According to a South African news site, a UN official has confirmed that the $7.7 million budget for the stalled peace talks between the LRA and the government of Uganda has been raised by international donors. This is a major step towards moving the peace talks forward.
However there remain major impediments to the talks recommencing. The LRA has made its continued involvement contingent on $800,000 to fund public consultations, only $600,000 of which has been raised. Moreover, with the recent news of infighting at the LRA base in DR Congo it is not known if or when the LRA will be prepared to continue the talks.
Stay tuned.
Filed under: News on October 28th, 2007 | No Comments »
We call Acholi Beads a ’socially proactive’ business. Most people have heard of socially conscious businesses. They take steps to ensure that, as they do business, they don’t hurt people or the environment. For example, socially conscious businesses don’t use sweatshop labor because it is demeaning, dangerous, and keeps workers in poverty.
Our socially proactive business is socially conscious, and takes things a step further. Read more »
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Following a reported division in the ranks of the Lord’s Resistance Army, which has been terrorizing northern Uganda for over 20 years, three senior LRA commanders trekked out of their base in the Democratic Republic of Congo to surrender.
The supposed split could be a major turning point in the decades old conflict, as reports put the force’s top commander, Joseph Kony, against his better educated second in command, Vincent Otti. Such a split would leave the LRA militarily vulnerable and likely more reliant on the continuing peace talks, which have lately stalled around negotiations of money for various consultations.
The commanders’ surrender is the first hard evidence of such a split. We’ll keep you posted with more information from Gulu.
Filed under: News on October 26th, 2007 | No Comments »
According to China’s People’s Daily, Britain’s Prince Charles is scheduling a November visit to the war-torn north of Uganda.
Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, is preparing to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, a week-long summit including over 50 heads of state from the British commonwealth. The event will bring thousands of politicians, journalists, and tourists to Uganda in November, but residents of northern Uganda have felt neglected, a neglect that reaches back over 20 years to the beginning of a war that has been hidden for most of that time.
A visit from Prince Charles would bring a welcome international spotlight to the problems still plaguing the north.
Filed under: News on October 26th, 2007 | No Comments »
Acholi beads will make an appearance at the 61st annual Pismo Beach clam festival this weekend. The festival takes place each year at the Pismo Beach pier and the surrounding area at the end of Pomeroy street. The event will run Saturday October 20th and Sunday the 21st from 9am to 5pm and feature both vendors and musicians from all over California. Come see our new selection of paper bead neckalces, bracelets and earings!
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The annual Shell Beach amateur dog show will be held on October 13th from 12pm-2pm at Dinosaur Caves Park. Acholi Beads is a sponsor for this year’s fundraisor and will be set up at the event. Come see our new inventory!
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Sunday October 7th 2007 ~ Shell Beach, CA.
Acholi Beads will make thier debut in Shell Beach this Sunday at the annual community art show ‘Art in the Park’. The event will take place at Dinosaur Caves Park from 10am to 4pm. See you there!
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Thanks for coming. We are working hard to build this site into a resource of information about the Acholi people and how to get involved in their ongoing story. Please be patient, we’re new to this web design thing. But if you come back soon you’re sure to find more! Until then, we leave you with a photo of our beaders at work.
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