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December 21, 2005
Women protest outside Babu Lal Gaur's house, "Brother, what became of your promise?"
STORY IN PICTURES
Women from communities whose water is poisoned by cancer- and birth-defect-causing chemicals leaking from Union Carbide's derelict factory in Bhopal gather outside the house of Gas Relief Minister Babu Lal Gaur.
They came to remind Gaur that on August 21, when he was Chief Minister, he had allowed them to tie "rakhees" on his wrist - signifying that he would afford them a brother's protection - and promised to provide them with safe drinking water piped from the Kolar reservoir. (See Bhopal.net report from 22 August)
The picture above was taken not today, but in April 2004, also outside the home of Gaur who was then Chief Minister. The communities have been asking for clean water for years, ever since it became it known that poisons like lead, mercury, nickel and a slew of lethal organochlorines had contaminated their wells and stand pipes and had even been found in the breast milk of nursing mothers living near the factory. The story of the April 2004 protest was reported on bhopal.net here.
In May 2004 the Indian Supreme Court ordered the Bhopal politicians to ensure that the affected communities received piped supplies of clean drinking water. To date this order has simply been ignored, as have the protests of the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee set up to ensure compliance with the order. The politicians have treated the Supreme Court and the affected people with utter contempt. In this story from Bhopal.net the then Minister of Gas Relief Umashankar Gupta celebrates his birthday in lavish style while the people supposedly in his care were dying of Carbide's poisons. The picture shows his 53kg birthday cake. Also in evidence were elephants and a dancing horse.
In June this year, Bhopal.net reported that while the Supreme Court's order continued to be ignored, Babu Lal Gaur was proposing to spend $180 million on public fountains, badminton courts and fitness gyms. On that occasion we wrote, "The Gaur regime, it can hardly be described as 'government', has for more than a year also ignored an Indian Supreme Court ruling to provide safe drinking water for families in Bhopal whose wells and stand-pipes have been poisoned by chemicals leaking from the derelict Union Carbide factory. Last month, women who went with their children to a government office to protest were beaten and kicked by police." Read about that bit of brutality here.
These are some of the people injured by police for daring to ask the politicians to obey the Supreme Court's order. Below, a man is being beaten and kicked while being dragged away by his hair, the picture appeared in the newspaper Rajya ki Nayi Duniya (literally, 'The Government's New World')
And so back to today, the police watchful as the women make their protest.
Asking their "brother" why he had failed to keep his promise.
The women were trying to tell Gaur that despite his promise, their communities continue to be supplied with poor quality water by road tankers and that the amount supplied is less than a fifth of what people actually need.
They also pointed out that six communities have had no water at all, not even by tanker. As a consequence, the majority of people in the 16 communities are forced to drink the poisonous water coming from their hand pumps.
Gaur did not show himself on this occasion to his "sisters".
In the end they leave. Another day without clean water or justice. In the "rajya" of Gaur and his cronies the poor have no rights, no voice and no hope. Yet the women will never give up. They will be back.
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December 10, 2005
AID Baton Rouge Hosts Anniversary Events
To commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster, a candlelight vigil was organized by AID Baton Rouge on the evening of Dec 3, 2005. About 30 people attended the vigil, which commenced with the lighting of candles. Prakash Narayanan, an AID volunteer, addressed the attendees on the tragedy, current health of survivors and their fight for justice against Union Carbide (now DOW) and the Government of India. Information about the disaster was also provided on posters for everyone to read. A minute silence was then observed in remembrance of the dead and those who are still suffering to this day from the aftereffects of the gas leak.
As a follow up to the anniversary, a documentary titled "Litigating Disaster" by Ilan Ziv was screened the next day during the chapter's weekly community service hour. The documentary features Raj Sharma, the attorney for the Bhopal victims, and includes never before seen documents and exclusive interviews with former Union Carbide employees. The documentary generated considerable discussion among those present, including action that could be taken by the Baton Rouge community to increase awareness, and listed demands to be met by Dow and the Government of India. There were also some questions on the next appropriate day when some action could be taken here.
