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  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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.…

  • City of San Fransisco Resolution

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    Marking the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster, the City of San Francisco declares December 3, 2004 as Bhopal Remembrance Day and urges the Dow Chemical Company to address pending issues facing the Bhopal survivors. The city is also hosting the Bhopal survivors this week.

  • Dow Chemical & New Yorker Water event crashed!

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    Wednesday night, 28-Oct-2009, Dow Chemical and the New Yorker hosted a party to focus on clean water in an upscale Manhattan venue – Bhopal and Agent Orange advocates collaborated to make sure it would be an event to remember for Dow and a fantastic awareness-raising opportunity.  The event was invitation only but some advocates were…

  • 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…

  • Bhopal & You

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    This page will be improved soon… If you’d like to help cleanup this page, let us know! Why care about Bhopal? The reasons are many. Pick yours! Do you care about Justice? Do you believe in Corporate Accountability? Do you support Environmental Justice? Are you concerned about Globalization? Are you committed to Human Rights? Are…

  • Dow Lies

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    Dow’s Lies Dow Chemical has been consistent in its refusal to admit liability for the Bhopal disaster. The grave mistake the Government of India made in the 1989 settlement with Union Carbide for $470 million serves as the basis for all their arguments. According to Dow, Carbide has done everything legally necessary. This is their…

  • We All Live in Bhopal!

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    This page is coming soon… It will talk about Why The Bhopal Cause Needs you, and What you can bring to the table, and How you can make a difference. We all live in Bhopal…it is in our neighborhoods, around the people near us, … If you’d like to help write this page, let us…

  • History of Bhopal

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    History of Bhopal The capital of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal was built on the site of the 11th Century City of Bhojpal, founded by the Parmara King Bhoj (1000-1055). The city was originally known as Bhojpal, named after Bhoj and the dam (‘pal’) that he is said to have constructed to form the lakes surrounding Bhopal.

  • Other Bhopals

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    This page is coming soon… It will talk about other disasters like bhopal that have been perpetrator by corporate greed, and why Bhopal will set a precedent. If you’d like to help write this page, let us know!

  • 25th Anniversary Resource Kit >> Actions >> Know Your Rights

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    25th Anniversary Kit >> Actions [doc][pdf]  >> Know Your Rights [doc][pdf] KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Protests and demonstrations have created social and environmental change throughout history.  From the Boston Tea Party to the Montgomery Bus Boycott to the Taco Bell boycott, non-violent direct action has played a crucial role in exposing injustices and winning important victories. …

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    25th Anniversary Kit >> Actions [doc][pdf]  >> Dealing With Police [doc][pdf] DEALING WITH POLICE In General When dealing with the police,  keep your hands  in view and don’t make sudden  movements.    Avoid passing behind  them.    Nervous cops are dangerous cops.    Also,  never touch the police or their equipment (vehicles, flashlights, animals, etc.) – you can …

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    25th Anniversary Kit >> Actions [doc][pdf]  >> Basic Legal Info [doc][pdf] BASIC LEGAL INFO Safety When dealing with the police, keep your hands in view and don’t make sudden movements.  Avoid passing behind them.  Nervous cops are dangerous cops.  Also, never touch the police or their equipment (vehicles, flashlights, animals, etc.) – you can get…

  • 25th Anniversary Resource Kit >> Background >> Dow’s Liabilities

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    25th Anniversary Kit >> Background [doc][pdf] >> Dow’s Liabilities DOW’S LIABILITIES: An Overview Dow Chemical and Union Carbide claim that it has no liability for the Bhopal disaster.  They are simply not telling the truth. Eight years after Dow bought Union Carbide, two court cases remain pending: one civil, heard in the Southern District federal…