Bloggers Wanted for 1 year #Armstreaty Count Down

VOICE and Channel 16 are looking for bloggers to help us tell this story and monitor the ongoing Arms Trade Treaty negotiations at the United Nations so we can help put a stop to the conflict, poverty and human rights abuses fuelled by the poorly regulated global trade in conventional arms and ammunition.

Every day, millions of people suffer the direct and indirect consequences of the irresponsible arms trade: thousands are killed, others are injured, many are raped and forced to flee from their homes. We need to vamp up the media pressure so States deliver a strong and effective Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) by 2012. 

Channel 16 and VOICE is establishing a network of bloggers and journalists from around the world to harness the power of social media to track, influence and shape the final year of negotiations for a global Arms Trade Treaty. The ultimate aim is a treaty that will help save lives, prevent human rights abuses, and protect the livelihoods of people around the world.

Why should you become a member?

The members of the network will receive the following:

a) Opportunities for sponsorships to attend UN negotiations in New York

b) Regular e-mail updates on the negotiations with previews of civil society press releases, positions and new research.

c) Invitations to meet their country’s negotiators, experts and civil society activists in capitols.

d) Syndication of articles to other sites such as the Huffington Post, Channel 16 and the ATTMonitor (which is also produced in hard copy and shared daily with the negotiators during all official UN negotiating sessions.)

So, what are you waiting for - Join by filling out this short form