Tag: Campaign Victories
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Media Coverage of the Bhopal White House Petition
Below are links to recent media coverage of the Bhopalis’ White House petition and the supportive music video by Sofia Ashraf: http://www.thequint.com/world/2016/06/13/bhopal-gas-tragedy-white-house-petition-dow-chemical-petition-against-over-one-lakh-signatures-barack-obama http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/petition-calls-on-white-house-to-hold-dow-accountable-for-bhopal-leak-1418299 http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bhopal-tragedy-over-100-000-signatures-against-dow-chemical-us-govt-compelled-to-give-formal-response/1/691033.html
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Letter to PM Modi: Instruct CBI to Take Harsher Measures Against Dow
To Honourable Prime Minister 152, South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi-110011 14 June 2016 Sub: Instruct CBI to take harsher measures against The Dow Chemical Company (TDCC) in the ongoing criminal matter (MJC 91/92) on Bhopal disaster Dear Mr. Prime Minister, On behalf of the survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal…
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Scottish Trades Unions’ Solidarity with Bhopal
2 December 2014 A delegation of Scottish Trade Unioni activists addressed a rally today in Bhopal support of the survivors’ 30 years of campaigns for justice. The delegation is in response to a visit by survivors to Scotland and a motion of solidarity from the Scottish Trade Union Congress disabled workers’ conference.
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Bhopal Survivors historical victory; Government to revise disaster related figures
Press Release 15 November 2014 Survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal ended their protest at Jantar Mantar last evening after assurance by the Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers of meeting their demands. Five women survivors and their supporter broke their water-less fast on the fourth day with sips of water offered by Joint…
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Timeline: Major Actions & Achievements in Last Five Years
These timelines document the major actions and achievements undertaken between 2010-2014 by the five Bhopal gas survivor organizations & their supporters that make up ICJB. Major Actions (2010-2014) September 18, 2014: Survivors chained themselves to the Chief Minister’s residence demanding adequate compensation and intervention in US court for clean up of toxic waste April 28, 2014: Torch rally…
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Times of India — Dow Chemical to drop its logo from London Olympics, IOA not happy
Excerpted from Times of India: LONDON/NEW DELHI: Dow Chemical has agreed to remove its logo from London’s Olympic stadium but the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said that it is not satisfied with the move and wants US giant to remove its sponsorship from the 2012 Games. DOW said it was agreeing to the “vision” of…
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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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Corporate accountability groups nationwide expose the “Future We Create” conference as fraudulent greenwashing
June 7, 2011 GREENWASHING: false expressions of environmental concern especially as a cover for environmentally-unsound products, policies, or activities (adapted from Merriam Webster). “Join 60 leading thinkers as they explore the future of water for our world today. Covering global systems and specific “megatrends,” featuring personal stories from the frontlines as well as reflections on…
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Dow AgroSciences blacklisted for bribing
The following article was published on September 18: The Economic Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre has blacklisted Dow AgroSciences India for five years for bribing government officials to expedite registration of three pesticides in the country. The order to ban Dow AgroSciences, a subsidiary of US-based Dow Chemicals, from undertaking any commercial activity in…
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Members of Congress tell Dow to clean up Bhopal
Members of Congress tell Dow to clean up Bhopal For immediate release: June 17, 2009 CONTACT: Shana Ortman, ICJB Coordinator, (415)-746-0306, shana@panna.org Tony Millard, ICJB Spokesperson, (708)-606-8142, aj.millard@gmail.com Nearly 30 House members support Bhopal survivors’ demands of U.S. chemical maker Download the entire signed letter here (large pdf file). Survivors of the ongoing chemical disaster…
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Bloomington City Council Passes Bhopal Resolution
The City Council of Bloomington heralded the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas tragedy by passing “Resolution 09-21 Recognizing the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Bhopal Disaster and Calling for a Report on Extremely Hazardous Substances Previously Released into the Local Environment” on the evening of Dec 2, 2009, with the support of the Association for…
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City of Cambridge Resolution
City of Cambridge. Resolution passed by the City Council. Sept. 25th 2006. Resolved to vote it shares in favor of Bhopal resolution, refrain from purchase of Dow bonds, and audit of Dow products purchased and substitute where possible.
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Seattle City Council Resolution
The City of Seattle marked the 21st year of the Bhopal Gas Disaster by passing a proclamation that Dec 03, 2005 is Bhopal Remembrance Day.
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UC Berkeley Student Council Resolution
The Associated Students of University of California Berkeley passed a resolution calling upon the Chancellor of UC Berkeley to write a public letter to Dow Chemical asking it to accept liability for the disaster and requesting the university to sell Dow stocks and reject all donations from Dow.