Urge the 2004 Presidential Candidates to Support the Mine Ban Treaty

The 2004 Presidential election campaign offers us a fantastic opportunity to raise the issue of landmines and the Mine Ban Treaty to the candidates, in the media, and among the general public.

New! Click here to watch our Flash Video and Sign the On-Line Petition to the Presidential Candidates Before the Election Urging Them to Support a US Ban on Landmines

Note: It's best to use audio speakers to appreciate the video, but it's not mandatory.

Please forward this link to your friends and colleagues too!

Trouble accessing the link to the video/petition?

• Try copying the following address and pasting it into your web browser:
  http://www.banminesusa.org/petition/index.html
• If that doesn't work, you may not have access to "Flash" on your computer. If not, try downloading it for free off the web by going to www.macromedia.com
  • Click on "Get Flash Player."
  • Click on "Install Now."
  • Continue following instructions.
  • Reboot your computer and try one more time.
• Finally, if this still doesn't work, your IT administrator may have blocked your computer from accessing new software; try asking him or her to allow you to install Flash.

Contact the 2004 Presidential Candidates Directly

Please help us! Let us know if you can do any of the following:

• Monitor the 2004 presidential candidates' event schedules in your state and tell us about any upcoming scheduled events.
• Go to large campaign events or major appearances by a candidate or candidates with "Ban Landmines" signs.
• Go to smaller campaign events such as house parties and town meetings and tell the candidates themselves that you care about the landmines issue, and ask them if they support the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty.
• If you are getting involved with any of the campaigns, ask the candidates or their staff to come out in favor of the Mine Ban Treaty.  Let us know who the right contact people are within the campaign on this issue in your state.  Also, urge friends and donors of the candidates to raise this issue with them.

Click here for a sample letter and the candidates’ contact information.

Note that the US Campaign to Ban Landmines is not endorsing any of the candidates.Ý We are urging all of them to come out in favor of the Mine Ban Treaty.

Please pass this action alert along to organizations and individuals who may be interested in peace, health, human rights, and international relations.  Thank you!