On May 1, 2005, Voices of Women presented: "Invisible Children: Child Soldiers and the Northern Uganda Conflict."

Invisible Children is a film documenting the effects of a rebel group in Africa's Northern Uganda, which for the past 18 years has forcefully and brutally abducted children from their homes. The film chronicles three naive journalists as they discover thousands of children sleeping in the streets. The story unfolds as the filmmakers try and understand why these children run for their lives each night, and who is responsible for this atrocity. Laura Taylor, a graduate student in Peace Studies at USD, introduced this powerful film. Laura has worked closely with Dr. Joyce Neu, Director of the Institute for Peace & Justice at USD, who is actively pursuing a peaceful solution to this terrible conflict. More information on the film is available at:
www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050131/news_mz1c31uganda.html

The event was free of charge.