Displace Me

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Displace Me is an event staged by Invisible Children Inc. on April 28th, 2007 to raise awareness of the plight of children in Northern Uganda. It is the follow-up to the Global Night Commute, another event put on by Invisible Children on April 29th, 2006.

1 Locations
2 About
3 "Rules"
4 Links
5 See also

[edit] Locations

[edit] About

Displace Me is a demonstration that is put on by Invisible Children to bring attention to the war in Uganda and to get senators to notice and take action. The point of the demonstration is to travel a long distance, to a host city, and spend the night in a Displacement Camp. This is to replicate the long trip to, and the miserable conditions of, the displacment camps in Northern Uganda.

[edit] "Rules"

To participate, a person must appear at the event with the following (as quoted from the site):

Enough cardboard to build something the size of a small tent.
A sleeping bag.
A 2-liter bottle of water (with airtight seal-to be collected upon entry).
A box of saltine crackers (yes, they need to be saltines, with sealed packaging- to be collected upon entry).
A current photo of yourself wearing a white t-shirt with a red X.

Items that are collected are to be rationed to the participants.