Ban Bus Washington DC events: November 17-19
November 17-21
Art Exhibition on Landmines
Very Special Arts Gallery, 1300 Connecticut Ave NW
From November 17-21, an exhibition on landmines will run at the Very Special Arts Gallery featuring photographs by Australian photographer John Rodsted, ceramic mines by U.S. artist Conrad Atkinson, wooden mines by U.S. artist Mark Salwasser, sculpture by U.S. artist Daniel Walsh, painting by Swedish artist Veronica Cornils-Berg and art work by children in mine-contaminated Afghanistan. Free and open to everyone.
Nov. 18,
Very Special Arts Gallery
7pm, Press conference featuring some of the artists, host William Kennedy-Smith of Physicians Against Landmines, Lucy Wong Hernandez of Disabled Peoples International and a representative of the US Campaign. Open to media only.
6pm
Reception at the gallery open to all campaigners.
Contact person: Beverley Wong, Tel. 703-2 76-8991
Nov. 19
12.30-2pm
National Press Club, Washington DC
Press Conference: Newsmaker luncheon featuring Ms. Jody Williams, Coordinator, International Campaign to Ban Landmines and co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize. Open to media only.
5-6.30pm
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1200 New York Ave NW,
Auditorium entrance: 12th and H St.
Film screening of Small Targets: Landmines in Mozambique made by David Feingold for UNICEF in 1997. Also featuring a new 8 minute documentary on the Ottawa Process. Featuring two presenters from the Ban Bus. Free and open to everyone - please attend! ! ! Contact person: Joe Mettimano, US Committee for UNICEF, Tel. 202-296-4242
7-9pm
American University, School of International Service Lounge
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW
Presentation by Ban Bus participants deminer Michael Hands, mine awareness instructor Mette Eliseussen and US Campaigner Carl Nyberg along with a slide show and discussion. Free and open to everyone! Contact person: Shati Mokhtari, tel. 202-885-7519.
7.30pm-8.30pm
George Washington University, Room 103 in Funger Hall, Cnr G and 22nd Streets NW
Presentation by Ban Bus participants photographer John Rodsted, Cambodian-American Loung Ung and US Campaigner Mary Wareham along with a slide show and discussion. Free and open to everyone! Contactperson: Patti Bouch, tel. 202-228-0612.
The Ban Bus is a cross-country grassroots effort aimed at educating the American public on the impact of landmines and ways to alleviate this problem such as a total ban on antipersonnel mines, and increased resources for humanitarian demining and mine victim rehabilitation and assistance. The five week long Ban Bus Tour will end in Ottawa, Canada on December 1, where an international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines will be signed by over 100 nations. The Ban Bus Tour is organized by the US Campaign to Ban Landmines, a nationwide coalition of over 250 non-governmental organizations, and one of 60 country campaigns making up the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize. Ban Bus Contactperson: Mary Wareham, VVAF, Coordinator, US Campaign to Ban Landmines.
The Ban Bus is an advocacy initiative. We are now striving to achieve a ban on cluster bombs by the end of 2008. Our immediate mission is to build strong support for the Oslo Process in countries through Europe, conducting a 10 000 km journey from the Balkans to Oslo.