On the whole the vigil and the movie generated a good discussion and people are waiting to make the next move to spread the word that "We all live in Bhopal" and "No more Bhopals".
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December 09, 2005
Indiana University Marks Anniversary
On December 2nd, 2005, the Bloomington chapter of the Association for India’s Development hosted a vigil and documentary screening to mark the 21st anniversary of the world’s worst-ever industrial disaster.
“We had a good turnout for the vigil though the documentary was a washout since we were screening the same one as last year.
“We had the vigil for 2hrs on Dec 2nd at the heart of the campus and close to downtown. Over 20 people joined us and stood thro the bitter cold and held posters. We talked to faculty, students, and staff who passed by and over 30 people stopped and interacted with us braving the cold. We explained about Bhopal and gave them flyers with things they could do to help.
“Unlike last year, this year we did not manage to get media attention for our vigil. We'll have to work closer with the campus newsdesk to make sure we get press coverage in future.”
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350 Fisherfolk Demonstrate for Bhopal in Tuticorin
Demand end to slow-motion Bhopals in their own community
Received a belated update from Prof. Fatima Babu of Tuticorin. More than 350 fisherfolk and women activists from Tuticorin took out a procession through the streets of Tuticorin concluding with a street meeting at the shrine of "Our Lady of Snows." The procession was marked by slogan shouting, and a commentary on the Bhopal disaster and its relevance to Tuticorin. Tuticorin, also known as Pearl City for its historical export of natural pearls, is a bustling port town located alongside the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park. Owing to the sea access, the town has attracted a disproportionate number of polluting industries. A mercury-cell chloralkali unit of DCW Ltd, SPIC Ltd's fertiliser complex, coal-fired thermal power plants and a totally illegal copper smelter belonging to UK-based multinational Vedanta Resources Plc's subsidiary Sterlite Industries India Ltd are the slow-motion Bhopals in the town. Tuticorin's industrialists exercise a stranglehold over the media here, including on the mainstream national media. While the Bhopal rally was covered extensively in the media, all of the media outlets failed to report the warnings of the demonstrators about the Bhopals waiting to happen in factories such
as Sterlite's.
Sterlite's notorious copper smelter has claimed more than 13 lives and injured 139 people in a period of 8 years. For this remarkable achievement, the company received a prestigious safety award from the British Safety Council in 2002. Sterlite is the first copper smelter in the world to receive such an award.
For more information on Vedanta Sterlite's controversial factory in Tuticorin, visit: http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12783
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December 08, 2005
Saginaw Protest Raises Bhopal, Dioxin Concerns
Midland Daily News 12/04/2005
Erin Lynch wanted her voice heard Saturday night while sharing concerns about The Dow Chemical Co. and an industrial accident 21 years ago in Bhopal, India.
The Saginaw resident said even though it was Union Carbide India Limited’s plant at the time, the Midland-based chemical company that acquired Union Carbide should help victims of the chemical gas leak.
"I feel Dow has more than enough money to help the people of Bhopal," she said. "I don’t think it would take that much to compensate."
Lynch was joined by seven others outside the Dow Event Center in Saginaw, where they held signs and candles to honor victims of what has been described as the world’s worst industrial accident.
Dow Chemical spokesman Scot Wheeler said Dow acquired Union Carbide in 2001, and it was Union Carbide which owned 51 percent of Union Carbide India Limited. The state government in India, Madhya Pradesh, took possession of the Bhopal site in 1998.
"Dow never owned or operated the Bhopal facility," Wheeler said.
He said the people at the vigil had good intentions that are misdirected.
"It is appropriate to remember a very important anniversary of a tragedy, but we believe that their efforts would be better spent focusing on the state government of Madhya Pradesh because they own the site, they are the appropriate authority to clean up the site," he said.
At the candlelight vigil with Lynch was Mary Ellen Garrett of Saginaw. She was concerned about pollution in the Tittabawassee River, which she said is about one and a half miles from her childhood home.
"I can relate to the people of Bhopal in that way," she said. "But they’ve been hurt a lot more."
She said something has to be done to clean up the river to make it safe for swimming and fishing.
