Use this video to look at the different ways the campaigners raised awareness of the issue, and examine which routes might be. In words and lyrics, he tells the story of his amazing life. Former child soldier emmanuel jal is now a hip hop star with a. Emmanuel jal left in yellow in concert in bristol on 11 march 2006. Rescued by an aid worker, hes become an international hiphop star and an activist for kids in war zones. But as sudans civil war moved closerwith the islamic government seizing tribal lands for water, oil, and other resources jal s family moved again and again, seeking peace. War child intersperses original interviews, live concerts, and rare footage of emmanuel jal as a seven yearold boy.
Emmanuel jal s war child is a gateway into the mind of a child that had been required to face war and its brutal phycological effects. Emmanuel jal, a musician, actor and former child soldier, tells his story on ted. But as sudanas civil war moved closerawith the islamic government seizing tribal lands for water, oil, and other resourcesajalas family moved again and again, seeking peace. The music of a war child ted talk transcript i just want to say my name is emmanuel jal. Emmanuel describes the brutal form of teaching used to turn children into unfeeling. But as sudans civil war moved closerawith the islamic. Its been a tough journey for me, traveling the world, telling my story in form of a book. A child soldiers story by emmanuel jal in the mid1980s, emmanuel jal was a seven year old sudanese boy, living in a small village with his parents, aunts, uncles, and siblings. Ive been telling a story that has been so painful for me.
This talk was presented at an official ted conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page. Emmanuel jal performs during a panel discussion on children affected by conflict at the united nations headquarters in new york, on 15 july. For five years, young emmanuel jal fought as a child soldier in the sudan. This feature documentary film, chronicles the tumultuous, shocking, inspiring, and ultimately hopeful life of.
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