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No More Bhopals : A candle-light vigil
No More Bhopals: A Candlelight Vigil - Join us! (Facebook Event Page : https://www.facebook.com/events/470399653081041/?ref_dashboard_filter=calendar) Sunday, December 1st 2013, 6:00 pm - 7:00pm at Harvard Square Pit Please join us for a candlelight vigil in solidarity with the survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy , show our support for No more Bhopals around the world and demanding corporate accountibility.Voice your protest, share your thoughts or just stand with in solidarity at Harvard Square Pit this Sunday Dec 1 , 6PM We all live in Bhopal, this April, an explosion at a fertiliser plant in West, Texas, killed 15 people. Investigations revealed severe safety lapses , and as the media pointed out, the disaster could have happened anywhere. The Associated Press determined that 16 million people live near refineries handling hydrofluoric acid, the leak of which poses a serious risk. In 2011, another investigation found that the leak of which poses a serious risk. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/terror-fears-keep-toxic-plants-hidden-public Much can change for the better if corporations are held accountable- another reason why Dow Chemical's contempt for the law, and for the human cost of its profit margin, are matters that should concern all of us. History: On the night of December 2nd, 1984 in Bhopal, India, 27 tons of methyl isocyanate (MIC), a lethal gas, leaked from a pesticide plant owned by the Union Carbide Corporation (now wholly owned by Dow Chemical), killing 8,000 people instantly, poisoning and blinding thousands. 29 years after the disaster, the death toll is above 25,000 and counting, while 150,000 people, including children born to parents who survived the disaster, suffer from chronic, debilitating, exposure-related illnesses. For more information on the campaign visit ICJB website. http://www.studentsforbhopal.org/
Date: 12/01/2013
Location: Harvard Square Pit, right outside Harvard Square station
Time: 6 pm
Cost: Free
Web: https://www.facebook.com/events/470399653081041/?ref_dashboard_filter=calendar