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>> RYAN'S SUPPORTED CAUSES
Here is a list of all the projects that Ryan has taken part into or has arranged, because we all know that apart from being an awesome actor, he has big heart.
Save Darfur
The Save Darfur Coalition is a U.S.-based advocacy group calling for Western intervention in the Darfur conflict in the Eastern African state of Sudan. It is a coalition of more than 180 religious, political, and human rights organizations designed to campaign for a response to alleged atrocities in the three Sudanes federal states that make up the region of Darfur.
Recently, a book about Darfur has been published. In June 2007, powerHouse Books released Darfur: Twenty Years of War and Genocide in Sudan, a collaboration with three humanitarian organizations and five of the worlds top photo agencies. The book, filled with haunting images and testimonials that displayed the desperate and severe reality of the Sudan crisis, sold out its initial run in just a few months, helping to raise much-needed money for this desperate cause. The photos are accompanied by concise essays that offer facts and historical perspective on the region and its people. Contributors include Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International, movie star activists Mia Farrow and Ryan Gosling, and New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof, one of most outspoken proponents of intervention.
For the past 22 years Northern Uganda has not seen peace. Invisible Children works hard to change that. Since 2003, night commuting has all but ceased for the children of northern Uganda. A temporary truce between the Ugandan government and the LRA has held for more than a year, and as peace continues to progress, many nations, including the US, have appointed special envoys to oversee this process. This current cessation of hostilities marks the longest period of peace in the North for more than 20 years, and while the hope for peace is strong and the talks have made significant strides in reducing the conflict, a declaration for lasting peace has yet to be signed. In Gulu and the surrounding districts, issues concerning the nature of justice for victims and perpetrators for war crimes are presently being debated. In light of the current situation and a nearing peace, Invisible Children is addressing the need for access to education and economic development through three innovative programs on the ground. To learn more about these programs and how you can contribute to lasting peace and development.
The Way Forward in Northern Uganda, actor Ryan Gosling, experts and activists Discuss U.S. Action for Northern Uganda.
Washington, D.C. - ENOUGH, an initiative founded by the International Crisis Group and the Center for American Progress to confront genocide and crimes against humanity worldwide, teams up with experts and activists to discuss ways to support the fragile peace process in Northern Uganda. While there has been recent progress in Uganda with a renewed cessation of hostilities agreement and a road map for comprehensive solutions to the conflict, the situation is fragile and success will require leadership from the international community, especially the United States. For two days next week, experts and activists will discuss the current situation in Uganda with students and members of Congress.
There will be opportunity to privately interview John Prendergast and Ryan Gosling throughout the day on Monday, June 4 and to attend a private reception on the Hill with the panelists and members of Congress prior to the Tuesday, June 5 meeting.
While in northern Uganda (Gulu) with actor Ryan Gosling, who is directing a feature film based on Jimmies book, Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War, Ryan, Jimmie and the director of photography spent time with a young Ugandan girl named Joyce, three years old, who is suffering from severe burns throughout her body. She was involved in an LRA (Lords Resistance Army) ambush a year and a half ago. One and a half dozen people were in a vehicle in which she was traveling. The LRA did a roadside attack, which is common, and killed everyone inside except for her. She survived and tried to crawl away but they dragged her back and threw her into the car's inferno. She kept crawling out. On her third attempt to escape, the LRA wrapped her in a burning carpet. The webbing of the carpet burned itself into her scalp and the only reason she lived through all that is because Ugandan army forces engaged the rebels and chased them away. Doctors without Borders (Holland) separated her fused limbs, but she lives in constant pain and suffers from cerebral infection as well as respiratory issues. While she may have gotten the best care in Northern Uganda, she didn't get the best care available. If you could hold her and look over her body, as I did yesterday, you would see how badly she needs the best medical care.
Today, Joyce is an inpatient at a hospital in Gulu. We made the decision so that her immediate medical needs could be addressed diligently. She's in the infectious phase of TB, although her white blood cell count is relatively strong, which means we can wait to start her on ARV medication. Trying to build a support system around a child in a war-affected community such as Gulu, northern Uganda hasn't been easy but I think we did pretty good under the circumstances, especially considering the three of us felt we had to agree on all decisions.
