Pete Wentz is getting creative in his involvement, digging up old home videos and using his image and voice to speak out about a powerful issue.

He’s working to raise awareness about displacement issues – particularly in Northern Uganda where children and families have fled the Lords’ Republican Army in attempts to avoid persecution or recruitment as a child soldier.

The Fall-Out Boy bassist is speaking up about a project that will take place in two weekends. On April 28 in cities around the US, people are being asked to voluntarily camp out, simulating displacement.

We’re so used to hearing the word “refugee” because refugee crises ARE huge problems. But did you know that if a person flees home for fear of persecution or threats to safety and does NOT cross a national border, that person is then considered an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) and NOT a refugee? US citizens who were stranded and homeless post-Katrina, for example, were IDPs and not refugees, as they were often inaccurately referred to in the press. Sometimes the figures for refugees look like they’re improving . . . but the numbers of IDPs internationally are skyrocketing.

If you visit www.invisiblechildren.com, you can learn more about the movie that inspired Pete’s involvement. If you want to know what it would feel like to be displaced from your home, you can join the mock camps across the country at a nearby Displace Me event. And, if you want to learn a little about it and also see a toddler Petey-boy shaking his thang, check out the video above.

Related Cause:          Global Extreme Poverty