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100 day countdown for Control Arms?

Help us put pressure on world governments ahead of the UN Small Arms Review Conference in June.

Fourteen-year-old boy at the Payatas dumpsite, Quezon City, Philippines.
Photo: Jim Holmes/Oxfam.

It's crunch time for Control Arms. Thursday 16 March marked the start of the 100 Day Countdown to the first major review of small arms in five years. It's a crucial opportunity for much greater progress on arms controls - if governments are prepared to take up the challenge.

The United Nations Small Arms Review Conference will take place in New York on 26 June. In the lead up to the event, we need as many people as possible to call on world leaders to make the first steps towards an Arms Trade Treaty.

The Million Faces petition will be handed over at the conference, to send a powerful, global message of support to the world’s governments for an international Arms Trade Treaty.

More than 900,000 people have already joined the Million Faces. We need your face, to help reach the target of one million in time for the UN conference in June...

what's happening

The Editors. One of the bands helping Control Arms during the 100 days of action.

Global and local events
Events to gain media coverage and get more people to put their faces to the petition.

Week of action
From 22-29 May, Control Arms coalitions in more than 50 countries will present their governments with all the faces collected in their country.

Shops
Oxfam’s shop teams will play a major role with events and activities aimed at getting customers to back the campaign.

Campaigning at gigs
We're on tour with Feeder, Richard Ashcroft, The Editors and Bell X1 to gather sign-ups for the Million Faces petition.

what can i do?
Guns for Sale

Watch the Guns for Sale spoof teleshop video.

Faces
Add your ugly mug to the Million Faces petition, and get your friends involved too.

Watch and send 'Guns for Sale'
We have released a spoof teleshop video on the arms trade.

E-cards
Send one of our Control Arms e-cards to spread the word about the 100 Days of Action.

Gigs
Come to see us on band tours, or contact a band in your area and collect sign ups at one of their gigs.

Downloads
Posters, screensavers, banner ads and an activist toolkit are all available on the Control Arms website.

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Student Action Guide for the Control Arms campaign
PDF file with great campaigning ideas for the 100 days of action.

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