WORLD PEACE IS POSSIBLE, WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER

Do you remember the movement “KONY 2012”?

 It started from the U.S, and it made a huge impact. Joseph Kony is a world famous criminal who is still committing crimes in Africa. He kidnapped more than 30,000 kids, making boys to his army, abusing girls but no one was trying to stop him. 

 One film uploaded on the internet March 2012 made huge effect. This film was created in 2012 to arrest Joseph Kony making him famous on the internet. Many people watched this film and spread it around.

Viewers explosively increased, people started to wear KONY 2012 shirts, and went out to the street to put posters about this criminal.

 And also, people sent mail to celebrities whose taking part in cultural and political area effectively. As a result, many famous celebs participated in this movement. As this case became a publicly hot potato, president Obama made a movement as a response and made a promise to resolve the problem.

 Consequently, we can say this movement was failed because the original goal to capture Joseph Kony in 2012 was not accomplished. Also, there are many opinions against this movement. BUT, through this movement I found the HOPE. When we are separated, and isolated, we don’t have any power. But thanks to such things like internet and SNS, now we can look each other through the screen. When we share our thoughts, and act in one purpose -the world peace-, we can change the leaders in the world, and the world of peace will be achieved.

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Little Peace Activists (7)

All the young activists’ passion sometimes put adults, us to shame. Their pure heart moves everyone’s heart that loves peace. They are just children of tender age who are supposed to be in mother’s arms, however, they have done what we were supposed to have done. 

Now is the time for us to do things instead of them. Not only big event or campaign makes it move toward peace, also a small action will lead it to a better world. Hope the world become a place where every child studies in school, blessed by all people around the peaceful world.

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Little Peace Activists (5)

Samantha Reed Smith

Smith was a child actress as well as a peace activist from Maine, U.S. 

She is well know as a schoolgirl who visisted USSR when she was ten years old, in Cold War era. 

In 1982, Samantha wrote a letter to CPSU General Secretary Yuri Andropov, and Yuri Andropov invited her in response. 

As a goodwill ambassador, she received the attention of both of the countries. Samantha wrote a book saying the episodes during the visit of Soviet Union and acted in TV series. Unfortunately, however, she lost her life in the airplane crash at the age of 13.

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