"We’ve got a monster in our back yard and we’ve got to do something about it," she said.
Wheeler said Dow has put a lot of effort into working with the Department of Environmental Quality.
"That work is under way and we’re sure that it will continue," he said.
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December 07, 2005
University of Michigan Students Surprise Dow's Board
On December 1st, 2005, six members of the University of Michigan community traveled to Midland, Michigan to talk to five members of Dow’s Board of Directors – the folks responsible for perpetuating the ongoing chemical terror in Bhopal. We weren’t sure what to expect: in the past, Dow’s Board members have refused to speak with us, and fled when they knew we’d be arriving. So this visit was a surprise, timed to catch the Board members off guard and hopefully willing to speak about the disaster.
We started at the CEO's home, Andrew Liveris. He was either not home, or refused to come to the door, but we did leave a poster taped on his door with a note for when he returned.
This was repeated at the home of Dow's Chief Financial Officer, J. Pedro Reinhard.
We had better luck with the third name on our list, William Stavropoulos, himself the former CEO of Dow and current Chairman of the Board. We disturbed his restful enjoyment of a television sporting event as he reclined in a luxurious leather armchair. He appeared perplexed as he cautiously peered through the blinds next to his door, until he read the poster we'd brought. Then he became more agitated, nervous in his gestures. After a few seconds he held his hands up, palms outward, indicating his refusal to speak with us. At the control panel he turned off the lights to the living room and enabled the security system. He pressed the emergency button, calling his private security service, and moved to the kitchen where he also dimmed the lights before telephoning the Midland Police Department.
We hadn't driven far before the men in blue pulled us over with flashing lights. Over the course of the next hour, they asked each driver for their license and registration, and also collected the identification of the other passengers. They verified our phone numbers, addresses, and occupations. And they photographed each of us with a digital camera, as well as our license plates. We were informed that we were never again to set foot on Dow property, approach any Dow building or facility, visit any of the Dow Board members, Dow executives, or Dow employees in any capacity. We were told to stay clear of Dow pets, avoid inhaling air once breathed by Dow's management, and to refrain from reading public documents produced by Dow, silently or aloud. They specifically instructed us to give our children different names than those given to the children of Dow executives. If we should break these rules, we were told, we would permanently forfeit our ability to send mail using the US Postal Service.
Overall we were astonished by the guilt and fear our friendly visit seemed to inspire. It’s clear that Dow’s Board members do not enjoy being held accountable for their actions, and it’s also clear why. We remain committed to reminding them of their responsibilities until justice is finally done.
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Bhopal Memorial Donated to University of Michigan
On December 3rd, 2005, several students and supporters of the Bhopal campaign joined together in the creation of a public art project, memorializing the catastrophic disaster that happened 21 years ago. Entitled “Bhopal”, the project featured seven large “toxic waste” drums, each of which was covered with stencils, writings and images representing such themes as “THAT NIGHT,” “The Women’s Union,” and “Compensation”. Each barrel also contains a sound installation, which will continue to play this 3-minute clip of powerful quotes and damning Carbide lies set against the mournful backdrop of the Indian sitar.
The project was presented to the University of Michigan at the home of its President, Mary Sue Coleman. President Coleman was out of town and unable to accept the gift in person, but Julie Peterson, the University’s Vice President for Communications, was on hand to accept the gift on behalf of the school. Jayanthi Reddy from AID-Ann Arbor and Ryan Bodanyi from Students for Bhopal spoke briefly about the disaster, its importance, and the local movement to ensure that Bhopal is not forgotten. Julie Peterson also spoke, echoing the importance of remembrance and thanking us for the gift to the school. The barrels themselves will be displayed separately in seven different buildings on the University of Michigan campus.
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University of Michigan Performance Reenacts Disaster
On December 2nd, 2005, the Ann Arbor chapter of the Association for India’s Development, EnAct, Environmental Justice and Students for Bhopal co-sponsored several performances of a powerful Bhopal performance on the Diag, the central crossroads of the University of Michigan campus. The event was covered in the campus newspaper, The Michigan Daily, and over the course of the day several hundred people watched the performance.
