Jody Williams, Stephen Goose, and Mary Wareham Discuss and Sign Their New Book
Banning Landmines: Disamament, Citizen Diplomacy, and Human Security

Monday, May 5, 2008
5 pm – 7pm

Busboys and Poets, Langston Room
2021 14th Street, NW (14th & V Streets)
Closest Metro: Green Line, U Street Cardozo stop
Parking: Available after 5 pm in the Reeves Government Center for $7. Entrance on U Street between 14th & 15th. Street parking is also available on 14th Street and is free after 6:30 p.m.

Banning Landmines: Disarmament, Citizen Diplomacy, and Human Security looks at accomplishments and set­backs in the crucial first decade of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. The first half of the book considers the implementa­tion of the prohibitions and humanitarian assistance provi­sions of the treaty, as well as efforts to promote universal acceptance of the treaty among governments and non-state armed groups. The second half of this book considers the impact of the landmine movement on other issues (such as cluster munitions and disability rights), as well as the extent to wh! ich it has contributed to the field of human security.

Edited by Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams and two other long-time leaders of the mine ban movement, Stephen Goose and Mary Wareham, Banning Landmines features contributions by grassroots activists, diplomatic negotiators, mine survivors, arms experts, and human rights defenders. This diverse group of writers at the forefront of the land­mine ban movement is well placed to provide insights into this remarkable process, its precedents, and implications for other work and issues.

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