My Purpose

sooo I just wanted to explain that the picture that I posted below was taken by miss me while I was going pretty fast… totally inspired by zooey in the movie yes man for taking pictures while your jogging hehe

@ Florida followers

neverendingwar:

andrewshark:

Who wants to go to Disney? :D

Maybe we can’t all meet up one day.

My friend works there and he can get like 10 people in for free. :]

*raises hand*

hey i work at disney and get in free so count me in!

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT THE FIRST TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!

this week the efforts of hundreds of people across the country who met with or called their Congressional representatives (that includes ME!!!!!) resulted in unprecedented progress towards convincing President Obama to make stopping LRA violence and helping rebuild northern Uganda a priority.

wahhoooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes!!!!!!!!!!!

OUR OPINIONS DO MATTER OUR VOICES WERE HEARD

one dream shared by many can come true <3

RESOLVE UGANDA #13

It’s not often that I’m taken by surprise at the effectiveness of our grassroots activism. Of course, I know that ordinary citizens have been at the heart of every successful campaign to motivate our leaders to take action for a lasting resolution to this conflict. It’s just that progress is often painstakingly slow, and measurable victories few and far between. But this week the efforts of hundreds of people across the country who met with or called their Congressional representatives resulted in unprecedented progress towards convincing President Obama to make stopping LRA violence and helping rebuild northern Uganda a priority. Here’s what we accomplished:

• The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted unanimously to approve the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act, bringing the bill one step closer to President Obama’s desk. Constituent pressure was crucial in gaining the support of several Senators who were on the fence as recently as last week.

• In addition to approving the bill, the Senate committee made several key changes to the bill, strengthening its twin aims of helping stop LRA rebel violence in central Africa and helping affected communities recover.

• 17 members of Congress cosponsored the bill this week, many at the urging of staffers who met with constituents during Wednesday’s Hometown Shakedown.

• The new cosponsors include Senator Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader; Senator John Kerry, the chair of the Foreign Relations Committee; and Senator James Inhofe, a long-standing Senate champion on Africa.

But we can’t rest on our laurels. This week’s news update shows that the urgency of US action to help resolve this conflict is as great as ever.

Regional Security

• Ugandan officials claimed that 34 LRA rebels surrendered in DR Congo this week. UN peacekeeping officials there claim that there are less than 100 LRA rebels left in the DR Congo, though many regional experts believe that number could be higher.

• A senior government official in South Sudan called on UN peacekeepers there to play a more proactive role in protecting civilians from LRA attacks. She also expressed concern about an alleged alliance between LRA rebels and Ambororo cattle herders, who have tense relations with local farming communities.

Situation in Northern Uganda

• A survey from Transparency International reveals that Ugandans have felt that government corruption has worsened every year since 2004.

• Civil society groups in Uganda are concerned that domestic violence in the north is increasingly being used as a means of depriving women of their access to agricultural land.

International Community

• The UN Security Council issued a statement this week condemning LRA attacks in central Africa and calling on UN peacekeeping missions in the region to coordinate strategies to protect civilians from rebel raids. The statement also called on regional militaries to ensure operations against the LRA include appropriate measures to protect civilians and respect international humanitarian and human rights law.

• Senators Russ Feingold and Sam Brownback, the original cosponsors of the LRA/N. Uganda bill, issued statements highlighting the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s decision to approve the legislation. Senator James Inhofe, a new cosponsor this week, also gave a speech on the floor of the Senate in support of the bill.

• Ten Senators and seven Representatives cosponsored the legislation this week, including two Republican members of the Senate Africa subcommittee. The bill now has 39 cosponsors in the Senate and 132 in the House.