in october two thousand six over 30,000 people in 82 cities spanning 15
people in 82 cities spanning 15
people in 82 cities spanning 15 countries participated in an event
countries participated in an event
countries participated in an event called Gullu walk designed to raise
called Gullu walk designed to raise
called Gullu walk designed to raise awareness for the plight of children
awareness for the plight of children
awareness for the plight of children terrorized by a 20-year civil war in
terrorized by a 20-year civil war in
terrorized by a 20-year civil war in northern Uganda the MU 70 government has
northern Uganda the MU 70 government has
northern Uganda the MU 70 government has forcibly displaced 1.5 million people in
forcibly displaced 1.5 million people in
forcibly displaced 1.5 million people in two camps the majority of them women and
two camps the majority of them women and
two camps the majority of them women and children the Lord’s Resistance Army has
children the Lord’s Resistance Army has
children the Lord’s Resistance Army has abducted more than 25,000 children to be
abducted more than 25,000 children to be
abducted more than 25,000 children to be used to soldiers workers and sex slaves
used to soldiers workers and sex slaves
used to soldiers workers and sex slaves hi I’m Christine on watchmojo calm we’re
hi I’m Christine on watchmojo calm we’re
hi I’m Christine on watchmojo calm we’re going to be talking to Whitney mcinnis
going to be talking to Whitney mcinnis
going to be talking to Whitney mcinnis one of the many organizers in over 100
one of the many organizers in over 100
one of the many organizers in over 100 cities around the world who are planning
cities around the world who are planning
cities around the world who are planning another Gullu walk basically we’re
another Gullu walk basically we’re
another Gullu walk basically we’re trying to have reached the media’s
trying to have reached the media’s
trying to have reached the media’s attention the community’s attention and
attention the community’s attention and
attention the community’s attention and national and global attention for that
national and global attention for that
national and global attention for that matter on the plight of these children
matter on the plight of these children
matter on the plight of these children it’s been happening for 20 years and
it’s been happening for 20 years and
it’s been happening for 20 years and really there has been a tremendous lack
really there has been a tremendous lack
really there has been a tremendous lack of international response on this cause
of international response on this cause
of international response on this cause former United Nations undersecretary of
former United Nations undersecretary of
former United Nations undersecretary of humanitarian affairs Jan Egeland has
humanitarian affairs Jan Egeland has
humanitarian affairs Jan Egeland has called the conflict in northern Uganda
called the conflict in northern Uganda
called the conflict in northern Uganda the world’s most neglected humanitarian
the world’s most neglected humanitarian
the world’s most neglected humanitarian crisis and one of the biggest scandals
crisis and one of the biggest scandals
crisis and one of the biggest scandals of our generation why do you think that
of our generation why do you think that
of our generation why do you think that is the case currently the United Nations
is the case currently the United Nations
is the case currently the United Nations has no international mandate for
has no international mandate for
has no international mandate for internally displaced refugees in persons
internally displaced refugees in persons
internally displaced refugees in persons so therefore the united nations cannot
so therefore the united nations cannot
so therefore the united nations cannot intervene without the approval or rather
intervene without the approval or rather
intervene without the approval or rather request from the country’s president or
request from the country’s president or
request from the country’s president or leader what do you think is the magic of
leader what do you think is the magic of
leader what do you think is the magic of Gulu walk that it’s captured the
Gulu walk that it’s captured the
Gulu walk that it’s captured the imagination of so many people I think as
imagination of so many people I think as
imagination of so many people I think as people grow more socially conscious and
people grow more socially conscious and
people grow more socially conscious and aware of their environment and other
aware of their environment and other
aware of their environment and other situations going on around the world
situations going on around the world
situations going on around the world they’re more inclined to and when there
they’re more inclined to and when there
they’re more inclined to and when there is a lack of response from the
is a lack of response from the
is a lack of response from the government I think people come together
government I think people come together
government I think people come together and recognize
and recognize
and recognize the need to do something themselves
the need to do something themselves
the need to do something themselves since its inception in 2005 has google
since its inception in 2005 has google
since its inception in 2005 has google walk been able to bring about some
walk been able to bring about some
walk been able to bring about some change on the ground in northern Uganda
change on the ground in northern Uganda
change on the ground in northern Uganda yeah fortunately gula walk has been
yeah fortunately gula walk has been
yeah fortunately gula walk has been successful not only in just bringing
successful not only in just bringing
successful not only in just bringing about people all around the world to
about people all around the world to
about people all around the world to march for this cause but gula walk is
march for this cause but gula walk is
march for this cause but gula walk is also with amref created the first
also with amref created the first
also with amref created the first community center in kitgum for night
community center in kitgum for night
community center in kitgum for night community and working with war child
community and working with war child
community and working with war child Invisible Children there are a lot of
Invisible Children there are a lot of
Invisible Children there are a lot of grassroots organizations all working
grassroots organizations all working
grassroots organizations all working together for this cause now if somebody
together for this cause now if somebody
together for this cause now if somebody isn’t participating in Gulu walk is
isn’t participating in Gulu walk is
isn’t participating in Gulu walk is there another way that they can help
there another way that they can help
there another way that they can help support the cause that gulu walk is
support the cause that gulu walk is
support the cause that gulu walk is supporting well the most important thing
supporting well the most important thing
supporting well the most important thing is contacting your local MP and
is contacting your local MP and
is contacting your local MP and representatives as well as visiting the
representatives as well as visiting the
representatives as well as visiting the website wwg you walk calm Whitney I want
website wwg you walk calm Whitney I want
website wwg you walk calm Whitney I want to thank you for taking the time for
to thank you for taking the time for
to thank you for taking the time for this interview and I also want to
this interview and I also want to
this interview and I also want to congratulate you on your hard work for
congratulate you on your hard work for
congratulate you on your hard work for cause that’s very important thank you
cause that’s very important thank you
cause that’s very important thank you thank you very much
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