Author: Adrian

  • Union Carbide documents showing that "unproven technology" was used in Bhopal

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    On 2 December 1973 three documents were presented to the Management Committe of Union Carbide Eastern Inc, a subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation: a two-page internal memorandum relating to the company’s plan to begin manufacturing methyl-isocyanate at its Bhopal factory; supported by a four-page capital budget plan and a forty-four page project proposal. The plan…

  • Unproven Technology

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    Union Carbide documents showing that “unproven technology” was used in Bhopal. Secret Union Carbide documents obtained by “discovery” during a class action suit brought by survivors against the company in New York, reveal for the first time that the technology used at the fatal Bhopal factory – including the crucial units manufacturing carbon monoxide and…

  • Press statement, 4 May, 2010

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    Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmachari Sangh Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangarsh Morcha Children Against Dow-Carbide Bhopal Group for Information and Action May 04, 2010 Press Statement 35 Bhopal gas tragedy survivors gathered outside the Prime Minister’s Office in South Block to file Right to Information requests regarding the civil nuclear liability bill and…

  • The Hindustan Sea Turtle Alliance

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    BHOPAL GROUPS SUBVERT DOW-FUNDED LIVE EARTH RUN FOR WATER IN DELHI 18 April, 2010. NEW DELHI Hindustan Sea Turtle Alliance (HASTA), organizers of the Live Earth Run for Water in New Delhi, revealed today that they were a fictitious group set up to expose the global event as Dow Chemical’s attempt to sidestep its legal…

  • Dow and Live Earth

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    To Bhopalis the idea of asking Dow to sponsor Live Earth was like building a cathedral and then asking the devil to consecrate it. Bhopal supporters in many cities around the world spoke out against Dow’s attempt to greenwash itself by association with a good cause. Amnesty International members in several countries asked Live Earth…

  • “Bhopal: 25 Years of poison” – The Guardian

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    Original url: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/dec/04/bhopal-25-years-indra-sinha Bhopal: 25 years of poison Indra Sinha, who was Booker-nominated for his book on the Bhopal disaster, explains why the gas leak that killed 20,000 people 25 years ago – and continues to create health problems for countless more – is still a national scandal  by Indra Sinha The Guardian, Thursday 3 December 2009…

  • Background Material 20th-25th Anniversaries

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    25th Anniversary Fact Sheet: What’s Happening 25 Years Later [pdf] Dow Product List [page] Congressional Sign on Letters June 2009 – To Dow Chemical Company from 27 Members of Congress [pdf] news coverage: AFP: US lawmakers press Dow on Bhopal disaster June 2008 – To Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from 16 Members of Congress [pdf] March…

  • Press on Students for Bhopal in Boston/Cambridge, 2006-2009

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    Press Releases: Cambridge Council Dumps Dow Chemical, Cites Bhopal (09/26/06) Boston Coalition for Bhopal ‘Dies-in’ Copley Sq. (05/08/06) Articles: Group raises money for Bhopal survivors at MIT (Cambridge Chronicle, 09/23/09) Protesters target owner of Taj Boston (Boston Globe, 04/08/07) City to mull dumping Dow (Cambridge Chronicle, 10/05/06) Activists celebrate victory at City Hall (Cambridge Chronicle,…

  • Mir Zafar Awards: the Tradition, the Citations

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    Two hundred and fifty years ago, at the Battle of Plassey, General Mir Zafar betrayed his troops and his ruler Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah and cut a deal with the British East India Company, thus ushering in the “Kampani Raj” and ensuring the subjugation of the Indian population to foreign rulers for two hundred years. In respectful…

  • A glimpse behind the masks of Dow

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    Paul Phare’s series of artworks, A glimpse behind the masks of Dow is a personal response to Dow Chemical’s “human element” advertising campaign, on which Dow has spent more than $100 million. As Dow’s victims are some of the poorest people on the planet they can’t match this spend, but they have something more valuable than dollars.…

  • Students for Bhopal 2005 Conference Recap!

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    The first Students for Bhopal conference was a blast! More than 30 SfB members attended from as far away as India, and more than 12 schools were represented overall. From start to finish, the conference was one big PARTY! Well, not exactly, but we did have a lot of fun. Held at the University of…

  • A History of the Medical Disaster, Viewed Through Newspaper Clippings

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    News Clippings – 1984-1990: The Unfolding Medical Disaster New Clippings – 1991-1996: The Medical Crisis Continues News Clippings – 1997-2004: The Medical Crisis Continues List of Medical Headlines 1984-2004 Introduction This chronicle of the ongoing medical disaster in Bhopal is taken from newspaper clippings from local, national and some international newspapers, kept at the Sambhavna Trust…

  • Declaration from Students for Bhopal: In the 20th Year of the Bhopal Disaster, A Joint Declaration To Fight For Justice

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    The following Student Declaration to Dow was issued on May 5th, 2005, and was presented to Dow at their annual Shareholder Meeting. See press release here.  In the 20th Year of the Bhopal Disaster, A Joint Declaration To Fight For Justice To The Dow Chemical Company We are outraged. Twenty years ago, on Dec. 3rd,…

  • Press Release: STUDENTS AT 60 SCHOOLS VOW TO FIGHT DOW

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    Click here for text of declaration. CONTACT: Ryan Bodanyi, Students for Bhopal, (401) 829-6192 STUDENTS AT 60 SCHOOLS VOW TO FIGHT DOW Threaten Divestment, Protests Over Bhopal Contamination Today students and organizations from more than 60 colleges, high schools and universities worldwide released a Student Declaration to Dow, vowing to press their schools to divest and…

  • Supreme Court Says Money is for Survivors

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    Press Statement issued by Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmchari Sangh Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha Bhopal Group for Information and Action Bhopal ki Aawaaz SUPREME COURT SAYS MONEY IS FOR SURVIVORS The Supreme Court of India today gave a decision that the distribution of the balance of compensation amount of over Rs.1567…