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caio · 4463 days ago · link · · parent · post: Not so fast on the KONY2012 thing. Please get the facts before you give.
Okay, so I've been looking at the financial reports from both Invisible Children -- which I found on wikipedia -- and the independent auditors -- which I found on the tumblr. I think this is important. To inform ourselves and to know where the money is going. Now, bear in mind I'm not an accountant, so I've been looking at these with a layman's eyes.
That doesn't seem to tell the whole story. The IC organization, according to its own 2011 report, runs programs for educational and financial rehabilitation of victims of the LRA and to prevent new attacks from happening by implementing the radio system shown in the movie. So it doesn't seem to be just supporting ill-advised violent intervention and movie #12. With that said, I also don't think this ends this discussion. The author's right: we should get the facts and talk about what they mean.Giving your money and public support to Invisible Children so they can spend it on supporting ill-advised violent intervention and movie #12 isn’t helping.