Dear Friends,

The ICJB thanks you for your tremendous efforts in drawing so much attention world wide to the 20 anniversary of the Bhopal disaster. The on going work of these grassroots movements ensures that the Bhopal disaster will never be forgotten. We enter 2005 with greater force and we hope that justice is served.

To date we have recorded over 300 activities that took place. If an event has gone unlisted we would like to know about it so we can better face challenges that still lie ahead. If you did not register your event please go to
http://bhopal.net/gda2004.php before the end of the year (please be specific about the activity you list).

-Diana

SUMMARY OF THE DECEMBER 3 ACTIONS IN BRIEF

1. 176 Events in Asia: highlights of events
2. 4 Events in Africa: highlights of events
3. 44 Events in Europe: highlights of events
4. 9 Events in Latin America: highlights of events
5. 84 Events in North America: highlights of events
6. Over 200 Print Articles Covered World Wide: Global (Asia, Europe, other regions) and
North America
7. Organizational Participation
See below for details.

1. 176 Events in Asia: highlights of events

****161 Events held in India alone****

More than 250 people held a demonstration in solidarity with the survivors of the Bhopal
disaster demanding that Dow Chemical be prohibited to bid on a contract for a new refinery
complex of the Indian Oil Corporation.

India:

Cuddalore:
Over 300 people participated in the events of the 20 anniversary in Cuddalore, India, in a
city with many hazardous chemical facilities. An art competition with a pollution theme was
held for school children in Grades 7-11 and was followed by a candle light vigil.

Melakottaiyur:
In Melakottaiyur more than 300 villagers came together for a candlelight vigil and local
groups organized a photo exhibit of Bhopal. Previously this year, the citizens of
Melakottaiyur successfully opposed plans to build a hazardous waste disposal facility.

Chennai:
In Chennai several programs leading to the 20 anniversary were planned by Chennai
supporters of ICJB. Events included a screening of the Bhopal music video, a viewing of the
Hunting For Warren Anderson video, and an exhibition of paintings drawn by children from
Semmankuppam, Cuddalore. Co-sponsor groups included: Human Rights Initiative Tamilnadu,
Consumer Action Group, South India Fisher Folk Association, Tamilnaudu Meenavar Munnetra
Sangam (Tamilnadu Fisherfolk Development Association), Tamilnadu Women's Collective,
Pasumai Thaayagam, Greenpeace India, Black Theatre and The Other Media.
The week of the 20 anniversary a candlelight vigil was organized at the Marina Beach in
Tamilnadu. The next day 200 people gathered at the same location to form a human chain
to protest corporate crimes. After a film screening, street play and a discussion finished
off the evening.

China:
20 Individuals and representatives of NGOs, including legislative official Hong Kong
legislator Leung Kwok-hung, marched to the offices of Dow Chemical in Wan Chai on
December 3. A statement was read to Dow representatives that included survivor
demands and linked the issue of Bhopal to the current situation in Hong Kong. "In Hong Kong,
where we have struggling for democracy," the statement said, "Bhopal stands as the most
tragic and extreme example of what can happen when powerful people and corporations can
act with reckless impunity and without accountability, and when ordinary people have no
control over their city and their lives."

2. 4 Events in Africa: highlights of events

South Africa:
In Richards Bay, South Africa groundWork and Vuka Enviro Dot Com held a speak out
against industrial pollution at the Veldenvlei community Hall on December 4. The speak out
not only highlighted the Bhopal disaster but also discussed the industrial pollution that
people in South Africa face. South Africa is a chemical hotspot for a large number of
chemical plants (Sasol, Caltex, Engen, Sapref and Foskor) that have caused numerous
deaths and injuries of its workers in recent years
An op-ed piece submitted by groundWork highlighting what Bhopal means for people of
South Africa was also circulated on December 3 to local papers.

3. 44 Events in Europe: highlights of events

In the UK over 10 different events were organized with tremendous coverage from BBC.

Plays were staged in London and the West Country, we hope to have details soon on
www.bhopal.fm.

ICJB members helped in the production of the major BBC TV documentary screened at
9pm primetime slot to an audience of millions.

Liverpool University Rugby team collected for medical relief of survivors in the city. The
city's Hindu Association and the local Diocese also resolved to support the cause of the
Bhopal survivors. Friends of the Earth in the NE of England supported the actions and
FoE in Scotland joined the ICJB (see next item).

