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KONY 2012 Signs Appear in Woodbridge

WORLDWIDE PROTEST SIGNS APPEAR IN WOODBRIDGE

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The worldwide KONY 2012 protest has come to the Potomac Communities.

Signs synonymous with the protest sprung up overnight along U.S. 1 in Woodbridge and on signs along Old Bridge Road in Lake Ridge.

The protest are part of the “Cover the Night” campaign meant to draw attention to Ugandan leader Joseph Kony, who is accused of turning children into soldiers, using them as sex slaves, and killing them. A video produced by the group “Invisible Children” went viral earlier this year and urges world leaders to have Kony arrested before the end of the year.

KONY 2012 posters and chalk graffiti also appeared this morning in Fredericksburg’s Central Park, where police said it could take some $3,000 to remove from privately owned buildings.

In Woodbridge, the Fearcliff indoor skate park on Friday served as an informal rallying point for KONY 2012 protesters. KONY 2012 posters line the front of the skate shop on U.S. 1 near Featherstone Road.

“We had about 100 posters printed up, so we wanted to do something to further the movement,” said Fearcliff owner Thomas Kemper. “Right now, we’re focusing on getting our shop open but if Invisible Children wants to do anything else, we’ll support them.”

The skate shop is set to open May 12.

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