Writes the Daily: “LSA junior Joseph Mathias and LSA senior Deetti Reddy rolled on the ground while smoke emitted from a large black barrel in the Diag on Friday. The performance was a part of the Students for Bhopal's re-enactment of the Bhopal Tragedy, a chemical spill that killed thousands of Indians nearly two decades ago.
"’Not a lot of people know that the Bhopal disaster ever happened,’ said performer Jeff Collins, a University alum who works with Students for Bhopal, a student group that supports reparations for victims of the disaster. ‘There is still responsibility that has not been taken,’ Collins said. ‘Union Carbide just picked up and left. (The chemicals are) all still there.’ Students for Bhopal wants Dow to clean up the toxins, face a trial, provide long-term health care and provide economic support for the victims.”
The five-minute silent skit is an abstract reenactment of the 1984 Bhopal chemical disaster. Its purpose is to remind the public that Dow's liability in Bhopal remains unresolved as people continue to die from the effects of the toxic gas. The Dow Grim Reaper represents Dow's culpability in these deaths. The person in white represents those who have died. The person in red represents the injured, who carry the legacy of the disaster in their blood. The person in gray represents the rest of us, who are neither criminals nor victims, but nonetheless must bury the dead, care for the injured, and demand justice from Dow. Read the script and watch a video (Quicktime: 24 MB) of the performance!
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Oakland University Amnesty Protests Dow
On November 16, 2005, several students from Oakland University and the University of Michigan joined in a protest outside Dow’s Midland, MI headquarters. Although the weather was bitterly cold, the students waved banners, shouted slogans, and went inside to meet with Dow Public Affairs man Scott Wheeler.
“Scott Wheeler focused his argument on the grounds that Dow does not and never has owned the facility and that the land is now owned by the state government and so we should focus our complaints against them. He said Union Carbide sold the land lease to Eveready and then the government seized the land from them. He also said that Dow bought the shares of Union Carbide, which means they own UC's assets, but not their liabilities. I don't know how true that is, but I feel we learned a lot from talking to him – if only about their ‘no blame’ mindset.”
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Mr. Ringler's Neighborhood
On December 3rd, several Bhopal supporters and members of the Association for India’s Development (Milwaukee) visited the home of Dow Board member James Ringler:
Ashish (from AID Milwaukee), Satish and I (from Waukegan) left for Ringler's house around 9am. We reached Ringler's house around 9:15am and rang the bell. Waited for a few seconds before the door was opened by Ringler's daughter. She said -'You must be looking for my Dad', for which we responded yes. We were told that he is out of state, gone to Florida and is not expected back for another few months. We told her that we wanted to give him the poster board and she said she could not accept it. We said we would leave it at the door, for which she told us that she would throw it out right away and that it was no use. We stood firm that we were going to leave it there anyway (she seemed a bit taken aback by this). After this we handed out the letter (which consisted of the ICJB demands) and said we wanted to give Mr. Ringler this letter. She again said that she could not take anything from us to give him and closed the door. We pinned this letter to the poster board and left right away. While we were there a FedEx truck pulled in to their house and she signalled to the FedEx delivery person to wait till we were gone. As we left the house gates, we saw her reopening the door for the fedex person.
No Ringler, a bit disappointing!
A few questions that bothered us on our way back
- Was Ringler really away or was he in the house? There is no way of knowing.
- Will his daughter let Ringler know that we were there? Perhaps yes.
- Will she give the letter/poster reach Ringler? We don’t know. We thought that we could post a same letter to Ringler, to ensure that he knows we were there and that we delivered this letter to him.
All in all a few things to think about.
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Letter to Mr. Ringler
December 3rd, 2005
Dear Mr. James Ringler and all DOW Board of Directors,
We include below a transcript of a letter that was delivered to Mr. Ringler's residence in Lake Forest IL, on December 3rd by supporters of the campaign for justice in Bhopal.
