[IMC Bombay] Please fast to hold Dirty Dow accountable

[Ra Ravishankar]

Dear All,

Greetings! Some survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas 
disaster are currently in the U.S. They were on a 
hunger strike from May 1st to May 12th, and have now 
asked their supporters to keep alive the (ongoing) 
relay hunger strike till Dec 3rd, the 19th 
anniversary of the disaster. For more on this, please 
see http://www.bhopal.net/globalrelayfast.html

Union Carbide, whose callousness was largely 
responsible for the disaster, along with Warren 
Anderson, then CEO of Union Carbide, have both been 
criminally charged but have ignored the warrants from 
Indian courts and have long been declared fugitives 
from law. Meanwhile, Dow Chemicals acquired Union 
Carbide in 2001, but continues to lie (most recently
on May 8th, during its annual general body meeting) 
about the liabilities it inherited through Union 
Carbide. The environmental mess left behind by Union 
Carbide continues to kill about 15 people every 
month, adding to the more than 20,000 dead so far. 
The Indian Government has been largely apathetic. The 
U.S. govt, obviously, doesn't care either. Do we? 
"$500 is plenty good for an Indian," said one Kathy 
Hunt, Dow Chemical's PR official. Do we agree?

In a world torn by violence, these protestors have 
steadfastly adopted non-violent means. If we really 
yearn for peace, isn't it our duty to support them? 
Those who have endured so much due to the disaster 
shouldn't need to starve for justice. Lets share some 
of their burden. If someone is interested in fasting 
once a week (or fortnight etc), pls mail me back. We 
can then coordinate amongst ourselves and make sure 
the relay fast continues. If this sounds too 
complicated, you can also register on-line at:
http://www.bhopal.net/hungerstrike2003.html

Please visit http://www.bhopal.net for the latest on 
this issue. A petition requesting the extradition of 
Anderson is available at
http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/bin/actionframe.pl?action_id=148

Thanks!
Ravi

ps: I apologize if you get multiple copies of this 
message.


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