Australia is among a group of countries seeking to "water down" the international treaty to ban cluster bombs, which will be negotiated in Dublin on 19 – 30 May 2008.

It is an important time for people to write to the government, as well as to newspapers and other media urging that they fully support the draft treaty, without loopholes.

Action:

• Write letters. Victoria's Uniting Church has prepared a two-page resource with further details on the process, suggested points for a letter, and the relevant politicians' addresses.
• Send postcards. Email mapw [at] mapw [dot] org [dot] au for postcards for people to send to the Foreign Minister.