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Bhopali: The movie followed by Q&A with members of the ICJB
Cost: free Location of building 66 in MIT: http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=66 Trailer for the movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttD-1oT9M7M movie website: http://www.bhopalithemovie.com/ Q & A after the screening with members of the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB). About the Bhopal disaster and the movie: On December 3rd, 1984, the city of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, India suffered the world’s worst industrial disaster. A chemical plant belonging to Union Carbide (now a subsidiary of Dow Chemical) released 40 tons of methyl isocyanate, a highly toxic chemical, immediately killing 4,000 people and affecting over 500,000 residents of the area. Till now, over 25,000 people have died as a result of the disaster, and thousands of Bhopalis are suffering from illnesses caused by exposure and water contamination due to the toxic waste left behind. On average, one person dies every day from its effects. Meanwhile, Indian authorities have failed to bring Union Carbide and Dow to account. Moreover, despite the repeated promises to clean up the toxic wastes, it remains, poisoning the water, the land, and spreading its tentacles every passing day.
Date: 12/03/2011
Location: MIT Building 66, Room 110, Cambridge, MA
Time: 6:30 pm
Organized By: International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal
Cost: free
Contact: swapna.kollu@gmail.com
Web: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=304818616212886
Directions: http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=66
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