The magnitude of the crisis in northern Uganda can be overwhelming, but there are things you can do today to help end this war. Our world’s leaders need to hear the voices of people in northern Uganda. Below are ten ways that you can act to ensure that their voices are no longer ignored or forgotten.

Click here to download a printable pdf version of this list.

1.) Join the Uganda Conflict Action Network to receive email updates and action alerts about the growing international movement for peace in northern Uganda. While you’re at it, invite ten of your friends and family members to also sign-up with Uganda-CAN as well and download our 2006 Northern Uganda Action Packet.

2.) Email the U.S. Congress and White House and urge them to support the northern Uganda peace process before it's too late. Also, visit our Speak Out page and download resources to educate and mobilize your community to help end this war.

3.) Organize a GuluWalk in your own community today or join with people in one of the hundreds of cities that will walk in solidarity with the children of northern Uganda this September. Also sign with the growing GuluWalk movement in support of the children of Uganda.

4.) Purchase and wear a Name Campaign dog tag that tells the name and age of one of the 30,000 children abducted in northern Uganda.

5.) Tell your U.S. Congressional representatives to be advocates for peace in northern Uganda through World Vision’s Seek Justice campaign .

6.) Buy a bracelet, plan a showing of the movie Invisible Children and organize a Night Commute with hundreds of other U.S. towns and cities on April 29th.

7.) Sign the “Children Should Never Be Soldiers” Declaration.

8.) If you are at a university, start a group committed to raising awareness and organizing actions to help end the war in northern Uganda. Kansas University students started KU4U, which provides a great example.

9.) Organize a fundraiser and donate the proceeds to your favorite international organization working for peace in northern Uganda – Uganda-CAN , GuluWalk, The Name Campaign, Catholic Relief Services, UNICEF, World Vision or others.

10.) If you are involved with a church or faith community, ask your group to commit one weekend to prayer and action for northern Uganda. Help for Uganda is an example of one such movement uniting prayer and action for the people affected by this war.

This list is certainly not exhaustive. We want to hear your ideas about how we can work together to end this war. Email ideas to Peter at pquaranto@ugandacan.org.

Links to web documentaries, online photo journals, and other multimedia addressing the conflict in northern Uganda.

• Invisible Children (documentary)- Learn about the Invisible Children documentary and grassroots campaign for northern Uganda, and order a copy online.


• Act for Stolen Children UN Press Conference (press conference) - Listen to conflict experts Betty Bigombe, John Prendergast, Olara Otunnu and Carol Bellamy talk about the war.


• War Dance (documentary)- This recent documentary by Shine Global tells the story of schoolchildren in Patongo IDP camp as they take an historic journey to compete in Uganda’s national music and dance festival.
  
• Rebels Without a Cause (web documentary)- Join journalists Daniel Simpson and Matthew Green in this online video special.


• Horror in Uganda (photo journal)- View moving photography and narration about the conflict and its victims compiled by Francine Orr of LA Times.


• Ugandan Kids Fear Kidnappings- a CNN web documentary about the night commuters of northern Uganda.

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As part of its ongoing effort to highlight and support Ugandan voices calling for peace and justice in northern Uganda, Uganda-CAN is launching a series of interviews with Ugandan peace activists and other parties involved with the crisis in northern Uganda. The interviews will seek to emphasize local perspectives on peace efforts and encourage debate about important issues related to the conflict. Click "HTML" to read the online version of an interview transcript, or "PDF" to download the transcript of that interview.

• Judy Adoko, Land and Equity Movement in Uganda (LEMU)
  March 02, 2006 HTML | PDF



• Geoffrey Oryema, Acholi Youth Leadership Program (AYLP)
  April 27, 2006 HTML | PDF