Landmines: The Program

An exciting program is lined up for participating schools, including question and answer sessions with experts and school students in Mozambique, with Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy, and with landmine survivors and anti-mine activists. The first Q&A (week of October 27) will be with Mary Wareham who is part of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), the winner of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize!

Remember, the main purpose of the project is for your schools to learn about the issue and then HELP SOLVE a part of the problem. So the most important activity is the Mine Awareness Campaign your schools will engage in -- during this campaign, your schools will raise consciousness about the issue and raise money that will go directly to the demining of schools, beginning with schools in Mozambique. Students will be able to follow the demining process.

The exciting opportunity to interact with experts, activists and other students will happen in a number of different ways. The CyberSchoolBus will organize several Q&A sessions in 1997 beginning at the end of October. These are one-off events in which schools submit questions by a deadline and receive answers within a few days. There will also be some on-going conversations, notably with Mozambique. All schools should use the e-mail/newsgroup set up to engage in discussions of their own on the topic.

Prior to the Launch

Materials and resources, including teaching units, sent out by e-mail/newsgroup.
Message from Ms. Nane Annan.

Oct. 24: Launch

Web-site goes live.
Messages sent out from the UN.

Oct. 31: Deadline for first Q&A questions

The International Campaign to Ban Landmines

Nov. 6: Messages from Mozambique

including students and deminers

Nov. 7: Deadline for second Q&A questions

Fighting Mines: A Survivor’s Account

Nov. 14: Deadline for third Q&A questions

A Survivor’s Perspective

Nov. 21: Deadline for fourth Q&A questions

What to Expect from the Ottawa Conference

Dec. 2: The Ottawa Conference

send messages to your elected officials in support of a total ban

Dec. 3: The Banner Campaign

place The Total Ban banner on your web-site for one day

Dec. 12: Deadline for fifth Q&A questions

Following Up on the Ottawa Conference

Dec. 15: Begin your Mine Awareness Campaigns

raise consciousness and raise funds

Dec. - March

Discussions will continue after this date. You can schedule your own campaign at any time that is convenient for you.

Beginning at the end of January, we will continue the program focussing on other exchanges and other countries.

April: Demining in Mozambique scheduled begin.

Follow up contact will continue after this date so that students may see the impact of their actions.