THE THING THAT HAPPENED - hopenorth.org

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The Thing That Happened is an award-winning documentary short by director Andrew Walton (featuring an original score by Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys and Michael Rohatyn) about Hope North, a boarding school in Uganda for former child soldiers, orphans and other young survivors of Uganda's brutal civil war.

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[sunshine3080]

This is a beautiful, inspiring video. My husband and I met Sam Okello in Tallahassee several years back when he was in town visiting with friends, and I know Pete has seen him more recently in Uganda. I was so disappointed in the Kony2012 video and in particular the way it marginalized the voices of people working with survivors in places like Hope North. I was wondering how Sam would respond to Kony2012, and I guess I now have my answer. Thank you so much! Can't wait to share this.

[CauseEffectAgency]

This is wonderful news! I'll be happy to share with Okello if you'd like to share your names with me. Excited you'll share, Hope North is also now on Facebook and Twitter, see description above for those addresses. Thanx for the amazing words!

[CauseEffectAgency]

Wonderful! Maybe you'd like to join Hope North's Facebook group as well?

[CauseEffectAgency]

That is great! Forest and Keisha have been part of the Hope North family for many, many years.

[hanaleilei]

Wonderful! Such incredible work featuring survivors of the civil war! I'm glad this presents itself as an alternative to #stopkony #kony2011 and makes direct contributions to services run by Ugandans, unlike Invisible Children, Inc.

[jean luc dushime]

Great video... wonderful narrative.Thanks for giving the voice to this young generation

[Revi Tal]

Sorry for the delay - I didn't see that you responded until now! Yes I did have problems.. I searched it now and it still won't bring it up. Not sure why?

[Cynthia Long]

Just wonderful. Beautifully shot and produced.. Wishing you all the best and looking forward to meeting in Uganda when I am there with the Nggaali Project.

[vballplayer4life]

Sam Okello is amazing! Let's make this video viral, instead of KONY

[gnuoy98]

My choir teacher know Okello Sam personalty they have been friends for more then 15 years. he had okello come to our school. great video. we are havin a fundraiser for hope north. did you know $20 feed/medical care for one person at hope north for a whole month.

[Eana Chung]

@9:33 If you keep running, you get another bigger challenge which is bigger than the one you're running from.

[ricci1007]

He says ''hope'' comes from ''educatioin'' but all the problems in the world today are be created and perpetuated by people with degrees.

[ricci1007]

What's the difference between poverty and ''AIDS''? ''AIDS'' gets attention and funding: ''AIDS'' exposed:

No vaccine, no safe treatment, no cure, no questions after 30 years ! Isn't

something awry? In House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic, an AIDS film like

no other, the HIV/AIDS story is being rewritten. This is the first film to

present the uncensored POVs of virtually all the major players; in their own

settings, in their own words.. /watch?v=_p-ttLfkZHQ

[Gagnez LeJeu]

Told in their own voice without all of the propaganda. Good job!

-G