e-Magazine - Issue 5

One Million Faces. One Message.
“We've seen how easy it is to get a gun, whether it be on the streets of Rio, Los Angeles or London. So join us and the Control Arms campaign by adding your face to the Million Faces petition.”
- José Junior, AfroReggae

In the time it takes you to read this email, someone will have been killed by arms. That's right, every minute the global arms trade takes another life. It's out of control.

And while rich countries discuss grand schemes to reduce poverty, their governments and companies still condone and participate in arms sales to Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America amounting to 22 billon US dollars, on average.

In the favelas of Brazil, drugs and gun violence are part of the everyday reality. This is where AfroReggae have chosen to make a difference - using music, drumming and Brazilian dance to offer young people a way out of poverty and violence.

Featuring footage from Favela Rising and AfroReggae's exclusive cover of Imagine, Make Some Noise has launched a new video about the inspirational musical journey of AfroReggae from the favelas to the world stage.

There are only 4 days to go until June 26 - the day the Control Arms campaign delivers the Million Faces petition to Kofi Annan and world leaders in New York. So join campaigners across the globe and help us to reach our target of 1 million faces by signing the petition for a global arms trade treaty .

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	Featured Track: Imagine, AfroReggae With a funky new version of Lennon's epic anthem, AfroReggae bring their unique mix of Brazilian hip-hop, drumming and dance to Make Some Noise
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	Make Some Noise by the Numbers So six months in, the Make Some Noise community now has 12,815 subscribers from as far afield as Afghanistan, North Korea and Iran. 2,790 people have taken action for Ciudad Juarez and 5,939 more have taken action for Darfur, Sudan. Globally, the best-selling tracks thus far are Love (The Cure), Grow Old With Me (The Postal Service) and Isolation (Snow Patrol). To buy these or other exclusive tracks in support of Amnesty International, just click here .
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Battle of the Noise in Australia

Make Some Noise was front and centre on May 19th at the Battle of the Bands competition of the Tasmania Schools' student group of Amnesty International Australia. More than 1500 students piled into the Hobart City Hall to hear the talents of 12 top bands. With everything from indie-rock to punk, it was actually the more mellow style of Hobart City's Sound between Silence who took home the top prize at the Make Some Noise themed event.