Patrick, the inspiring ex-combatant who's been caring for Joyce since she was injured has done an incredible job given the challenges he himself faces. Theirs is real-life story of redemption and hope, for were Patrick not one of the lucky few Ugandan youth to leave the war alive, he might very well been involved in the LRA attack which wounded Joyce. That possibility, I believe, is what led him to this commitment. After ten years of exploitation and abuse at the hands of the Lord's Resistance Army, and then more dashed promises from a variety of foreign visitors, he is understandably wary. Waiting for us to drop the ball. As Ryan, Adam and I leave Uganda, the feeling is of having created our own fellowship around 3-year-old Joyce. Our lives have changed irrevocably in the span of a week, from having met Joyce, as well as the response to her story from friends, family and colleagues around the world. I was telling someone in Gulu that this one child wasn't the reason we'd intended to come, but in fact maybe it was the reason we were supposed to come.
" Mr. Gosling was talking via phone from his home in Los Angeles after a recent two-week trip to Uganda. He was scouting for a movie hes written and will direct this summer, about the effect of war on children. On his trip he met a 3-year-old girl named Joyce who had once been wrapped in a carpet by the Lords Resistance Army rebels and set on fire. Eighty percent of her body is now covered in burns, and she suffers from tuberculosis and H.I.V. Mr. Gosling is trying to set up a fund for her." by the Observer
ONE is a grassroots organization which attempts to mobilize supporters around its issues and organize them into a lobbying force, with the goal of encouraging America's elected national leaders to fund more U.S. international development and relief programs. As a campaign to fight extreme poverty and global diseases, it supports the Millennium Development Goals.
ONE uses a number of highly visible methods to reach out to the general public, promote its message, encourage action and raise funds.
Celebrity spokespeople are used to speak to the media and undertake trips abroad televised visits to areas suffering from poverty in order to illustrate the issues ONE is attempting to solve. ONE also uses its celebrity supporters for video ads which are released on YouTube.
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The Save Darfur Coalition is a U.S.-based advocacy group calling for Western intervention in the Darfur conflict in the Eastern African state of Sudan. It is a coalition of more than 180 religious, political, and human rights organizations designed to campaign for a response to alleged atrocities in the three Sudanes federal states that make up the region of Darfur.
The Way Forward in Northern Uganda, actor Ryan Gosling, experts and activists Discuss U.S. Action for Northern Uganda.
While in northern Uganda (Gulu) with actor Ryan Gosling, who is directing a feature film based on Jimmies book, Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War, Ryan, Jimmie and the director of photography spent time with a young Ugandan girl named Joyce, three years old, who is suffering from severe burns throughout her body. She was involved in an LRA (Lords Resistance Army) ambush a year and a half ago. One and a half dozen people were in a vehicle in which she was traveling. The LRA did a roadside attack, which is common, and killed everyone inside except for her. She survived and tried to crawl away but they dragged her back and threw her into the car's inferno. She kept crawling out. On her third attempt to escape, the LRA wrapped her in a burning carpet. The webbing of the carpet burned itself into her scalp and the only reason she lived through all that is because Ugandan army forces engaged the rebels and chased them away. Doctors without Borders (Holland) separated her fused limbs, but she lives in constant pain and suffers from cerebral infection as well as respiratory issues. While she may have gotten the best care in Northern Uganda, she didn't get the best care available. If you could hold her and look over her body, as I did yesterday, you would see how badly she needs the best medical care.
Today, Joyce is an inpatient at a hospital in Gulu. We made the decision so that her immediate medical needs could be addressed diligently. She's in the infectious phase of TB, although her white blood cell count is relatively strong, which means we can wait to start her on ARV medication. Trying to build a support system around a child in a war-affected community such as Gulu, northern Uganda hasn't been easy but I think we did pretty good under the circumstances, especially considering the three of us felt we had to agree on all decisions.
Patrick, the inspiring ex-combatant who's been caring for Joyce since she was injured has done an incredible job given the challenges he himself faces. Theirs is real-life story of redemption and hope, for were Patrick not one of the lucky few Ugandan youth to leave the war alive, he might very well been involved in the LRA attack which wounded Joyce. That possibility, I believe, is what led him to this commitment. After ten years of exploitation and abuse at the hands of the Lord's Resistance Army, and then more dashed promises from a variety of foreign visitors, he is understandably wary. Waiting for us to drop the ball. As Ryan, Adam and I leave Uganda, the feeling is of having created our own fellowship around 3-year-old Joyce. Our lives have changed irrevocably in the span of a week, from having met Joyce, as well as the response to her story from friends, family and colleagues around the world. I was telling someone in Gulu that this one child wasn't the reason we'd intended to come, but in fact maybe it was the reason we were supposed to come.
ONE is a grassroots organization which attempts to mobilize supporters around its issues and organize them into a lobbying force, with the goal of encouraging America's elected national leaders to fund more U.S. international development and relief programs. As a campaign to fight extreme poverty and global diseases, it supports the Millennium Development Goals.