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AIUSA Promotes "Lord of War"/ plus Arms Control Petition and Info

Do More .... With "Lord of War"

From: Amnesty International USA

As announced earlier, Amnesty International USA is thrilled to promote the film Lord of War, directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Academy Award-Winner Nicolas Cage. The film was released nationally in mid-September. Lord of War is an action drama chronicling the global exploits of a US-based arms broker (Cage) who traffics weapons to dictators and human rights abusers while trying to stay out of the clutches of an intrepid Interpol Agent (Ethan Hawke). AIUSA's collaboration with the film will help advance our US-based action work within the international Control Arms Campaign.

Get involved with actions around the film! Download our AIUSA Lord of War Action Guide from http://www.amnestyusa.org/lordofwar/
For orders of "paper copies" of 25 or more action guides, email film2005@aiusa.org with your name and mailing address.

Nicolas Cage talks about the deadly impact of the uncontrolled arms trade.

Watch the video: 37 k | 300 k. »



Stop Ruthless Arms Brokers that Fuel Deadly Conflicts
Ruthless arms brokers have been at the center of many of the most disturbing arms deals, including weapons transfers to abusive armed groups and countries under U.N. arms embargoes. Many of these merchants of death remain free and unhindered, and continue to traffic arms to human rights abusers. Urge your Member of Congress to press the Bush Administration to support a strong global agreement on arms brokering to better enforce U.S. law and halt this global threat to human rights. Click here to send an email to Congress. »

Halt Arms Trafficking into the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The profitable and illegal flow of arms to the Democratic Republic of Congo's tragic war continues to pose a major threat to the protection of fundamental human rights in the DRC and the wider Great Lakes region. Please urge the U.S. Secretary of State to encourage compliance with the embargo on the part of Congo's neighboring countries, and to investigate and prosecute the international network of clandestine profiteers who sell these weapons and make their fortunes from Congo's misery. Take action. »

Have You Signed the Million Faces Photo Petition Yet?
The Control Arms campaign is calling on governments to adopt a legally-binding International Arms Trade Treaty and we need your help in persuading governments to answer the call. Sign the Million Faces Photo Petition to demonstrate your support for an International Arms Trade Treaty. To learn more about the Control Arms campaign, which Amnesty International co-leads, visit the website at www.controlarms.org. »



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Amnesty, IANSA and Oxfam have just launched a global campaign aiming to stop gun running and control the arms trade - and they need your support now. Simply go to:
http://www.controlarms.org/million_faces/en/index.php/register?s=1094958

I've already signed up and you can see my Face in the Million Faces petition at:
http://www.controlarms.org/million_faces/index.php/photo/id/1094958

Armed violence wrecks lives by fuelling conflict, poverty, and human rights abuses. The campaign is calling for an international Arms Trade Treaty which will make it harder for arms to get into the wrong hands.

Your support will help us to show that people - like you - around the world are outraged by arms trade abuses, and demand tougher arms controls. Act now at:
http://www.controlarms.org/million_faces/en/index.php/register?s=1094958

posted by Annamarie at 11:41 PM