Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence: more than 80 countries involved
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| June 15, 2009 3:00 pm | to | June 21, 2009 3:00 pm |
From 15-21 June, activists in more than 80 countries will use the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence to raise awareness, campaign for better gun laws and push for stronger regulation of the global arms trade. Civil society organisations, governments and UN agencies will organise events to draw attention to the human toll of small arms proliferation and misuse.
This year there will be a particular focus on the mobilisation of civil society calling for their governments to support a strong Arms Trade Treaty in the discussions at the United Nations in July. IANSA members will visit policymakers, organise workshops and conduct media outreach activities to push for a strong and effective ATT.
The Disarming Domestic Violence campaign will be another major theme of this year’s Week of Action. The campaign will be launched in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, El Salvador, Namibia, Nepal, Serbia, Portugal and Uganda with events such a bicycle rides, marches and press conferences.
Disarming Domestic Violence is the first international campaign aimed at protecting women from gun violence in the home. The main goal is to ensure that people with a history of domestic abuse are denied access to firearms, or have their licenses revoked.
First launched in 2001, the Global Week of Action has grown to be the largest coordinated gun violence prevention event in the world.
