tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55458911704613287222024-03-05T12:55:25.629-05:00Ledyard High School's Amnesty International ClubSkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-52824588656736995712018-09-04T15:23:00.003-04:002018-09-04T15:23:24.375-04:00First Meeting of 2018-2019Join our chapter of the largest human rights organization in the world by coming to room 211 during activity period tomorrow!SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-74434747425496737972018-08-29T07:31:00.001-04:002018-08-29T07:31:05.714-04:00Welcome Back!School starts tomorrow, yikes! Our first meeting will be during activity period on September 5 in room 211. Join us to kick off a great year!SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-80852172283185004172018-05-29T06:42:00.000-04:002018-05-29T10:46:33.611-04:00$50 Fugitive RulesWin a $50 gift card to Dunkin' Donuts or Starbucks, your choice. To do so, you must correctly <i>and properly</i> identify the $50 Fugitive. The $50 Fugitive is a teacher at LHS. Each day this week, we will offer a clue to help you identify the Fugitive. Also, we will be sharing facts about the current Rohingya genocide in Myanmar.<br />
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If you think you have determined who the Fugitive is, you must approach the Fugitive to accuse. BUT FIRST, you must recite 3 facts about the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar. Even if you identify the correct teacher, the teacher will deny being the Fugitive until the correct facts are given.
Finally, you CANNOT accuse the Fugitive during class time. You'll need to approach him/her during passing periods, lunch, etc.SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-90374861606424661262018-05-28T10:46:00.000-04:002018-05-29T10:49:20.958-04:00Final $50 Fugitive ClueNo one was able to identify the $50 Fugitive last week, so here is one final clue. The Fugitive likes Thor.SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-78305812978039892292018-05-25T07:00:00.000-04:002018-05-25T07:00:08.070-04:00$50 Fugitive - Friday's Fact and ClueFact 5: Rohingya Muslims have been the victims of religious violence for decades in Myanmar.<br />
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Clue 5: The fugitive is part Iroquois Indian.SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-23528181041405082842018-05-24T07:00:00.000-04:002018-05-24T07:00:14.333-04:00$50 Fugitive - Thursday's Fact and ClueFact 4: The UN says the Rohingya's situation is the "world's fastest growing refugee crisis."<br />
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Clue 4: The fugitive took a ROTC/Army Rifle marksmanship course in college and got an A (she/he was a good shot).SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-23134269665478324282018-05-23T06:59:00.000-04:002018-05-23T08:52:32.957-04:00$50 Fugitive - Wednesday's Fact and ClueFact 3: Nearly 700,000 have fled the destruction of their homes and persecution in the northern Rakhine province of Myanmar for neighboring Bangladesh since August 2017.<br />
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Clue 3: Before being a teacher the fugitive used to work as a janitor, on a farm, and in retail.SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-31268224685970200972018-05-22T06:57:00.000-04:002018-05-22T06:57:06.977-04:00$50 Fugitive - Tuesday's Fact and ClueFact 2: Rohingya Muslims are not recognized as citizens or as an ethnic group by Myanmar’s government.<br />
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Clue 2: When the fugitive was young she/he wanted to be a geologist or a cave explorer.SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-58506567487623406102018-05-21T06:49:00.004-04:002018-05-21T06:49:39.454-04:00$50 Fugitive - Monday's Fact and ClueFact 1: At least 6,700 Rohingya, including at least 730 children under the age of five, were killed in the 1st month after the violence broke out.<br />
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Clue 1: One place the fugitive has always wanted to visit is Tonga. SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-9938424676043168972017-12-05T12:18:00.002-05:002017-12-05T12:18:15.904-05:00Peace Out DayTomorrow is Peace Out Day! Wear your peace tees to school to show your support for Amnesty International’s international campaign against refugee bans. The advisory wearing the most peace tees will win a pizza party!! SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-43528188856226105062017-11-09T14:45:00.001-05:002017-11-09T14:45:21.664-05:00Meetings Week of Nov 13We are meeting after school on Monday, November 13 to count and plan t-shirts for our peace out week. Then on Wednesday, we have an Activity Period meeting in the gym!SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-60908916615733180622017-10-17T11:51:00.004-04:002017-10-17T11:51:39.843-04:00Activity Period Meeting WednesdayInterested in working to help stop human rights violations around the world? Join our passionate group! Sign out to the Aux Gym during Activity Period tomorrow. SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-79683104336362381382017-09-19T14:28:00.002-04:002017-09-19T14:28:35.319-04:00First Meeting of the YearAmnesty meeting during Activity Period tomorrow!!! Be sure to bring some new faces! Especially, recruit freshman to come :)SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-23329442962850733192017-06-02T11:42:00.003-04:002017-06-02T11:58:06.289-04:00Albinism Week - Post 8Thank you everyone for participating in Albinism Week and the $50 Fugitive contest! Congratulations to Bethanie Deveau who correctly identified Mrs. Welch as the Fugitive today! SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-29605057347302307922017-06-02T07:31:00.000-04:002017-06-02T07:31:18.473-04:00Albinism Week - Post 7That’s a wrap. It’s been a great Albinism Week. Thanks for participating!<br />
