Ryan Bodyani, International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) TODAY Friday April 23rd 4637 N. Ashland Ave 6:30pm
In honor of Earth Day, South Asian Progressive Action Collective and Voices in the Wilderness present an evening dedicated to the industrial disaster in Bhopal on the Friday, April 23rd at 6:30 p.m. at Stone Soup Cooperative, 4637 N. Ashland. Ryan Bodyani, the student coordinator of the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB), will be speaking at the event and screening 'Hunting Warren Anderson'. Warren Anderson was the CEO of Union Carbide at the time of this terrible accident. 2004 marks the twentieth anniversary of the industrial disaster that took place in Bhopal in December 1984 and here are some devastating statistics: � MIC Gas leaked out of the Union Carbide Plant leaving o 500,000 people affected 8,000 dead on the first day 20,000 dead to date 120,000 suffering from severe illnesses like blindness, birth defects, breathing difficulties etc. � Bhopal toxic tragedy continues with o 20,000 Bhopal residents drink water contaminated by reckless dumping of chemical wastes by Union Carbide 300 Million dollars of the 470 Million dollar compensation money is yet to be distributed by the Indian Government Dow-Carbide continuing to refuse to give the composition of MIC guarding it as a trade secret thus hampering treatment ------------------------------------------------ visit http://www.geocities.com/sapacchicago email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe sapac" in msg body to unsubscribe
