April 30, 2012

Update on Kony

US special forces help in hunt for warlord Kony - Toshiba http://bit.ly/IPbA7U

April 29, 2012

Jamnesty 2012


Jamnesty 2012 was a huge success with 10 bands and over 150 people in attendance. We celebrated Amnesty International's 50th birthday in style. Temporary Name, Ukulele Orchestra, Double O Negative, In This Order and  Justin, Duncan, Kendall & the Jester played in the first set. Everyone learned about what Amnesty International has been doing over the last half century. It's amazing what they/we've accomplished over the years without the Internet, Facebook and Twitter! Too Mainstream, The Half, Silver Hammer, Kendall & the Kendallettes and Stand Tall performed during the second set. Throughout the evening we were entertained by our incredible MCs Ally and Mitch. Congratulations to this year's winners!
  • 1st Place - Too Mainstream
  • 2nd Place - Silver Hammer
  • 3rd Place - Justin, Duncan, Kendall & the Jester

April 27, 2012

Jamnesty on Facebook

Show your support and pics of Jamnesty tonight on our event's Facebook page.

April 26, 2012

Jamnesty is Tomorrow!!

Jamnesty is finally here! Be at the school at 6:00 to help set up. Wear your Amnesty shirt tomorrow to school and tomorrow night.

Make sure you spread the word with your friends to come tomorrow night, too. We have 10 bands--it should be a good competition!

April 25, 2012

Connecticut Abolishes the Death Penalty

As of today, Connecticut is the 17th state in the United States to abolish the death penalty. Thank Governor Dannel Malloy and other Connecticut leaders through Amnesty International for their work with the bill here.

April 23, 2012

Invisible Children...

Thanks so much to everyone who attended the screening! It was great to have so many people from our club attend.

Here is a video about what is coming up next for IC:

April 21, 2012

Screening Tomorrow!!

Remember, our screening is tomorrow at 6:00 at St. Luke Lutheran Church. Come see the Kony 2012 movie and hear about the conflict. Bring your friends and family too!

April 20, 2012

Cover the Night (Day #5)

Today is the day to Cover the Night! Look around on Facebook to find a group you can meet up with to serve your community then hang up posters.

April 19, 2012

Invisible Children Merchandise Day!

Wear your IC shirt and/or bracelets tomorrow.

Cover the Night Day #4

Contact your head of state via twitter, email, or a personal note to encourage them to unite with other world leaders to stop LRA atrocities.

Cover the Night Day #3

Ask your head of state to support the international effort to stop LRA violence and help rehabilitate the communities affected by the conflict.

April 18, 2012

Shirt Schedule for Lunch


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Sat
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First lunch: Haley, Allison
Second lunch: Brenna, Katy
First lunch: Alex, Michela
Second lunch: Brenna, Katy
First lunch:
Fran, Allison
Second lunch: Mandy, Lauren Scahill

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First lunch: Michela, Paige
Second lunch: Mikayla, Rachel
First lunch: Jenna
Second lunch: Tess, Melissa
First lunch: Lauren Susi, Eric
Second lunch: Brenna, Katy
First lunch: Haley, Alex
Second lunch: Tess, Melissa
First lunch: Lauren Susi, Eric
Second lunch: Mandy, Lauren Scahill



When you are selling shirts, remember:

  • Remind people to wear their shirts on April 27th, 2012 for Amnesty Shirt day.
  • First lunch: get shirts and cash box form office, leave shirts under table for second lunch. Second lunch: Shirts will be under table, get cash box from office. Bring everything back to the office at the end of lunch.
  • Layout one of each color shirt on the table.
  • Shirts are $10.
  • Be polite!

If you have a conflict with one of the days you were asigned to sell shirts, you can find another Amnesty member to take your place or tell me and I will find someone to cover for you. Also, if I scheduled you to sell shirts during the wrong lunch wave, let me know so I can change the schedule.

Cover the Night Day #3

Today, tweet these four key world leaders whose support of the African Union will be critical in stopping LRA violence:

April 17, 2012

Cover the Night Day #2

For day two, contact the African Union and United Nations through Twitter to encourage them to continue to take action to stop the LRA.

Jamensty Committee Calender

Check out the new Jamnesty Committee Task calender on the right of the page to see what your committee needs to acomplish before Jamensty.

April 16, 2012

IC's Cover the Night

Leading up to Cover the Night, Invisible Children has a full week of advocacy planned.

Today, Monday, they are asking you to sign the Kony 2012 pledge showing you support IC's efforts and share it with your friends.

Don't forget to spread the word about our screening coming up in six days on April 22nd at St. Luke Lutheran Church!

April 12, 2012

Cover the Night at LHS

Come to LHS at 6:00 pm this Saturday, April 14th, if you are free to hang up Invisible Children posters for our Cover the Night to promote our upcoming screening on April 20th.

April 10, 2012

Reminder

Tom's One Day Without Shoes, that raises awareness about the daily struggles of those who are forced to live without shoes, is happening today, April 10th. Participate if you can!