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Today’s $50 Fugitive fact is: parents often pull their children out of school in the fear that they will be taken.<br />
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Now for the moment we have all been waiting for…a more revealing clue about the Fugitive…the Fugitive has driven a second, third or fourth-hand Volvo all of her life!SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-8873026480072886932017-06-01T10:28:00.001-04:002017-06-01T10:30:05.392-04:00Take Action (Albinism Week - Post 6)Help stop ritual murders of people with albinism in Malawi. Sign this petition.<br />
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<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/stop-albinism-killings-in-malawi/">https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/stop-albinism-killings-in-malawi/</a>SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-60758489256968797592017-06-01T08:19:00.000-04:002017-06-01T08:20:47.089-04:00Albinism Week - Post 5Wow! Serious egg collection effort yesterday. Believe it or not, there are more eggs out there. More importantly, have you learned anything this week about albinism in Africa?<br />
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Thursday’s clue and fact:
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<li>The Fugitive rode in a helicopter with no doors--it turned & his/her sunglasses were lost to the state of Florida.</li>
<li>Albinos in Africa are often isolated and taught very little about their condition. </li>
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Please take 7 minutes of your time to watch this video, as it sums up the issue pretty well. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIMS0bNGcIc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIMS0bNGcIc</a>SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-42984879309543714612017-05-31T10:00:00.000-04:002017-05-31T10:00:00.400-04:00Albinism Week - Post 4This week, we are raising awareness about albinism in Africa. To learn more and participate read this website daily and keep up with us on <a href="https://twitter.com/LedyardAmnesty?">Twitter @LedyardAmnesty</a>.<br />
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There are over 100 plastic eggs hidden throughout the school today. When you find an egg, you’ll get a Jolly Rancher and learn about attacks on albinos. Please return your egg to the box in the main office or room 211 (so we can reuse it).<br />
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Want to win a $50 gift card to Dunkin' Donuts or Starbucks? Participate in our annual $50 Fugitive completion. View the details and rules on this post. Wednesday’s clue and fact are:<br />
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<li>The Fugitive was once told to leave a church in Venezuela because he/she was wearing shorts.</li>
<li>A complete set of body parts from a human albino can sell for as much as $75,000 on the black market.</li>
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SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-39120357587975767522017-05-30T11:00:00.001-04:002017-05-30T11:00:35.167-04:00Albinism Week - Post 3While we will post, announce, and Tweet all week about the problems of albinism in Africa, we suggest watching this video to orient yourself to the issue.<br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/oIMS0bNGcIc">https://youtu.be/oIMS0bNGcIc</a>SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-81941764622828366822017-05-30T10:54:00.001-04:002017-05-30T10:57:29.044-04:00$50 Fugitive Rules (Albinism Week - Post 2)Win a $50 gift card to Dunkin' Donuts or Starbucks, your choice. To do so, you must <i>correctly and properly</i> identify the $50 Fugitive.<br />
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The $50 Fugitive is a teacher at LHS. Each day this week, we will offer a clue to help you identify the Fugitive. The clues will be more reveling as the week progresses.<br />
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Also, we will be sharing facts about albinism in Africa all week. Facts will be shared via Wednesday's egg hunt and each day a fact will be shared via the morning announcements.<br />
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If you think you have determined who the Fugitive is, you must approach the Fugitive to accuse them. BUT FIRST, you must recite 3 facts about albinism in Africa. The facts can come from our eggs or the daily announcements. Even if you identify the correct teacher, the teacher will deny being the Fugitive until the correct facts are given.<br />
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Finally, you CANNOT accuse the Fugitive during class time. You'll need to approach him/her during passing periods, lunch, etc.SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-17622708201601936432017-05-30T09:30:00.003-04:002017-05-30T19:14:58.436-04:00Albinism Week - Post 1This week, the Amnesty International Club is raising awareness about albinism in Africa. Keep an eye on the morning announcements and our <a href="https://twitter.com/LedyardAmnesty">Twitter @LedyardAmnesty</a> to learn more and participate.
