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Forum focuses on child soldier exploitation

February 20, 2011 by Marissa Ferguson

For the third time in two years, Invisible Children will be a Chapel forum topic on Tuesday. A group of roadies from the organization will join Tony Bazilo, who grew up in the Uganda war zone, in the telling of his story and the mission of Invisible Children. Joleah Stiles, Invisible Children's East Texas regional manager, said Bazilo will be ... [Read More…]

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Student devotional calls for justice

August 27, 2007 by Denton Josey

By Denton Josey, Features Editor A Call to Justice devotional will take place in the Campus Center Living Room at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The campus chapter of International Justice Mission will host the event. Founded in 1997, International Justice Mission is an organization committed to bringing justice around the world by working with local ... [Read More…]

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FilmFest workshop to feature ‘Invisible Children’ editing team

September 17, 2006 by Denton Josey

By Denton Josey, Page Editor Against the backdrop of the Tower of Light, the Beauchamp Amphitheatre will host a screening of the movie Invisible Children on Monday at 8:45 p.m. as part of Lectureship's Late Night festivities. Kate Miller, ministry events coordinator, said Doug Darby, creative and media specialist at ACU, and Matt Maxwell, senior ... [Read More…]

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‘Invisible Children’ documents the lives of children growing up in poverty and fear in Uganda

February 3, 2006 by Mitch Holt

By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer A documentary about a Ugandan tragedy will hit campus Feb. 12-15. Invisible Children is the documentary brainchild of three young Californians who set out to film a trip to Africa but discovered a larger issue along the way. During their travels, the three young adults uncovered children being kidnapped by a rebel ... [Read More…]

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