The WSF got under way in Caracas on 24 January with a march through the streets of the city which was vibrant with colour, song, and thousands of different banners and flags representing countries across the Americas region and beyond.
There was a strong Control Arms presence, organised by Amnesty International – Venezuela mobilising a large number of volunteers who have taken to the streets with enthusiasm.
They have also taken on the challenge of contributing thousands more faces to the Million Faces petition by taking pictures of participants and getting them to commit to the Arms Control campaign.
AI Venezuela is holding two workshops on the Control Arms campaign. The first took place on 25 January at La Carlota airbase – a military base which has been opened up to WSF participants.
AI Venezuela has been interviewed by local, regional and international media and the Control Arms banner has been displayed in BBC World news reports.
“It´s really gratifying for me to feel that I´m contributing to spreading such an important message such as the need for a control to the indiscriminate transfer of arms which have caused massive human rights violations. People really don´t understand the gravity of the problem; however it is still possible for things to change” said Maria Eugenia Marin – AI Venezuela activist
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