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  • PR Opening up Bhopal’s Death Factory is a Dangerous Publicity Stunt: Survivors

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    INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE IN BHOPAL Opening up Bhopal’s Death Factory is a Dangerous Publicity Stunt: Survivors 12 November, 2009. BHOPAL — Branding the Madhya Pradesh Government’s announcement to throw open Union Carbide’s death factory for public visits as a dangerous publicity stunt, the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal pointed to more than 10…

  • 25th Anniversary Resource Kit

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    25th Anniversary Kit [doc][pdf] 25 YEARS OF COURAGE Activist Toolkit – 25th Anniversary of the Bhopal Disaster December 3, 2009 Thank you for planning to take action to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster!  The anniversary is an important opportunity to remind people that the Bhopal disaster did not end in 1984…

  • 25th Anniversary Resource Kit >> Media >> Interview Tips

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    25th Anniversary Kit >> Media [doc][pdf]  >> Interview Tips [doc][pdf] Interview Tips Before the interview: Develop your message (Problem, Solution, Action) Control the Frame (Your analysis of the issue, the frame defines what’s in your story) Consider getting the opinion of someone outside the immediate group about the clarity of your message.  Does it make sense to them? …

  • 25th Anniversary Resource Kit >> Media >> How to Pitch

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    25th Anniversary Kit >> Media [doc][pdf]  >> How to Pitch [doc][pdf] How to Pitch Once you have your messaging all worked out, you need to get it out there. To do this, you’ll need to call reporters and pitch them–convince them your story is worth covering. Here are some tips and things to remember. Tips for Pitching…

  • 25th Anniversary Resource Kit >> Media >> How to Make a Media List

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    25th Anniversary Kit >> Media [doc][pdf]  >> How to Make a Media List [doc][pdf] How to Make a Media List Before you can send out your press releases and pitch your story, you need a list of media contacts. Here are some tips: (Credit & thanks for these materials go to Celia Alario, the staff of…

  • 25th Anniversary Resource Kit >> Media >> Writing a Letter to the Editor

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    25th Anniversary Kit >> Media [doc][pdf]  >> Writing a Letter to the Editor [doc] [pdf] WRITING A LETTER TO THE EDITOR The Letters to the Editor (LTEs) page is one of the most widely read pages in a newspaper, so it’s a good way to get your message out to a broad audience.  The great thing about…

  • 25th Anniversary Resource Kit >> Media >> Media Checklist

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    25th Anniversary Kit >> Media [doc][pdf]  >> Media Checklist [doc][pdf] Media Checklist ONE-TWO WEEKS BEFORE EVENT __Get or make a media Outlet list for your areas (check out the “how to make a media list” document in the toolkit __Prepare media advisory and press release (see samples in toolkit) TWO DAYS BEFORE EVENT __ Call reporters…

  • Dump Your Dow

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    Dump Your Dow Quick Link: See a list of products that contain Dow chemicals! What is Dump Your Dow? Since buying Union Carbide in 2001, Dow has refused to send their subsidiary to court for charges of culpable homicide in Bhopal.  Until Dow stops harboring a fugitive and cleans up Bhopal, it’s time for you…

  • Looking for the “Old” Students for Bhopal Website?

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    The old Students for Bhopal website it is available at http://Old.StudentsForBhopal.org . We moved to this new website on 06/Nov/2009. If you have a link to the old website from before, you can go to that page by swapping in ‘old‘ instead of ‘www‘ in the link. E.g., for the old link http://www.studentsforbhopal.org/MediaResources.htm, instead use…

  • About Us

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    The International Campaign for Justice for Bhopal (ICJB) is a coalition of disaster survivors and environmental, social justice, progressive Indian, and human rights groups that have joined forces to hold the Indian Government and Dow Chemical Corporation accountable for the ongoing chemical disaster in Bhopal, India. It was set up to address the grave injustices…

  • Location of Dow Board Members

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    Location of Board Members Andrew Liveris Home: 1308 W. Sugnet Rd Midland, MI 48640 Work: 2030 Dow Ctr, Unit E228 Midland, MI 48674-0001 Phone: 989-636-1752 Fax: 989-636-9656 Arnold A. Allemang Home: 2404 N Quail Run Dr Midland, MI 48642-8878 Phone: (989) 636-1000 James A. Bell Home: 2612 N Burling Street Chicago, IL 60614-1514 Jacqueline K.…

  • Dump Your Dow at UC Berkeley

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    We had a great action on Nov 9 at UC Berkeley and ruffled a lot of Dow feathers. A Senior VP of Dow was invited by the Business School to speak about Dow’s “green innovations.” The talk was called “From Suds to Speedways: How “Green” Ideas can Flow from Unexpected Taps” with Carol Dudley –…

  • Welcome to the New Students for Bhopal Website!

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    Don’t be surprised! Dow did not make a sneak attack and overrun our website :) Welcome to the new and improved Students for Bhopal website. We have made it simpler, accessible, accurate and more useful for you. Whether you are new to the issue and wanted to learn about the Bhopal Gas Disaster, or a…

  • Dow: The Settlement

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    The 1989 Settlement In March 1985 the Indian Government assumed the sole power to represent the victims in the civil litigation against Union Carbide. It then filed a $3 billion compensation suit on behalf of the victims in US federal court. After four years they “settled” for an amount that was 15% of the original.…

  • Bhopal: The Second Tragedy

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    The Second Tragedy When the Independent speaks of “rape”, the Guardian of “disgrace” and Jon Snow of “a crime against humanity”, they are not talking about THAT NIGHT – but of what has happened since to those who survived it. Twenty-five years after the disaster, Bhopal remains a humanitarian disaster. Their breathless bodies no longer…