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WHO: Amnesty International and
Association for India's Development (A.I.D), Atlanta. Members of
the South Asian and broader Atlanta community. WHAT: Bhopal Survivors Tour WHEN: Monday, May 18 at 7pm WHERE: Friends School of Atlanta 862 Columbia Dr., Decatur, GA 30030 Contact: (404) 358-2935 |
| On Monday, May 18, children of
survivors of the infamous 1984 Bhopal chemical disaster and
young activists from India will visit Atlanta on their North
America speaking tour. Their Atlanta engagement will begin at 7
p.m. at the Friends School of Atlanta. The visit and event are hosted by the Atlanta based chapters of Amnesty International and the Association for India's Development (AID). The organizations aim to call attention to continuing environmental and health problems in Bhopal, India. They also aim to increase support for efforts to hold corporate and governmental parties accountable for the disaster and its continued effects. The speakers include teenage organizers Sarita Malviya and Safreen Khan and longtime-Bhopal advocate Rachna Dhingra. Malviya is a founding member of the group Children against Dow Carbide. Khan, whose mother was exposed to gas in the Bhopal incident, continues to live in the area. Dhingra, after graduating from business school in the US, works for the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal. Bhopal, often referred to as the world's worst industrial disaster, took place Dec. 3, 1984, when a chemical plant operated by an Indian subsidiary of Union Carbide released tons of toxic methyl isocyanate gas. Some 8,000 people are believed to have died almost immediately; thousands more died later, while others suffer long-term health effects from exposure. The Bhopal activists’ tour includes meet with government officials, chemical security experts and student groups. Their goals include cleaning up pollution at Bhopal; arranging for economic rehabilitation of survivors; and fixing legal responsibility for Dow Chemical Corp., which acquired Union Carbide after the disaster. The event is free and open to the public. |
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