May
17
Wellington Report on Activities
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On behalf of the Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition (ANZCMC), Oxfam NZ has completed a report on the Wellington Conference on Cluster Munitions held 18-22 February 2008. The Report on Activities (PDF file size 2.5MB) is available online, as well as on a CD Rom. Read more
Apr
24
Campaign Photos & Video
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We now have a flickr account with photographs available of the Super Fund action as well as campaign stunts. DraftFCB has completed a short film on the chalk stunt and petition handover, which is available on YouTube! Please give feedback on the films and use the photos in your work…
Apr
21
Interfaith Statement
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On 20 April 2008, the Sunday Star Times ran our interfaith statement on cluster munitions endorsed by 86 faith representatives and members. Read more
Apr
18
NZ Campaign Actions
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(18 April 2008) Members of the Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition (ANZCMC) are taking several actions (divestment, interfaith, student, Australia, film release) to support the cluster bomb ban as part of the Global Day of Action Against Cluster Munitions scheduled 19 April 2008. Here’s some info on these actions, as well as other news from Aotearoa New Zealand… Read more
Apr
4
NZ Super Fund Agrees to Divest
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On Friday 4 April 2008, the Guardians of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund announced “their intention to exclude from the Fund companies that remain involved in the manufacture of cluster munitions.” The full text of this announcement is available on their website. According to the Guardians, an “exclusion plan” will be implemented when New Zealand signs the treaty prohibiting cluster munitions. Read more
Mar
28
Ireland does the right thing…
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Ireland has just announced it will divest its national pension fund from such investment (see below). Why can’t New Zealand take this step??? Read more