December 3rd is the anniversary of the chemical disaster that occurred in Bhopal 21 years ago in 1984. On this occasion we would like to remind you of the responsibilities towards the people of Bhopal. As Dow’s Board of Directors you have the power to change the situation in Bhopal. We urge and demand that you to use it to
- CLEAN UP THE POISON: Clean up toxic wastes and contaminated groundwater in and around the Union Carbide factory site. Provide safe water to the community, and just compensation for those who have been injured or made ill by this contamination and/or have had their property damaged.
- Submit Union Carbide for TRIAL: Ensure that Union Carbide and Warren Anderson present themselves in the Indian courts, and cease to abscond from the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court in Bhopal.
- PROVIDE LONG TERM HEALTH CARE: Provide for medical rehabilitation of the persons exposed to toxic gases and contaminated groundwater and their children. This includes medical care, health monitoring and necessary research studies. The company must provide all information on the health consequences of the leaked gases and contaminants in the ground water.
- PROVIDE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SUPPORT: Provide income opportunities to victims who can not pursue their usual trade as a result of exposure-induced illnesses and income support to families rendered destitute due to death or incapacitation of the breadwinner of the family.
In solidarity with the people of Bhopal,
Students for Bhopal (www.studentsforbhopal.org)
International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (www.bhopal.net/icjb.html)
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Boston Remembers Bhopal
On December 3rd, 2005, the 21st Anniversary of the Bhopal disaster, the Boston Coalition for Justice in Bhopal held a candlelight vigil in Boston Commons (Park Street T Stop) during Rush Hour, starting at 4:15. Even though it was a windy and cold day, a lot of folks braved the winds for a solemn memorial to the lives lost and in solidarity with the Bhopal survivors. The Justice For Bhopal banner, the recitation of the powerful survivor accounts, short handouts, and the large posters raised awareness amongst a lot of people during the rush hour in front of Park Street subway station.
Then we walked to the Community Church for a screening of the 17-minute Bhopal documentary, “Twenty Years Without Justice.” We had a round of introductions for some new interested folks and tried to encourage planning for next year for the Bhopal campaign followed by going to dinner together.
So, it was a successful event over all for the coalition. We hope to also continue the momentum from this year and plan more things for next year.
Boston Coalition For Justice in Bhopal is a group that was formed for Bhopal action throughout the year with various Boston based groups in the middle of this year. The members of the group are: AID Boston, Somerville Amnesty International Chapter, Environment Health Fund, South Asia Center and Alliance For Secular and Democratic South Asia. The overall coordinator for this group is Aquene Freechild from Environment Health Fund/Students For Bhopal.
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Bard College Hosts Bhopal Exhibit
From November 11th through December 10th, 2005, Bard College hosted the exhibit, "Flames not Flowers," photos by Raghu Rai and Maude Dorr, in their student center. Alongside this exhibit, Bard premiered another smaller color photography exhibit called "Bhopal: New Sites of Suffering and Healing in the Aftermath of the Bhopal Gas Disaster," by Bridget Hanna, William Hanna, Prakash Hatvalne and Adriane Raff-Corwin.
The photos were hung down one long wall at the campus center at Bard, a locus of activity that everyone in the community passes through on a regular basis. The sequence begins with the disaster and Rai's photos, progresses through Dorr's collages, and then ends with the small exhibit of new images. Even as the show was being hung, many people stopped to look at the arresting images. Standing in the campus center watching the traffic, it is clear that most cannot pass the exhibit without paying attention to it, and many people seem very moved by what is portrayed. The sheet we provided for commentary has had only thanks and praise written on it thus far.
We hope that this exhibit will help further raise the awareness about Bhopal at Bard, and will get people riled up to make some noise!
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Indian Institute for Forest Management Marks Bhopal Anniversary
On December 3rd, 2005, students at the Indian Institute for Forest Management in Bhopal organized a photo exhibition and other events on campus.
With the exciting support and co-operation from Students for Bhopal especially and others around like Rachna here we organised something in Indian Institute of Forest Management this time marking the 21st anniversary of Bhopal tragedy. I wish to extend whole hearted thanks to you all on behalf of everyone who were behind in organising such an event. We got overwhelming support from some of our faculties and several of our fellow students were also quite helpful and supportive in the whole effort. We gathered the support of the IIFM community by collecting their signatures with comments in a big white sheet for which the response was something quite rewarding. It was after the absence of a substantial student community who are out of the campus primarily due to the field work.
