Ugandans Respond to KONY 2012

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Updated Apr. 21, 2017 5:07PM EDT / Published Apr. 20, 2012 6:49AM EDT

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A group of Ugandan bloggers on Friday will launch an online project called UgandaSpeaks, which aims to “recapture the narrative about Joseph Kony and Northern Uganda from Invisible Children,” the company that produced the phenomenally successful Kony 2012 viral video that many say is simplistic and misleading. The bloggers plan to release their own YouTube video Friday, the same day Invisible Children is planning a series of “Cover the Night” rallies and events.

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Ugandans Respond to KONY 2012

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