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Street Kids – Compasio

This week we are spending time with some people from Compasio in the border town of Mae Sot. Mae Sot is a very unique town. It is located directly on the Thai/Burma border. Check them out in the post and in their

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Uganda: Remarks of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold at ‘How It Ends’ Advocacy Days for Peace in Northern Uganda

Russ Feingold 23 June 2009 Remarks of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (Democrat – Wisconsin) at “How It Ends” Advocacy Days for Peace in Northern Uganda June 23, 2009: Thank you, Michael, for that kind introduction. And I want to thank you and Resolve Uganda for the important work you have done over the years to [...]

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Pray With Africa Promo Video

Pray With Africa promo from Austin Flack on Vimeo.

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A North Korean ship suspected of carrying illicit weapons towards Burma

NKorea threatens to harm US if attacked By JAE-SOON CHANG Associated Press Writer North Korea reminded the U.S. on Monday that it has nuclear weapons and warned it will strike back if attacked, as a U.S. destroyer continued to trail a North Korean cargo ship suspected of carrying illicit weapons. The Kang Nam, previously involved [...]

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Pray With Africa

On November 3, 2008, our team made up of visionaries, writers, and filmmakers left Nashville, TN, equipped with only a video camera, pen, paper, and open minds to travel around the continent of Africa collecting the stories and prayers of the people. During our travels, we visited 6 different countries, connected with hundreds of people, [...]

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New “How It Ends” Video

Be a part of the single most important event Invisible Children has ever hosted. Watch this video to see how your presence in Washington, D.C. June 22nd & 23rd can help end the longest running war in Africa.

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Partnering Against Trafficking

Partnering Against Trafficking By Hillary Rodham Clinton Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Twenty-year-old Oxana Rantchev left her home in Russia in 2001 for what she believed was a job as a translator in Cyprus. A few days later, she was found dead after attempting to escape the traffickers who tried to force her into prostitution. Oxana’s [...]

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Mutinous Congo troops fire at UN

Mutinous Congo troops fire at UN A UN base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been fired on by army soldiers in a dispute over pay. It is the latest in a string of mutinies in North Kivu by soldiers who have not been paid for six months. A senior UN peacekeeper told the [...]

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LRA – Conflict Background

Why this war is being fought and what can be done to end it For over two decades the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group has terrorized communities in northern Uganda and across central Africa, abducting as many as 66,000 children along the way. But behind the brutality of LRA leader Joseph Kony and his [...]