Scotland:
On December 1, Scotland Friends of the Earth and Amnesty International launched a "No
More Bhopals' " motion in Scottish Parliament led by Des McNully (member of Scottish
Parliament). The following day the Corporate Responsibility(CORE) Coalition launched an
initiative in Parliament to promote greater corporate responsibility in Scotland. Members of
this initiative include: Centre for Human Ecology, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Oxfam in
Scotland, and Save the Children. On December 2 a delegation delivered a letter to the US Consulate in Edinburgh demanding justice for the survivors of Bhopal and action to prevent future disasters. On December 3 activists took to the streets of Edinburgh to ask the public to sign campaign postcards.

France:
In France groups held a demonstration in Toulouse at the site of a 2001 chemical plant
explosion that injured over 2,000 and killed 31 people. A rally in Grenoble in a residential
area near the chemical facility was organized by Plus Jamais ca and Greenpeace.

Spain:
On the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal industrial disaster, Greenpeace International
activists displayed images from Bhopal in the Plaza Mayor in Mardrid. They collected
signatures on a petition and demanded that the chemical company Dow pay its debt to the
citizens of Bhopal.

Germany:
Greenpeace International activists constructed a memorial sculpture of a mother with two
children near the Dow Chemical factory in Rheinmuenster. This sculpture isa replica of the
"Bhopal Memorial" in India. Its banner reads: "Bhopal dies - Dow keeps silence!"

4. 9 Events in Latin America: highlights of events

In Mexico, to Peru and Chile supporters remembered Bhopal. Pan International (Pesticide
Action Network International) groupstook part on December 3 "No Pesticides Day" in a
series of activities to highlight the health risks and the lives lost, due to the use of
pesticides in agricultural communities.

Mexico:
Mexico, Foods Free of pesticides, The Network of Action on Pesticides and Alternatives in
Mexico (RAPAM) organized a press conference on December 2 that was broadcast live on
local radio station to announce "No Pesticides Day" and to discuss the reason behind this
day. Indigenous communities in the Sierra Tarahumara and CONTEC marched through an
agricultural fair dedicated to sustainable food, free of pesticides and transgenics.

Peru:
Locals from Tauccamarca (Cusco) and Andahuaylas (Apurimac) held a discussion of the
implications of the responsiblity of the State and the chemical manufacturers at a national
level forum. Also discussed were cases of intoxications and deaths caused by the use
pesticides nation wide. Congressional representatives also attended and discussed these
cases.

Chile:
Throughout agricultural areas there were a series of cultural events. Small local
agricultural producers created stands to show alternatives to the use of pesticides
displayed by. Children from local areas also participated in art festivities.

5. 84 Events in North America: highlights of events

ICJB supporters visited to board directors' offices and homes, and delivered Jadoo brooms
and toxic waters in Washington DC and in Chicago. In other cities there were over 40
screenings of Bhopal: The Search For Justice that included discussions with film producers
or round table discussions on globalisation and corporate crime.

Missouri:
In St. Louis, The Gateway Green Alliance and Universal African Peoples Organization, and
Jobs with Justice held a panel discussion as part of the Black and Green monthly forum. A
local radio station highlighted the event and the Green Time cable access channel ran the
17 minute documentary Twenty Years Without Justice as part of a lead up event to the 20
anniversary.

The panel discussion included Nishant Jain, Association for India's Development, Lee Blount,
Jr., MD, of Health & Environmental Justice, Jamal Rogers, a long time activist for social
justice in St. Louis and co-chair of the Organization for Black Struggle, and Zaki Baruti,
Green Party of St. Louis, Universal African People's Organization (moderator).
Connections were made between with segregation of the society in St. Louis and victims of
the Bhopal tragedy. Jamal stated that even though the names of toxics and corporations
may change, the underlying dynamics of the issue remain the same.

Wisconsin:
In Milwaukee a candlelight vigil was held at the Ghandi statue in India-America Friendship
Park. Two Bhopal survivors spoke at the vigil that was organized by ICJB supporters,
Education for People! and the Association for India's Development.

Washington:
Tasveer Independent Asian Films in Seattle hosted a screening of Bhopal: The Search For
Justice with the following co-sponsors: Northwest Asian American Theater, Amnesty
International Corporate Action Network, Amnesty International Group 4 of Seattle, ASHA
for Education, Community Alliance for Global Justice, South Asia Center, Community
Coalition for Environmental Justice, Wing Luke Museum, and University of Washington,
Student Labor Action Project.

