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click! Invisible Children Exec Makes Super Inappropriate Joke About Keeping Charity Donations for Himself
so annoying. so so so annoying. after trying to pull off a bullshit campaign you’d think the least these people could do is get their shit together and stop acting like idiots.
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This is my family. My inspiration and reason for fighting so hard.
I stand by Invisible Children.
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“Look at the staff page on our website to see how many Africans work with us. It’s not as if we’re all white guys from San Diego.”
— Invisible Children “Director of Ideology” Jedidiah Jenkins • Giving GOOD one of the first interviews on behalf of the embattled organization since they initially posted a rebuttal to early criticisms on their website. During the interview, the GOOD reporter asked Jenkins what he would say directly to critics if given the opportunity. “Our films are made for high school children. We make films that speak the language of kids,” he said, adding, “Our films weren’t made to be scrutinized by the Guardian.” source (via • follow) -
Part of Jedidiah Jenkins' interview responding to criticism.
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This past August I spent 30 minutes having a conversation with Jason Russell. This was after I had spent two afternoons listening to him talk to a small group of us Fourth Estaters who were part of the Creative/Art track. This was after two and a half out of four days of the Fourth Estate. Jason took time to sit down with me and talk about my life. He listened to me tell him about my dreams and why they seemed so out of reach. He took 30 minutes out of his extremely busy weekend to have a conversation with me, to listen to me, to make sure that by the end of said conversation, I knew that he believed in me. And this is just one example of many of why I respect and admire Jason Russell.
And that’s why a lot of this Kony2012 hate seems so personal to me. Because I’ve talked to the staff of Invisible Children, I’ve sat in the offices, I’ve seen them at work and I’ve seen the integrity, humility and grace that they have displayed time and time again.
No matter what anyone says, I will always respect and admire the staff of Invisible Children. Jason Russell is one of the people in the world that I look up to the most, as a filmmaker, a storyteller and a global citizen. Jedidiah Jenkins is one of the most caring, loving and big-hearted people I have ever had the opportunity to meet. He took time at the Fourth Estate to look into people’s eyes and make sure they knew he cared about them. Ben Keesey is one of the smartest people I have ever met. Every intricate part of the Invisible Children staff is more than just a staff member, they have dedicated their lives to Invisible Children, to the cause, to their belief that there can be a better world. And that, in my opinion, is worth everything.
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A page from the notebook of Invisible Children’s “Director of Ideology”, Jedidiah Jenkins, made particularly potent by the very many criticisms heaped on the #Kony2012 advocacy campaign over the last days.
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good:
Our films are made for high school children. We make films that speak the language of kids. We say, “You may live thousands of miles away from these problems in Uganda, but those kids are just like you, and you can do something to help them by getting your government and your self involved.” Our films weren’t made to be scrutinized by theGuardian. They were made to get young people involved in some of the world’s worst crimes. We can’t solve every crime, and we don’t intend to. But we can help fight the worst crimes.
In one of the first in-depth interviews with a creator of the “Kony 2012” documentary, Jedidiah Jenkins addresses criticism of the film.
