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Displace Me was an event staged by Invisible Children Inc. on April 28 2007 to raise awareness of children suffering in Northern Uganda. It is the follow-up to the Global Night Commute, another event put on by Invisible Children on April 29 2006.

Displace Me was a demonstration that was meant to bring attention to the war in Uganda and to get legislators to notice and take action. The emphasis of the demonstration was to travel a long distance to a host city, and spend the night in a mock displacement camp. This was done to replicate the long trip to, and the poor conditions of, the displacment camps in Northern Uganda. Among the fifteen cities participating, over 67,000 were in attendance.

Locations

City MySpace Profile
Atlanta, GA [1]
Austin, TX [2]
Chicago, IL [3]
Denver, CO [4]
Kansas City, MO [5]
Los Angeles, CA [6]
Nashville, TN [7]
New Orleans, LA [8]
New York, NY [9]
Orlando, FL [10]
Phoenix, AZ [11]
Pittsburgh, PA [12]
San Francisco, CA [13]
Seattle, WA [14]
Washington D.C. [15]

Auckland, New Zealand [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendI =170391836]

Rules

Participants were asked to bring following items to the event(as quoted from the site):

  • Enough cardboard to build something the size of a small tent.
  • A sleeping bag.
  • A 1.5-liter bottle of water (with airtight seal—to be collected upon entry).
  • A box of saltine crackers (yes, they need to be saltines, with sealed packaging—to be collected upon entry).
  • A current photo of yourself wearing a white T-shirt with a red X.

Items that are collected were rationed to the participants.

The Starter packet (see below) states that participants are allowed to bend the rules (i.e. bring snacks, etc.), but should follow the guidelines set forth by the organization in order to fully experience the simulation.

Celebrity support

Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy has voiced support for Displace Me, and has said he is attending the Los Angeles Displace Me. A video featuring Wentz was produced by Invisible Children that can be seen on YouTube.

Melissa Fitzgerald (The West Wing) was a guest speaker at the Los Angeles Displace Me location.

Sources

All of the information here comes from the official Displace Me site.

See also

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