27th Anniversary Memorial Events in Bhopal

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1 27th Anniversary Memorial Events in Bhopal :: The Bhopal Medical Appeal :: Funding fr... Page 1 of 3 27th Anniversary Memorial Events in Bhopal Dec by Nagendra in Sambhavna from December 3rd A local press cutting After months of preparations for the 27th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster, the work was finally complete! Dozens of posters, hundreds of slogans, banners, songs, preparation of a mobile exhibition van, media representatives informed, press releases prepared and much more. All the staff members have worked very hard and given as much of their time as possible, far more than their official working hours for many of them. Then the day came. Shouting slogans with sore throats through microphones, waving banners, posters, quotes written on heads and hands, people of all ages- groups of children to the elderly, police all-around and camera men zooming in with their cameras. This is a common scene in Bhopal on the rally of 27 th anniversary of the world s worst industrial disaster. The rally started with an opening song we will fight for justice, there are so many whips of diseases on gas victims. We gathered under the Bharat talkies bridge around 11 am in the morning and started moving from there about 12 pm towards the abandoned Union Carbide Factory. The distance we covered wasn t far, about 3 kilometers, but 27 years is a long way for many of the victims. Many survivors cease to be involved in such rallies, and many have died over the years, but a core group, tired and weary, but most of all determined, continue in their battle. A fight for justice, a race to demolish DOW and Warren Anderson, a struggle for compensation, better treatment, rehabilitation and a safe future. Many children (from the Chingari Rehabilitation

27th Anniversary Memorial Events in Bhopal :: The Bhopal Medical Appeal :: Funding fr... Page 2 of 3 Center) who are third generation gas victims also join us, many in their wheelchairs.

2 27th Anniversary Memorial Events in Bhopal :: The Bhopal Medical Appeal :: Funding fr... Page 2 of 3 Center) who are third generation gas victims also join us, many in their wheelchairs. They give us strength. Break the bloody nails of Anderson, the government fears from us that s why they put police in froth of us, We are women of Bhopal we are not blossoms we are sparks, Down with London Olympics and We want justice are the numberous of slogans chanted with which we raise our fists in the air. Press Cuttings showing the Effigies. About 3 pm in the afternoon we reached the Union Carbide factory. There we made a circle and burned effigies of Lord Coe, the chairman of the London organizing committee (LOCOG) and Vijay Kumar Malhotra, the head of India s Olympic organizing committee. We hope this will open the eyes of Olympic organizing committees.

3 27th Anniversary Memorial Events in Bhopal :: The Bhopal Medical Appeal :: Funding fr... Page 3 of 3 making posters. Staff at Sambhavna By Nagendra Chaturvedi Posted in News, Positive News This post was written by Nagendra in Sambhavna.

Scottish Friends of Bhopal mark the 27th anniversary :: The Bhopal Medical App... http://www.bhopal.org/2011/11/scottish-friends-of-bhopal-27th-anniversary-mem.

4 Scottish Friends of Bhopal mark the 27th anniversary :: The Bhopal Medical App... Page 1 of 3 Scottish Friends of Bhopal mark the 27th anniversary Nov by Jade in Brighton Saturday 3rd December marked the 27th anniversary of the 1984 Union Carbide Gas Disaster which has to date, killed 25,000 in Bhopal, India. Today the site remains uncleaned and highly toxic. Up to 40,000 people have been affected by the contaminated water supply. Scottish Friends of Bhopal (SFB) is a project of The Bhopal Medical Appeal, a UK charity (No ) that offers free healthcare and hope to the survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide Gas Disaster and those suffering from the water poisoning. Scottish Friends of Bhopal held a memorial and tribute to those who have died and those who remain to fight on in the legacy and aftermath of the disaster, a memorial plaque for the victims of Bhopal. The plaque was unveiled in Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh as part of a momentous occasion on the day of remembrance. The event began at The Quaker Meeting House, Victoria Terrace in Edinburgh before setting off on the short distance to Greyfriars Kirk. John Pinto, an attendee of the memorial, called it a moving and well-organised memorial at the historic cemetery of Greyfriars Kirk entrance. Photos by Colin Hattersly.

5 Scottish Friends of Bhopal mark the 27th anniversary :: The Bhopal Medical App... Page 2 of 3 Posted in News, Positive News This post was written by Jade in Brighton. You can follow any responses through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment. Pinging is currently not allowed. 2 Comments

6 Scottish Friends of Bhopal mark the 27th anniversary :: The Bhopal Medical App... Page 3 of nice photo dr jay on Dec at 4:57 am 1. 2 A moving and well-organised memorial at the historic cemetery of Greyfriars Kirk entrance. Greyfriars info: John Pinto on Dec at 9:57 pm

7 27th Anniversary Rememberance Poem :: The Bhopal Medical Appeal :: Funding... Page 1 of 1 27th Anniversary Rememberance Poem Dec by Jade in Brighton DEVELOPMENT (for Dow) Bhopal 3RD DEC 1984 to? Today We remember Bhopal Let it seep across our no-mans-land To rise in our veins again Hair on end Rooted down decades deep The fecund toxicity leaps to greet us Rivers streams all run with the great abundance The earth teems with rich produce Bellies swell with the increase Of a culture of ease; abandonment. The progeny of the elements flourish (the children wither and die) by Violet White, 3rd December 2011 Posted in Blog, From other blogs This post was written by Jade in Brighton.

Damp housing for the poor was often badly built. With earth floors, single brick walls and poor roofing materials, the houses were damp.

Damp housing for the poor was often badly built. With earth floors, single brick walls and poor roofing materials, the houses were damp. So many people moved to towns during the Industrial Revolution that there were not enough houses. Builders and landlords, who were keen on making large profits, built thousands of new houses but they crammed