I specially liked to mention the name of Ms. Swati Karamcheti, an MPhil student who had shown her enthusiasm right from the beginning and played an appreciable role in making the event a fair success. We hope and wish in the years to come IIFM will also find its place in the network of organisations and students who are part and parcel of the struggle against injustice to the victims of Bhopal tragedy.
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December 06, 2005
Milwaukee Vigil for Bhopal
It was snowing, it was cold but the AID Milwaukee volunteers were steadfast in our resolve to demand justice for the victims of the Bhopal Gas Disaster. The message that volunteers wanted to convey when they gathered in front of Milwaukee public library was short and clear: Dow, Clean Bhopal now! The vigil was to observe the 21st Anniversary of Bhopal Gas disaster and was organized by AID Milwaukee along with “Education for People”, a grassroots community-based advocacy organization head quartered in Milwaukee (http://educationforthepeople.org).
The event started in front of the Milwaukee Public library and the goal was to spread awareness for the cause. A night before volunteers prepared a few posters, which would be used the next day to promote awareness of the campaign. “We got 50 honks in our support”, remarked Krishna while talking about the success the event received. The group then walked together towards the Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Milwaukee Court house where they lit candles and a minute of silence was observed to remember those who died. The cold and heavy snow was a deterrent but not enough to stop people from speaking out their views on the issue. Ashish, an AID volunteer echoed the demands of the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB). He said, Dow should clean up the toxic waste from the site, provide long-term health care to those affected, face trial in the court and provide economic and social support to the victims. Prem talked about few of the achievements for the campaign in the last year, with the notable ones being the order of the Supreme Court of India asking Madhya Pradesh Government to supply clean drinking water and the Indian Oil Corporation cancellation of purchase of technology from Dow Chemicals. Matt Nelson, director of “Education for People” talked about corporate accountability and how some corporations have destroyed communities but have not been held accountable for that. With Matt's remark the event came to an end with the resolve that we will keep fighting for the Justice in Bhopal.
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December 03, 2005
Chennai commemorates Bhopal anniversary
3 DECEMBER 2005
People in Chennai gathered on Elliot's Beach to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal. The picture above shows part of a street play, when darkness fell the gathered crowd observed a candle lit vigil.
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December 01, 2005
UC Berkeley event: The Bhopal Chemical Disaster: 21 Years Without Justice
The 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal was the world's worst industrial slaughter in the history of mankind. Twenty one years later the suffering and the Struggle continue.
On the eve of the 21st anniversary of the Bhopal Disaster, join us to find out why.
Association for India's Development (AID) Berkeley Chapter and International House presents:
Twenty-One years Without Justice
When: December 1, Thursday, 7:30pm
Where: Homeroom, International House, 2299 Piedmont Ave. Berkeley, CA 94720-2320
Join us for a viewing of the documentary, Twenty Years Without Justice, and a photo exhibit that depicts the struggle over two decades. The documentary will be followed by a conversation with Diana Ruiz, Dow Accountability Network Coordinator
On the night of Dec. 2nd and 3rd, 1984, a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, began leaking 27 tons of the deadly gas methyl isocyanate. The gas spread throughout the city of Bhopal. Some 8,000 died in the first hours and upwards of half a million people were exposed. Over the years people continued to die of their injuries, the death toll now stands at more than 20,000.
More than 21 years after the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal, over 100,000 people in the city are still seriously ill and chemicals leaking from the abandoned plant have poisoned the drinking water of a further 20,000. Union Carbide and its 100% owner Dow Chemical, refuse to clean their factory. (Source: www.bhopal.net)
For more information, please contact Sachin Deshmukh at sac@uclink.berkeley.edu
For directions see http://ihouse.berkeley.edu/i/visitor.html
This event is sponsored by the UC Berkeley International House Program office as part of its Globalization series.
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The Alliance of South Asians Taking Action (ASATA) works to educate, organize, and empower the Bay Area South Asian communities to end violence, oppression, racism and exploitation within and against our diverse communities.
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