Bhopal40: Survivors Tour of the United States

Ahead of the 40th Anniversary, ICJB is organizing a US Tour of Survivors of the Bhopal Disaster to revive global awareness on the causes and consequences of this event.

These survivors will present an account of how gas-exposed communities in Bhopal have persisted for 40 years, treating illnesses and documents the continued environmental pollution and damage to health faced in their communities. With this tour, ICJB hopes to  grow support for the campaign in communities across the US, both leading up to and after the 40th Anniversary on December 3rd, 2024.

Tour Itinerary

Click on each city to get more details. List of press advisories for all cities are available here, along with the national media advisory.

Lake Charles, LA – August 21, 2024

Bhopal to the Bayou
Organized by For a Better Bayou and Healthy Gulf

6-7.30pm local time at UUMC Safe Harbor, 3501 Patrick Street, Lake Charles, LA

Link to announcement

Contacts: James Hiatt (james@betterbayou.net), Breon Robinson (breon@healthygulf.org)

View event recording on Instagram

Cancer Alley, LA – August 22, 2024

Informal meeting with Cancer Alley activists.

New Orleans, LA – August 23, 2024

From Bhopal to Cancer Alley
Organized by Descendants Project and NOLA Freedom Forum

6pm local time at John Thompson Legacy Center, 1212 St. Bernard Ave., New Orleans, LA

Event Flyer

Contact: Jo Banner (jo@thedescendantsproject.org)

View event recording on Instagram.

Atlanta, GA – August 25, 2024

40 Years of Struggle: Building Resilience in Bhopal Post Disaster
Organized by Georgia Tech

3-4.30pm local time at Georgia Tech Instructional Center, Room 111, 759 Ferst Dr,  Atlanta, GA

Event Flyer

Contact: Email azhao63@gatech.edu

View event recording on Instagram.

Houston, TX – August 27 – 31, 2024

Discussion with TEJAS (Live Stream)
Organized by Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services

4pm local time on August 28, 2024, live stream on Instagram @tejashtx

View event recording on Instagram

Bhopal Disaster: The Transgenerational Trauma
Organized by Association for India’s Development

6-7.30pm local time on August 30, 2024, at Teaching Theater, Westside Pearland Library, 11801 Shadow Creek Pkwy, Pearland, TX

Event Flyer | Registration link

Contact: Rashim Singh, +1 832 518 9110

Chicago, IL – September 1 – 2, 2024

Bhopal & Beyond: 40 Years of Struggle Since the World’s Worst Industrial Disaster
Part of Socialism2024 Conference

10-11.30am local time on September 2nd at Dusable BC, Haymarket Socialism Conference, Chicago

More details of the conference here

Panel Discussion with Survivors
Organized by Inga Books

6-8pm local time on September 2nd, at Inga Books, 1740 W. 18th St, Chicago, IL

Register Here | View Event Flyer

Columbus, OH – September 3 – 4, 2024

A Conversation with the Survivors of the Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster
Organized by The Humanities Institute, Ohio State University

3.30-5pm local time on 4th September, at 198 Hagerty Hall, Columbus, OH

View event details here

Detroit, MI – September 5 – 6, 2024

Bhopal Disaster: The Transgenerational Trauma
Organized by AID

5pm local time on September 5th, at Farmington Community Library, 32737 W 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334

Event flyer

Contact: Nasy Sankagiri – kottapali@gmail.com

Press Conference with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and Detroit Councilmember Gabriela Santiago-Romero

10am local time on September 6th, outside Kemeny Recreation Center or at the Southwestern Church of God (based on weather)

Watch Video on Facebook

Bhopal to Detroit – No Sacrifice Zones! (40 Years of Injustice)
Public event organized by Ecology Center and Clean the Air Coalition

1-3pm local time on September 6th, at Southwestern Church of God, 3032 S Fort St, Detroit, MI 48217

More details here

Contact: Kathryn Savoie – kathryn@ecocenter.org

New York, NY – September 7 – 10, 2024

Four Decades Without Justice: Bhopal’s Survivors of the Union Carbide Disaster Speak
Organized by CUNY Law, NYU Liberal Studies and Colombia Climate School

