The Polyphonic Spree in Uganda

For the past 23 years, rebel leader, Joseph Kony, has been abducting children and forcing them into being soldiers in Uganda’s civil war. These children have no reason to be part of the war and are only taking others’ lives for the sake of their own. Here is one attempt to bring this situation one step closer to its end:

Invisible Children, a non-profit committed to improving the lives of child soldiers in Uganda, has joined forces with La Blogotheque, a French music website known for capturing artists performing in unusual places, and the Texas size Texan band, Polyphonic Spree, to raise awareness and money for the horrid situation of child soldiers in the civil war in Uganda.

In the coming March, the Polyphonic Spree and two yet-to-be-confirmed bands will go to Gulu, Uganda to have first hand experience of the effects of the civil war and also perform their music in unconventional environments. La Blogotheque will film the whole process and take the footage to make a documentary which Invisible Children will sell to raise money and awareness for the their cause.

You can take part in this project by going to Kickstarter to help fund this endeavor. The organizers are hoping to raise $20,000 for the travel and production fees. Those who pledge to the cause will receive various gifts depending on how much you pledge including a digital download or DVD copy of the documentary when it is finished.

You can check out a video Invisible Children has made here if it doesn’t appear below.

La Blogotheque / Invisible Children from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.