'Lend Your Leg' to Pressure the United States to Ban Landmines Windy Borman - TakePart
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This April 4th when you go out, lend your leg and join our voices to the voice of reason, the voice of compassion. It's time to stop the violence; it is time to stop using mines. From all corners of the world will say to those who use it: is a horrible act, cowardly, and that enough is enough! No more landmines! Roll up your pants. Lend your leg. (lendyourlegcampaign)

What do United States students holding painted prostheses, a flash mob in Germany, an 11K race in Colombia, a concert in Afghanistan, and a photo exhibit in Turkey all have in common?

When the participants roll up a pant leg, they are all part of a global action, known as Lend Your Leg, to ban landmines and support victims.

Every year, more than 4,000 people are victims of landmines around the world, and 70 percent of them are civilians. This is not just a number or a statistic; these are people like you and me, with dreams, with families, with a life.

The Colombian NGO Fundación Arcángeles launched the Lend Your Leg concept in 2011, asking individuals to roll up a pant leg in solidarity with landmine victims and call attention to the issue of landmines and their devastating effect on communities throughout the world.

Beginning on March 1, 2013 (the 14th anniversary of the Mine Ban Treaty’s entry into force) and running through April 4, 2013 (the International Day for Mine Awareness), campaigners in 50 countries around the world, from Afghanistan to the United States, Ethiopia to South Korea, and Cambodia to Syria, are urging governments that remain outside the Mine Ban Treaty to join immediately and all governments to take steps toward achieving a mine-free world.

You can show your support for landmine survivors and pressure the Obama Administration to announce their landmine policy decision by:

• Rolling up a pant leg on Thursday, April 4
• Posting your photo to the Lend Your Leg USA Facebook page
• “Tweeting” your photo to @LendYourLegUSA (#LendYourLeg)
• Visiting the Lend Your Leg homepage to see the full list of 2013 events happening near you
• You can also register your own event and post your photos for the world to see

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