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Dow-Carbide
ASSOCIATION FOR INDIA'S DEVELOPMENT PRESENTS Dow-Carbide's Toxic Legacy in Bhopal, India: A Call to Action 20,000 dead; 500,000 wounded; 150,000 too sick to work A talk by Nityanand Jayaraman and Krishnaveni Gundu WHEN : Tuesday April 8th, 7 Pm WHERE: Room 6-120, MIT. Synopsis: 18 years ago, Bhopal, a city in Central India, was devastated by a poisonous gas leak from Union Carbide's ill-designed pesticide factory. Located amidst a densely populated and poor neighbourhood, the gas leak killed 8000 people in its immediate aftermath. Known as the world's worst industrial disaster,the tragedy is far from over. The death toll has risen to more than 20,000. The company that caused the disaster is going about business-as- usual. The senior executives who authorised the compromises in safety and design of the plant that led to the disaster remain unpunished. Meanwhile, the effects of the gas are being felt among the new generation -- serious birth defects; intelligence deficits, cancers, immune-system disorders are only a few of the problems plaguing the children born to those exposed to the gases in 1984. Surprisingly, despite the odds, the struggle for justice and to bring the errant corporation to book continues to grow from strength to strength. Join us for a briefing on the Bhopal disaster, an update on the campaign for justice in Bhopal, and a strategy session to evolve ways in which you can get involved in the global fight against corporate crime. PROGRAM Video Presentation Presentation -- Bhopal: Portrait of a Corporate Crime: By Nityanand Jayaraman. Nityanand is an India-based independent journalist who has been associated with the Bhopal campaign for 8 years. As a volunteer with the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal, he is currently travelling around the United States to mobilise support for Bhopal. Presentation -- Campus Activism and the Campaign for Justice in Bhopal By Krishnaveni Gundu. Krishnaveni is the volunteer coordinator of the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal in the U.S. She has worked extensively in the US to recruit support from among students, Indian professionals and community groups for the Bhopal campaign. Discussion -- Working Together Against Corporate Crime Intended to evolve concrete action points geared towards moving students from the platform of awareness to the arena of action in support of the Bhopal campaign and other similar campaigns against corporate crime. For more information on Bhopal, visit www.bhopal.net About AID ========= The Association for India's Development (AID) is a 501(C) (3) (Federal Tax-ID 52-1863480) non-profit charitable organization. Started in 1991 by graduate students at the University of Maryland, AID has been raising awareness on development issues and supporting many community development efforts in India. www.aidboston.org www.aidindia.org For further information, contact Seema at pseema@attbi.com or call at 617-491-4573
Date: 04/08/2003
Location: MIT 6-120
Time: 7 PM
Cost: FREE
Contact: seema at pseema@attbi.com
Directions: http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?locate=none&locate=room_6-120
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