Tag: Boston
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Global Solidarity Fast for Bhopal
To mark the 30th anniversary (2014), supporters of the Bhopal cause all over the world are launching a coordinated relay fast for 365 days to amplify the voices of survivors and to show our commitment to bringing justice in Bhopal. It is shameful that to date basic steps to clean up the site and surrounding…
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Shankar Tucker – Live in Concert! – Boston
http://www.aidboston.org/events/ShankarTucker2012/ Concert Details WHEN: November 4, 2012 (6pm) WHERE: MIT, Kresge Auditorium [Parking Details][Directions] Opposite 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA Doors open at 5pm; Concert starts at 6pm. First come, first serve seating. Any questions: icjb.us.ab@gmail.com Sponsored by Students for Bhopal at MIT is a coalition of disaster survivors and environmental, social justice, progressive Indian, and human…
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Jerome Mouffe Holds Concert for Bhopal
On February 24th guitar virtuoso Jerome Mouffe played a classical concert in support of the Bhopal survivors and campaigners for justice to a packed house at the Little Krege Auditorium at MIT. The concert was entitled, “Spirit in Motion”.
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Sound of Struggle: A classical concert for Bhopal by Pavitra Kumar (Piano) & Frank Graves (Violin) // Sept 17th // Killian Hall, MIT
On September 17th Pavitra Kumar and Frank Graves will play a classical concert in support of the Bhopal survivors and campaigners for justice.
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Divine Strings: A benefit concert for Bhopal by Aishu Venkataraman // May 7th // Fenway Center, Northeastern University
Aishu Venkataraman is a brilliant musician and gifted student, playing South Indian classical music with an emphasis on jazz performance. Aishu is blending technique with melody and has a talent poise and grace far beyond her years – she is the youngest in the history of Berklee College of Music to be admitted with a…
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Divine Strings: A benefit concert for Bhopal by Aishu Venkataraman // May 7th // Fenway Center, Northeastern
URGENT: Last week to reserve seats! Tickets can be ordered online at BrownPaperTickets. Aishu Venkataraman is a brilliant musician and gifted student, playing South Indian classical music with an emphasis on jazz performance. Aishu is blending technique with melody and has a talent poise and grace far beyond her years – she is the youngest…
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Sunday, June 3rd, 2007: Protest at Dow-sponsored “Blue Planet Run”
On June 3rd, the non-profit organization “Blue Planet Run” held an event in Boston Common as the participating long-distance runners were arriving in Boston. The blue planet run goes across 16 countries and covers 15200 miles in 95 days. At each stop, the organization holds a media event to promote their message. However, some might…
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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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Cambridge News
Here we recap our press releases, articles/broadcasts about us in the press and letters we’ve written to newspaper editors. 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…
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Bhopal – forgotten?
A number of days ago, on August 20th, the US court for appeals rejected a petition by 15 survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide gas leak in Bhopal, India. The plea asked for the removal of hazardous materials the company had left behind and compensation for the those affected by the accident. While I found…
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2006, Cambridge City Council Campaign
GOOD NEWS! All three resolutions have been passed by the city council on September 25th, 2006. Thanks to the groups that endorsed the resolution (below). As residents of Cambridge, we are deeply concerned about the ongoing human rights abuses in Bhopal, India due to the conduct of Union Carbide Corporation and its current owner, Dow…
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January 22nd, 2007: “We all live in Bhopal” – a talk by Rachna Dhingra
Rachna Dhingra is working in Bhopal with survivors from the world's worst industrial disaster – the gas leak from Union Carbide's plant that has killed 20,000 people since 1984 and impacted over 200,000 people. A compassionate, determined and resourceful woman, Rachna moved to Bhopal from Ann Arbor in January 2003. Since then, she has immersed…
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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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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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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.…