Photo Gallery
Below are some photos sent in by parents and/or teachers who use the AIKids' and Literacy Edition Urgent Actions in their home or classroom.
If you would like to sing the praises of your students and share the story about their human rights activism, please collect the parents' permission for AIUSA to post their photos and contact Julia Nemon at:
Urgent Action Network
600 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, 5th Fl.
Washington, DC 20003
ph. (202) 544-0200 x425
fax: (202) 675-8566
email: jnemon@aiusa.org
Write a Letter; Save a Life; Earn a Badge!
The 22 6th graders that comprise Cadette Girl Scout troop #1552 and their leaders, Suzanne Carson, Debbie Weber, and Elizabeth Webber, asked Peggy Amatangelo to assist the troop in earning their "Desktop Publishing Individual Patch Project."*
Peggy Amatangelo has served Girl Scouts for over a quarter of a century as a Brownie Leader, Girl Scout Troop leader, Neighborhood Consultant as well as her own scouting years. As an Instructional computer tech for a middle school, she was delighted to be invited to assist the girls in this endeavor.
One of the requirements for completion of this badge is to participate in a Service Project where you create cards for a special group. Mrs. Amatangelo introduced the troop to Amnesty International USA's AIKids website for children and suggested the girls practice their letter writing and editing skill by composing letters to the Ambassador of Nepal of behalf of Rafik Miya. This young man has been missing since January 17, 2004
The troop really enjoyed this activity. They practiced their newly learned skills of gaining information from a website and then writing a business letter, creating a letterhead, and proofreading. When these little girls fully understood the plight of this Rafik Miya and they made their demands to the Ambassador clearly known and he is probably shaking in his boots! They also were reminded to appreciate the safety and personal freedoms we have in the United States. Just as importantly the girls learned that young people can make a difference and make the world a better place! We may have created a few much- needed activists in the group
* This service project does not necessarily express the views of Girl Scouts - Trillium Council, or show endorsement of Amnesty International as an organization
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| Students in Homer, Alaska participating in the July 4th parade in support of human rights. | ||
 Students in Israel write letters using the AIKids' Urgent Action casesheets. |  Young human rights letter-writers in Minnesota. |
