Kony outlasts the hashtag #KONY2012 - x-post from GD
The social propaganda movement that resulted in US troops being stationed and allied with one of the most brutal homophobic regimes in Africa is coming to an end. Having met the unexpected objective of securing the natural resources of an african nation for multinational corporations and out of the hands of the Chinese the NGO is winding down operations.
Invisible Children, the nonprofit organization best known for its KONY 2012 campaign (and the ensuing backlash), will close its San Diego, California, headquarters and reduce its staff of about 22 U.S. employees to five remote workers this month the organizations first step in a plan to cease operations by the end of next year.
Its the end of Invisible Children as most people know it, said CEO Ben Keesey in a phone interview this weekend.
In 2015, Invisible Children formed in 2004 to raise awareness about central African warlord Joseph Konys Lords Resistance Army (LRA) will no longer produce the short films or youth-driven events its become known for, Keesey said. It will operate only in the U.S. through political advocacy, lobbying Congressional support for ongoing anti-LRA investments. (One of the five remaining staff members will manage a group of volunteers to this end.) Meanwhile, key programs operated in Africa will go through a 12-month handover process.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jtes/the-end-of-invisible-children
http://www.defenseone.com/threats/2014/03/there-more-us-mission-uganda-finding-kony/81550/