Category: ICJB Calls to Action
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Mesage from Bhopal Survivors to the Olympians
Dear Olympians: We are organisations working among the survivors of the 1984 gas disaster. We are writing to seek your help in urging the International Olympic Committee to dissociate itself with The Dow Chemical Company – one of the key sponsors of the Olympics, including the 2012 London Olympics. Dow and its subsidiary Union Carbide…
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Dow Tarnishes The Image Of The Olympics
29-October-2011 Make your voice count: Endorse the petition addressed to Chair of London 2012 Organizing Committee. 24 October 2011 Amnesty International writes to Chairman of LOCOG (Lord Sebestain Coe) and express serious concern on Dow Chemical as a sponsor to the Olympic Games. Click here to read the Amnesty International letter to LOCOG…
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Olympics organisers have forgotten what they stand for
Anant Rangaswami Aug 9, 2011 http://www.firstpost.com/world/olympics-organisers-have-forgotten-what-they-stand-for-56805.html Have you ever heard of a company called Palomar Pomerado Health? No? I hadn’t either, till yesterday. Their website says that “Palomar Pomerado Health receives hundreds of requests each year to financially sponsor events: street fairs, luncheons, galas, rotaries, chambers of commerce etc. In order for us to promptly…
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Bhopal survivors show support for Jan Lokpal Bill
Over 200 survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal today set fire to an effigy of “Corruption in medical care, rehabilitation and compensation disbursement” in front of the Union Carbide factory. The demonstration on the anniversary…
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Run4Bhopal: Please Support this Initiative!
Just two days left until I embark on my Run4Bhopal half marathon, and I'm a little short of my fundraising goal. To support the ongoing struggle for justice in Bhopal, please donate to my Run4Bhopal! I'm asking for $25, or as much as you can afford. “If I were to tell you a story about…
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Welcome to the Boston Coalition for Justice in Bhopal
We are a community group that works for justice and a life of dignity for the survivors of the Bhopal Chemical Disaster in Bhopal, India. The campaign is calling for 'No More Bhopals', more effective regulation of the chemical industry, and greater rights for marginalized communities to protect them from chemical harm. The International Campaign…
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April 20th, 2007: Get on the Bus
Every year, hundreds of human rights activist travel to New York City as part of "Get on the Bus", organized by Amnesty International group 133 in Somerville, MA, to protest against different human rights violations across the world. This year, one of the protests focused on Bhopal. Members of the Boston Coaltion for Justice in…
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May 3rd, 2007: Bhopal Disaster Lecture at MIT
Often cited as the worst industrial disaster to date, the gas leak at a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India in 1984 killed 7,000 within days, and 22,000 to date. The panelists include a chemical engineer who has worked in Bhopal and has affiliations with Union Carbide and Dow Chemical, and Boston's Environmental Health Fund Associates who…
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December 2nd & 3rd, 2006, 22nd Anniversary of the Bhopal Disaster Day of Action
On December 2nd, we gathered on Boston Common and staged a “funeral march” carrying coffins and bearers representing those who died and are dying daily. From Boston Common we marched to State St. Bank, which is the 5th largest Dow shareholder and hold voting authority for 24.8 million shares of Dow stock as of 9/30/06.…
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Boston Coalition for Bhopal ‘Dies-in’ Copley Sq.
Copley Sq., Boston – Boston Coalition for Bhopal members joined 3 other cities hosting events and re-enactments of the 1984 Union Carbide Chemical Disaster in Bhopal, India – Saturday, May 6th at noon. In Copley Square, professionals and students lay under shrouds downtown to raise awareness about Dow Chemical Company's role in the 22,000+ deaths…
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Flyers & Handouts
Hosting a Bhopal-related event? Please keep supporters informed through these documents. Updated Bhopal Fact Sheet [doc] [pdf] New! Last updated Jun 2011 Bhopal Tri-Fold [pub] [pdf] [image] Last updated Oct 2009
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Bhopal 26 Years Later
Bhopal 26 Years Later Donate to the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal – Click here to donate via our fiscal sponsor's donation page Learn more about Annie Leonard and the Story of Stuff: www.storyofstuff.org Learn more from Max Carlson, the filmaker of this video and a new Bhopal documentary: http://www.bhopalithemovie.com/
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November 8 Call-in Action: More Information
Raise your voice on Monday, November 8 by calling the White House How and why to take action in solidarity with Bhopalis on this day Why to take action “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come…