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Past
Global Action Action Alerts:
1.Urge Your Representative for co-sponsor UNEPS House Resolution 213! July 2007
2. Urge the US to pay its UN Peacekeeping Arrears!
March 2007
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Action Alert: March/April 2008
Cluster bombs can be banned: MAKE IT HAPPEN!
This Action Alert comes directly from the Cluster Munitions Coalition, www.stopclustermunitions.org
Cluster bombs have killed and injured thousands of civilians, but now we have a real and rae opportunity to ban them in 2008.
Over the next few months, governments will be discussing and negotiating a treaty to prohibit cluster bombs. Make sure that your government is involved in the Oslo Process and supports a strong treaty that will protect civilians and assist people that have suffered from these weapons to rebuild their lives, livelihoods and communities. The time to act is now.
Suggestions for action
- If you are an organisation, join the Cluster Munition Coalition . More …
If you are an individual, sign up to receive CMC campaign bulletins by contacting laura@stopclustermunitions.org
- Get involved with the CMC member closest to you . More …
- Sign the petition to ban cluster bombs. Click here to sign the global petition to ban cluster bombs.
- Send an email or letter to your government. You can also use these template letters to send a letter or email to your Minister of Foreign Affairs to urge them to do more about the problem of cluster munitions. Adapt it accordingly based on whether your country has already joined the Oslo Process, and also whether your country is a user or former user of cluster bombs, a stockpiler, a producer or whether it is affected. You can also find out this information and more about your country's policy on cluster munitions by checking the interactive map . Please note that Belgium has passed national legislation banning clustyer bombs and investments in cluster bombs already and Austria, Norway and Hungary have declared moratoria committing not to buy, produce or trade in cluster bombs.
· Letter for governments that are participating in the Oslo Process
· Letter for affected countries that are participating in the Oslo Process
· Letter for governments that are NOT participating in the Oslo Process
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Contact your local member of parliament.
You can download the letter with recommendations, a briefing paper, standard parliamentary questions and an overview of global parliamentary action so far.
Send the letter and the rest of the Parliamentary Action Kit to your local Member of Parliament and ask them to:
· Join the Parliamentary Network of the CMC to get in contact with other parliamentarians engaged in this issue
· Ask questions in their national parliament to find out more about the government's policy on cluster munitions and to bring it in line with the CMC Treaty Principles
- Organise a photo exhibition. If you are able to organise an exhibition contact us at laura@stopclustermunitions.org - we can send you the photos or a ready-made exhibition.
- Order a campaign kit. If you can help raise awareness and to run a stall at an event such as a festival, then contact us at laura@stopclustermunitions.org - we can help send you leaflets, badges, posters, stickers and template letters for government representatives.
- Join the Ban Cluster Bombs cause in Facebook and sign up to the Ban Cluster Bomb ‘cause', get others to do the same.
- Find out more. Read more about the issue, go to the resources section of the website to find out more
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