4.30pm local time on September 9th, at 2 Court Square, Long Island City, NY 11101

Registration Link | Event Flyer

Contact: arvindnyc@duck.com

Panel Event at the New School
Organized by the Tishman Environment and Design Center

7-8.45pm local time on September 10th, at 66 5th Ave, New York, NY 10011

More details here | Event Flyer

Contact: Mike Harrington – harrm259@newschool.edu

Cincinatti, OH – September 11, 2024

Bhopal Disaster: The Transgenerational Trauma
Organized by AID Cincinnati

7-8.15pm local time at Nrityarpana Studio, 9076 Cox Rd., West Chester, OH 45069

Event Flyer

Contact: aid.cinci@gmail.com

East Palestine, OH / Beaver County, PA – September 12, 2024

Informal meetings with activists

Bhopal to Beaver County Panel Discussion
Organized by Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community

7-8.30pm local time at Penn State Beaver, Auditorium at Student Union Building, 100 University Dr, Monaca, PA

Register Here

Pittsburgh PA – September 13, 2024

Event at University of Pittsburgh
Organized by AID Pittsburgh University Chapter

5.30-7pm local time at Room 324, Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh, PA

Event Flyer

Contact: Sreya: srd121@pitt.edu

Charlottesville, VA – September 14 – 15, 2024

Bhopal Disaster: The Transgenerational Trauma and 40 Years of Confronting Corporate Crime

2.30-4.30pm local time on September 15, 2024 at Central Library, Swanson Room, 201 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902

Event Flyer | Register Here (Free Admission)

Contact: Terry Alan – terrykisan@gmail.com

Institute, WV – September 16, 2024

Living in the Shadow of The Bhopal Disaster, Panel Discussion
Organized by People Concerned About Chemical Safety

6-8pm local time at WVSU Davis Fine Arts Theatre, Institute WV

Event Flyer

Washington, D.C. – September 17-18, 2024

 Global Organizing Against Toxic Pollution:
A conversation with survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster and the East Palestine train derailment
Organized by the Institute of Policy Studies

6-7.30pm local time on September 17th at 1301 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC

More details and RSVP link

Bhopal: Stories of Resistance and Resilience
Organized by Georgetown University’s The Red House and The Wellbeing Project

10.45-11.30am local time on September 18th, at Copley Formal Lounge, Copley Hall, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

RSVP Link

Philadelphia – September 18, 2024

40 Years Later: Surviving Bhopal
Organized by Making Worlds Books

5.30-7pm local time on September 18th at 210 S. 45 St, Philadelphia, PA

Event Flyer

Wilmington, DE – September 19, 2024

International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal Comes to Delaware
Organized Delaware Concerned Residents for Environmental Justice

6-8pm local time at 719 N Shipley St, Wilmington, DE 19801

Register here | Event Flyer

Contact: Emily Simon – delawareconcerned4ej@gmail.com

Baltimore, MD – September 20, 2024

40 Years of Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster: A Discussion
Organized by John Hopkins Indian Students Association

12-1.30pm local time at Lecture Hall W2008, 2nd floor, BSPH Building.

Registration Link | Event Flyer

Boston, MA – September 21 – 24, 2024

Bhopal Disaster: The Transgenerational Trauma
Event by AID Boston

2-4pm local time on September 22nd, at Cambridge Community Center, 5 Callendar St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Registration Link | Event Flyer

Contact: info@aidboston.org

A Conversation With Survivors of the Bhopal, India Tragedy
Organized by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

1-2pm local time on September 23rd, at Kresge, room G2, Harvard University

Event Flyer

Discussion at Tufts University
In collaboration with ENG 160: Environmental Justice and Global Literature

12-1.15pm on September 24, at Lane Hall, Room 103A, Tufts’ Medford campus

Oakland, CA – September 25, 2024

From Bhopal to The Bay
Organized by ASATA-EcoDesis

6-8pm local time on September 25th, Downtown Oakland.

Event Flyer | Registration Link

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