Global Night Commute

The Global Night Commute was similar to other initiatives raising awareness about the plight of the children in Acholiland like the Gulu Walk that took place in over 40 cities internationally in October 2005; however, the Global Night Commute took place on a much larger scale. Over 58,000 people signed up to participate in the event, but over 80,000 attended in total; it took place in 130 cities in seven countries.^[1]

The goal of the event was to raise awareness and ultimately end Africa's longest running conflict by facilitating a change in the policies of the United States government. The slogan for the event is "On April 29th, we gathered. To make a difference. To end a war."

See also

• ChildVoice International

References

• World Magazine Article on Global Night Commute

External links

• Invisible Children

Event photographs

• Flickr Collection
• Vancouver, Canada Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Columbia, South Carolina^{[permanent dead link]}
• Portland, Oregon
• Washington DC
• Kansas City

Press

• Students join Global Night Commute in Washington, D.C., The Johns Hopkins News-Letter