On foot to Delhi for justice and dignity:
Why did it take an 800 kilometer march and an indefinite hunger strike to win a victory we should never have had to fight for?
Daily blog of march and events in Delhi
March entries •
February's entries (from start of padyatra) •
AID India blog •
Pictures from the padyatra • Videos •
Maps of the march •
Our six demands •
Factsheets • (download booklet) •
Press contacts •
Press releases • Media coverage •
Talk live
with the padyatris and Bhopal supporters worldwide
Background • Actions • Support & solidarity •
The hunger strike is over, thanks to all who took part •
Lilabai offers you her bouquet
Background
Marchers' stories
The 1989 long walk of the Bhopali women
Videos
Starting out from Bhopal (Day1)
On the road from Guna
Padyatris in Gwalior
Delhi actions (18th & 19th March)
Videos shot and edited by Sudhir Aggarwal, who is making a documentary about the march. These clips are also available on http://bhopal.aidindia.org/blog
From Faridabad to Delhi
Arriving in Delhi
Action
Send a fax right now to the Prime Minister of India
Amnesty petition to Indian government
Online petition to Indian Prime Minister
ICJB online petition to Dow Chemical
Send a letter to Andrew Liveris, CEO of Dow
Other things you can do to support the marchers
Support and solidarity
Open letter from Amnesty International to Indian PM
Letter to Indian PM Manmohan Singh from US Congressman Frank Pallone & 19 colleagues in US Congress (3 pages, PDF)
Pictures from Washington DC rally
Solidary events in Delhi
Candlelight vigil for Bhopal victims attracts crowds in Delhi
Tamilnadu groups rally for Bhopal survivors
Children, workers in Chennai support padyatris
Tamilnadu groups express support
Delhi groups express support for Bhopal march
AID chapters in US express support
Amnesty urges members to support padyatra
Using the map
Click on the route map (above) to open a window with a large scale map (you may have to click this to expand it). Shown in green is how far the padyatris have progressed. They are now well past Gwalior and over halfway.
The route for the padyatra has been worked out with a view to making connections with other pollution impacted communities along the way. The marchers will organise poster exhibitions, film screenings and public meetings to make people aware of the need for justice in Bhopal for prevention of corporate crime everywhere.
Places along the route
The padyatris will be walking through some of India's remotest countryside, through wild snake infested jungles and ravines haunted by dacoit gangs. They will also be stopping in the famous cities of Gwalior, Agra and Mathura.
PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS
An introductory view of the contamination at the site (hosted at www.bhopal.org)
Photographs by Maude Dorr
Photographs by Andy Moxon
Photographs by Dan Sinha
ICJB video of the 25 November 2002 survivors' attempt to begin a clean-up of the factory, caught police beating up survivors
INTERACTIVE
Virtual text-based tour of the factory (based on MUD technology) Coming soon.
REPORTS
Greenpeace report on contamination of drinking water (PDF 720kb)
Surviving Bhopal, Toxic present, toxic future: A Report on Human and Environmental Chemical Contamination around the Bhopal disaster site by Srishti For the Fact Finding Mission on Bhopal (January 2002)
(Word version 964kb)
(PDF version 772kb)
Summary of the contamination at the site (written 2001)
UNION CARBIDE'S SECRET PAPERS
Carbide's seret "poison papers" obtained by court discovery(November 2002)
Survivors organisations press statement on discovery documents
Excerpts from Carbide documents, with photographs and comments
CLEAN-UP ISSUES
People vs Poison (an op-ed on the survivors' 25 November 2002 attempt to begin a clean-up at the factory)
ICJB video of the 25 November 2002 action, showing police beating up survivors
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WHAT YOU CAN DO
Sign the petition to Dow Chemical asking them to accept their responsibilities and clear up the site.
Send a free fax to the Indian government asking them to enforce the Supreme Court order to provide clean safe water to the affected communities
If you are a student, consider forming a support group at your college. Details of how, resources and support from www.studentsforbhopal.org
Make a donation to the Bhopal Medical Appeal and help fund the free Sambhavna Clinic which provides free medical care to gas- and water-affected people
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