Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
Dear Prime Minister Harper,
I am writing to you today about Joseph Kony.
My name is Natalea Roche
Bonkowski and I am currently a grade ten student at College Sturgeon Heights
Collegiate in Winnipeg. In English class we have been learning about effective
opinion writing (such as blogs and letter writing), and we have been
researching the Kony 2012 Invisible Children campaign.
I am sure you have received several
emails and letters over the last few weeks resulting from the Kony 2012
campaign. While I do not agree with how the Invisible Children campaign is
being orchestrated and recognize that it is missing some key facts, I too
believe that Joseph Kony must be stopped.
As you know, Joseph Kony is a war
criminal. He is/was the leader of the LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army) and was
indicted in 2005. Since 1986 he has kidnapped at least 66, 000 children and
forced them to take part in his crimes, turning them into child soldiers and
sex-slaves. Kony has displaced and estimated 2 million people and disregarded the
human rights of countless others. The LRA has been operating in Uganda, the Democratic
Republic of Congo, South Sudan and the Central African Republic.
Mr. Prime Minister, I believe
that you and Canada have the power to do something about this. Joseph Kony and
other leaders of the LRA must be brought to justice and the children should be
freed. What I’m proposing is that Canada help find the leaders of this group,
arrest them and then help the children. These children will need rehabilitation
and help back into their communities. I suggest funding of rehabilitation
centres and anything else to help these children. Although they are not part of
our country, they are still part of our world and if they need help, who are we
to deny them?
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Natalea
Roche Bonkowski.
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