Dear NEVILLE,

Last week the Arms Trade Treaty negotiations started in New York.  Take action You can follow what’s happening in real time and take quick actions by liking Control Arms on Facebook or following Control Arms on Twitter.  Here are the highlights:  Sunday 1 July: Millionth Supporter Julius Arile won a 10k race in New York, running on behalf of Control Arms.  Monday 2 July: Control Arms activists, including David Grimason, staged a ‘die-in’ outside the UN in front of the world’s press.  Tuesday 3 July: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon accepted the Control Arms petition of 620,000 names calling for a bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty.

Julius Arile (millionth petition sign up) after winning the New York 10K – this is what all the other runners could see in front of them. [Photo: Control Arms]

Wednesday 4 July: 32 celebrities including Coldplay, Keira Knightley, and Kevin Spacey wrote an open letter to Ban Ki-moon, demanding a bullet-proof treaty. 

Thursday 5 July: Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood guest blogged about the UK’s position on the ATT and what really goes on behind closed doors… 

Friday 6 July: Somalia-born hip-hop star K’naan released a powerful short video, “Twin bullets”, calling for tighter regulation of the arms trade. 

Thank you for your continued support; you are the ammunition we need to demand a safer world.

Best wishes

Anna MacDonald
Oxfam Head of Arms Control

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