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There are up to 10,000 people living with albinism in Malawi alone. Attacks and killings of albinos occur in 25 African countries. Poor education leads people to believe that albinism is a curse of the gods, or a contagious disease. In reality, it is simply a genetic condition (lack of melanin in hair, skin, and eyes). But since the population is uninformed, there is a stigmatism against people born with albinism and the mothers that give birth to them. The harassment towards mothers is so extreme in some cases that they cave and throw away their infants. We'll offer much more information about this issue as the week progresses.<br />
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Our awareness-raising campaign centers around this website, our <a href="https://twitter.com/LedyardAmnesty">Twitter</a>, an egg hunt and the $50 Fugitive. Spread the word and participate!<br />
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To start things off, there will be an egg hunt in the school tomorrow. Over 100 plastic eggs will be hidden throughout the school. When you find an egg, you’ll get a Jolly Rancher and learn a bit about attacks on albinos in Africa. (Please return your egg to the box in the main office or room 211, so we can reuse it.)<br />
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We are excited to announce that one of our teachers is the $50 Fugitive and if you can “catch” the Fugitive, you’ll win a $50 gift card to Dunkin' Donuts or Starbucks. When you identify the Fugitive you must also recite 3 facts on albinism in Africa. If you do both correctly you win! Tuesday’s clue and fact are:<br />
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<li>The Fugitive once rappelled a rocky mountain cliff. </li>
<li>It is believed that the bones of people living with albinism contain gold.</li>
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SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-85984540563185010952017-03-13T14:51:00.001-04:002017-03-13T14:51:26.242-04:00Cupcakes Meeting Moved from Tuesday to WednesdayThe Cupcakes and Causes meeting has been <i>changed to Wednesday, March 15,</i> at 6:30pm in room 211. Join us for intense conversation and cupcakes. Bring a friend!SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-47373384995851802292017-03-07T13:32:00.002-05:002017-03-07T13:32:50.516-05:00Cupcakes and Causes March 14The next <a href="http://ledyardlhs.ss7.sharpschool.com/cms/One.aspx?portalId=112042&pageId=4190458">Cupcakes and Causes</a> meeting is Tuesday, March 14 at 6:30 in room 211. By now everyone has heard of the war and the refugee crisis in Syria. Join us as we explore the latest in this immensely complex and tangled web of stakeholders and issues. We promise the cupcakes will be tasty, too!SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-59189129004573580012017-02-13T09:54:00.002-05:002017-02-13T09:54:39.521-05:00Activity Period Meeting WednesdayActivity Period this week on Wednesday! We'll be planning Jamnesty, which is on April 21!SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545891170461328722.post-66543005404230839012016-11-14T14:27:00.001-05:002016-11-14T14:27:11.619-05:00Next Cupcakes and Causes MeetingMark your calendars, the next Cupcakes and Causes meeting is December 20 at 6:30pm!SkiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525735993986109395noreply@blogger.com