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KONY 2012 inspires Delta artist Sycra Yasin uses his skills to raise awareness of African warlord by Sheila Reynolds SYCRA YASIN was one of millions of people who saw the name cross his
“I’m not 100 per cent in favour of them (Invisible Children)... but I really like this idea of people all over the world getting together against – or for – something.”
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North Delta artist Sycra Yasin created a digital caricature of Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony after watching the now viral YouTube video made by the group Invisible Children.
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computer screen last week: Kony. The name started popping up on social media sites such as Twitter on Tuesday and by Wednesday, was peppered on Facebook pages and debated on blog sites, with TV and other media reporting on the viral video that everyone seemed to be suddenly talking about. The stir was created by KONY 2012, a 30-minute movie by the non-profit group Invisible Children and filmmaker Jason Russell aimed at making Joseph Kony “famous” and have him arrested. Kony, the head of the Lord’s Resistance Army, is accused of terrorizing areas of Uganda for years, kidnapping children to use as soldiers and prostitutes, leaving Sycra Yasin a trail of torture and murder in his wake. After its release on YouTube last week, the slick documentary quickly racked up more than 50 million views in just two days.
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New riot poster released Faces of 100 suspects blanket cities; more Surrey charges by Sheila Reynolds MORE THAN 340 volunteers and 70 police officers were on the streets in 19 B.C. cities – including Surrey and Delta – on Thursday, handing out 70,000 posters of suspected rioters. The posters feature images of 100 individuals, including five of the Integrated Riot Investigation Team’s (IRIT) “most wanted,” who are linked to the assault on Robert Mackay, who was attacked and beaten when he tried to stop looters from entering The Bay.
The poster is the second issued by police to help identify those who allegedly committed crimes last June in downtown Vancouver following the Vancouver Canucks’ Game 7 loss in the Stanley Cup final. The first poster was issued last November. Delta Police (one of eight police agencies comprising IRIT) and volunteers took to the streets Thursday afternoon, with posters being handed out to students at South Delta, Delta and North Delta secondary schools. See RIOT / Page 3
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Delta Police Const. Ken Usipiuk hands out posters to students at North Delta Secondary on Thursday afternoon.
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