California:
20th Anniversary events started on December 2 in Santa Cruz, Berkeley, Davis, San
Francisco and Palo Alto. Bay Area screenings were co-sponsored by 3rd I: South Asian
Film, Association for India's Development-Bay Area, Association of South Asian Political
Activists (UC Berkeley), Department Cultural and Social Anthropology, California Institute
for Integral Studies, Ecology Center, EKTA, Friends of South Asia, GAIA, Organizing Youth,
PANNA and Third World Majority.
The San Francisco screening of Bhopal: The Search for Justice was hosted at the Roxie
Cinema which followed an in-depth Q&A that ranged from issues about the Bhopal case to
US conditions of Chemical plants today.

These events do not include the numerous activities organized by students at
college campuses national wide.


6.We (ICJB in US) recorded over 200 Print Articles Covered World Wide: Global (Asia, Europe, other regions) and North America Much much more was written, particularly in the UK, Europe and India than our cuttings service (US-based) was able to record, but these were the results

Print coverage from December 1-6, 2004 a total recorded from some of the following press
outlets: Agence France Presse (AFP), Associated Press-Business/International, New York
Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Independent, The Times, The Hindu, The
Times of India, and Financial Post.

Global: Includes non-US circulation print coverage of over 140 articles.

In Asia we recorded more than 40 print news stories on 20 anniversary of Bhopal disaster (a fraction
of what was actually written)

Headlines included:
1. The Nation (Thailand), December 6, 2004, Monday, 1577 words, Both the lessons
and the suffering of Bhopal continue to resonate today, The Nation.

2. The Times of India, December 6, 2004, 545 words, DOW WITH THOSE 'YES MEN',
Samiran Chakrawertti
... refused responsibility for the Bhopal disaster.

3. The Hindu, December 5, 2004, 152 words, RALLY MARKS BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY
ANNIVERSARY, Our Staff Reporter

4 China Daily, December 4, 2004, 1570 words, TWO DECADES AFTER BHOPAL DISASTER
... pesticide plant in Bhopal, India.

In Europe we recorded more than 40 print news stories (for a truer idea of
the scale of European media coverage multiply this by 100 ) on 20 anniversary of Bhopal disaster.

Headlines included:
1. Il Messaggero (Italy), December 3, 2004, Pg. 20, 129 words, Twenty years
after the Bhopal tragedy, mothers' breast milk is still poisoned
2. The Times (London), December 3, 2004, Friday, Features; 84, 453 words,
Anniversaries
... pesticide plant near Bhopal, India, killed thousands; ..
3. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON), December 02, 2004, Thursday, Pg. 18, 819
words, Bhopal is still suffering after 20 years Bitterness and the smell of
poison remain in the air in the city blighted by one of the world's worst
industrial disasters, By Peter Foster in Bhopal

North America: Includes US publications of 100 news stories.

Headlines Included:
1. IPS-Inter Press Service, December 1, 2004, Wednesday, 1176 words, RIGHTS: DOW
UNDER PRESSURE AS BHOPAL BATTLE ENTERS THIRD DECADE, By Jim
Lobe, WASHINGTON, December 1 2004

2. The Washington Post, December 3, 2004 Friday, Final Edition, A Section; A22, 636
words, WORLD IN BRIEF... going again. ASIA * BHOPAL, India -- Civil rights activists,
survivors and other protesters converged on Bhopal this week to mark the 20th ...

3. Saint Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota), December 4, 2004 Saturday, MAIN;
BRIEF; Pg. 4A, 1075 words, Briefing: Protesters mark Bhopal anniversary BHOPAL, India --

4. Business Insurance, December 6, 2004, Monday, Pg. 3, 1255 words, Bhopal disaster
changed handling of industrial risks; Indian tragedy redefined safety, CAROLYN ALDRED

7. Organizational Participation
Dozens of local and regional groups participated world wide on December 3, 2004. We thank all of you for your
amazing work.

Greenpeace International offices in 15 countries and 7 cities in India participated on December 3 activities.

PAN International in at least 13 countries planned activities on December 3 as part of The Day of No Pesticides in honor of Bhopal. Friends of the Earth International member groups in Europe and in Africa showed their support and connected toxic issues in their regions to Bhopal.

Amnesty International released a new report Clouds of Injustice: 20 years on calling for people around the world to pressure Dow and Indian Government and offering recommendations to the United Nations.

Jobs with Justice national chapters in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Washington State, Portland, and Atlanta will be hosting a tour in November - December of leaders of the New Trade Union Initiative and incorporating worker safety issues in a global context and highlighting Bhopal.

In addition to these there have been numerous efforts leading up to the 20 anniversary from several national and international groups.

Diana Ruiz
US Coordinator of the Bhopal Campaign and Dow Accountability Project
415 981-6205 ext 321
415 999-9074 Cell