Garden City High School students joined a rally to demand attention for the plight of children abducted and forced to fight as soldiers On April 25 the Voices4Africa Club of Garden City High School organized an assembly at the school. The purpose of this assembly, according to co-founders Christie Mongiardo and Emily Monaghan and their advisor Sandra Cardilicchia, was to introduce students to Invisible Children; a media based, non-profit organization dedicated to ending Africa's longest running war. Two representatives from the organization were present during the assembly to inform the students about the horrific situation in which the citizens of Uganda and East Africa are currently facing. The assembly was praised by both teachers and students, who showed their support by purchasing merchandise that was sold after the event. One teacher even called it "The most important, informative assembly we've had this year".

Then on April 25, Christie, Emily and a few other Garden City High School students participated in Invisible Children's 100-city, nine country rally called The Rescue, to demand attention for the plight of children abducted and forced to fight as soldiers in the Lord's Resistance Army, which has been terrorizing Uganda and Central East Africa over the last two decades. The Rescue required participants to 'abduct themselves for the abducted'. Thousands of people traveled by foot to a location in hundreds of cities that became their 'LRA' base, where they refused to leave until a senator, politician or public figure 'rescued' them by making a public statement on behalf of child soldiers. The New York City event began at City Hall, after which around 2,000 rescuers marched across the Brooklyn Bridge and camped for the night at Fulton Ferry State Park. Celebrities such as actors Chris Lowell, Yin Chang, Daniel Sunjata, Jay Baruchel, Teresa Palmer, director Jon Turteltaub and Ugandan diplomat Walter Odoch "rescued" the participants by pledging their support to the cause. The night ended successfully, with various media groups and public figures drawing attention to the organization. Within a week, all of the cites all over the world were rescued. For more information about the situation or Invisible Children, visit their website at www.invisiblechildren.com.