.S. State Department’s War Crimes Rewards Program – an expansion that was mandated by the passage of […]
NEW ACTION STEP: #Kerrystopkony update
Yesterday we told you that important conversations are happening right now about whether the counter-LRA mission will continue. Those conversations are still happening, and still need our support. Because of you, John Kerry got a #kerrystopkony tweet every 19 seconds yesterday. It’s safe to say that he was reminded of his personal commitment to seeing […]
Message the Secretary of State // with Twitter or without
Tweet John Kerry right now, and get your friends to do the same. John Kerry, pls prioritize solutions on CAR overthrow & stand by mission to arrest Kony @StateDept #kerrystopkony http://spr.ly/ker If you don’t have Twitter, send a message to the State Department: Topic: U.S. Foreign Policy, Africa Subject: Stand by LRA mission Dear Secretary Kerry, Please prioritize finding solutions […]
UPDATE // ACTION ALERT: Remind US and Uganda of commitment to arrest Kony
UPDATE: Everyone did such an incredible job tweeting the State Department yesterday. Our voices were heard, and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to stopping Joseph Kony and protecting civilians. Now our sights are set on the African Union for them to continue their counter-LRA efforts and ensure that civilians remain protected. Tweet away: .@_AfricanUnion: […]
U.S. Secretary of State talks Kony
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in central Africa and is talking Kony. A key State Department official said the trip would be used to encourage President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni to continue the efforts to hunt down the top command of the LRA, said an article published on Thursday. Just what we hoped for. […]