New Ban Advocates film shows how survivors can bring about change

A new documentary film “Ban Advocates: from Victim to Champions”, directed by Chris Anderson, shows how this group of cluster munition survivors and affected individuals supported by Handicap International have played a crucial role in the process towards a global ban on cluster munitions, and how they still remain committed to take responsibility for the implementation of the Convention.

All members of the Ban Advocates team had to overcome their injuries and trauma before they could really engage in the work they are doing. As Lynn Bradach, an American mother and a member of the Ban Advocates, says: “Membership is painful, because to be a member you must suffer true loss: loss of a limb, your sight or a loved one. In my case it was the loss of my son Marine Cpl Travis Bradach-Nall who was killed while clearing US cluster munitions in Karbala, Iraq”. She adds, “Membership also brings strength, because in order to be a member you agree that it is important to go beyond your pain and to strive to make a difference by using your voice and your experience to demand that countries stop using this inhumane weapon.”