The Lost Boys of Sudan (Northeastern Africa), who came to speak at Lehigh last Thursday said they grew up in refugee camps in Africa when they lost their parents to a (now) 20-year-civil war between the mostly Christian southern part of the country and the Arab northern part. The speakers said there is still no peace or democracy in Sudan.
Although the men that spoke were lucky enough to come to the US and make a living, many still struggle to escape violence and death. This talk reminded me of the film "Invisible Children;" a documentary about Sudan's neighbor Uganda and its people's efforts to escape violence. Children often sleep in the streets to escape The Lord's Resistance Army, an anti-government terrorist group that often forces children to kill innocent people (including family). "Invisible Children" is unbelievable and disturbing; it really puts life in perspective and makes day-to-day stresses and "problems" seem so trivial.
Link to part of video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnqAdV40QTE&feature=related
B&W articel: http://media.www.thebrownandwhite.com/media/storage/paper1233/news/2009/03/13/News/Lost-Boys.Of.Sudan.Tell.Stories.Of.Escape.Success-3670066.shtml
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