Invisible Children will screen its latest documentary, Tony, on November 8, at CrossPoint Church. Invisible Children, a media-based nonprofit dedicated to ending Africa’s longest-running war, tells about the 25 years of  war in Central Africa, perpetuated by a rebel group called the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). 

The documentary is hosted by Warriors for Justice, a Sterling College organization seeking to raise awareness on campus about issues of injustice from around the world. This free-event is open to the public and will begin at 7:00 p.m.

The event is a part of Invisible Children’s “Frontline Tour,” which sends 16 teams of volunteers across North America in vans to show films alongside a Ugandan peer, who shares his or her personal story. The Frontline Tour focuses on awareness and advocacy regarding the war and will also raise funds for Invisible Children’s Early Warning Radio Network - a network of high frequency radios in DR Congo that will communicate LRA activity to surrounding villages and alert local security forces to LRA violence.

The Tony film documents the life of a young Ugandan, Tony, and follows the past eight years of his life, which have been marked by violence from rebel groups like the LRA. The screening will be at CrossPoint Church located at 109 West Garfield, Sterling, Kan. There will be story-driven merchandise for sale, including bracelets, handbags, and T-shirts. One hundred percent of the proceeds go toward ending the war and rebuilding areas affected by the LRA.

The crisis in Central Africa has become the catalyst of this movement, which is focused on mobilizing hundreds of thousands of young people into active participation in foreign affairs.

This movement has brought about the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act, which was signed into law by President Obama in 2010. Because of the advocacy work done by young Invisible Children supporters across the country, the bill was co-sponsored by all members of Congress.

For more information on this organization and to join the fight, visit www.invisiblechildren.comor call (619) 562-2799.

Invisible Children uses film, creativity and social action to end the use of child soldiers in Joseph Kony's rebel war and restore LRA-affected communities in Central Africa to peace and prosperity.