I got this from Amnesty International:
Tracy,
It's easier to trade weapons around the world than it is to trade bananas.
I wish it were a joke. This fact about bananas, as absurd as it is, shows how easy it is for brutal dictators and armed groups to buy weapons and use them against civilians.
We want to stage a huge event in New York City to educate the public about irresponsible arms trades, and you can help:
Buy
a $15 crate of bananas, $50 activist kit, or $100 of billboard space
that Amnesty International activists will use in Times Square next week.
World leaders are meeting to negotiate an arms trade treaty in July, so now is the perfect time to demand an arms trade that protects human rights.
A bulletproof arms trade treaty will:
It's easier to trade weapons around the world than it is to trade bananas.
I wish it were a joke. This fact about bananas, as absurd as it is, shows how easy it is for brutal dictators and armed groups to buy weapons and use them against civilians.
We want to stage a huge event in New York City to educate the public about irresponsible arms trades, and you can help:
Buy
a $15 crate of bananas, $50 activist kit, or $100 of billboard space
that Amnesty International activists will use in Times Square next week. World leaders are meeting to negotiate an arms trade treaty in July, so now is the perfect time to demand an arms trade that protects human rights.
A bulletproof arms trade treaty will:
- Stop the transfer of arms when there is a substantial risk they will be used in violations of human rights and humanitarian law, such as genocide, the use of child soldiers and sexual violence
- Include all conventional arms and ammunition
- Be effective, transparent, and enforceable.
Tracy, help us call for a bulletproof arms trade treaty.
Buy a crate of bananas, an activist pack, or 100 seconds of billboard space for our public action in Times Square. Sincerely,
Frank Jannuzi
Deputy Executive Director, Head of Washington DC office
Amnesty International USA
PS -- We'll be sure to let you know how it goes next week!
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