Currently discussions are underway in Wellington, New Zealand in the fourth of five conferences of governments working to develop a treaty to ban cluster munitions with unacceptable harm to civilians.  On the second day of a five-day conference to develop a historic treaty banning cluster munitions worldwide, nine governments are attempting to create a loophole that will allow them to assist the USA to use cluster munitions. The Cluster Munition Coalition strongly condemns the hypocrisy of these countries trying to ban cluster bombs while assisting other countries to use them.

Follow the link to footage of the negotiations including an intervention by Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams.

For more information and actions see this month’s action. 

The Justice and International Mission Unit (the place where JustAct is housed) is looking for a volunteer with good interpersonal skills who is willing to come into the office (130 Littlle Collins St, Melbourne) to phone church congregations across the Synod and identify which of them are using “fair-trade” certified products and to what extent. The Unit provides an allowance of $15 per day to volunteers to cover travel costs and lunch.

Contact Mark Zirnsak on (03) 9251 5265 or mark.zirnsak@victas.uca.org.au if you are interested in assisting with this task.  More information on Unit on their website.