Bhopal – 40 years of confronting corporate crime
Jacob Lindgren @ 2024-09-10 13:56:41 -0500Join the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal, Environmental Justice Task Force, and Panasia Solidarity Coalition for a conversation on the Bhopal gas leak disaster. Two survivors of the disaster, Farhat Jahan and Bati Bai Rajak, will join us to talk about their experiences as well as their engagement in efforts to provide free-of-cost medical care in Bhopal, conduct research on groundwater contamination and continuing health disparities faced by the gas-exposed population, and lead advocacy efforts towards accountability for, and clean-up of, the disaster. Food provided and please wear a mask!
2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal gas leak disaster, which remains the worst industrial disaster in history. For nearly four decades, gas-exposed communities in Bhopal continue to face significantly higher mortality rates, various diseases, neurological disorders, and two generations of birth defects. Today, well over 150,000 people in Bhopal are battling chronic illnesses that are related to their own exposure or that of their parents, and 500,000 lives remain physically and economically harmed from the disaster. These survivors will present an account of how gas-exposed communities in Bhopal have persisted for 40 years, treating illness and documenting the continued environmental pollution and damage to health faced in their communities. We will also discuss how the fight for environmental justice in Bhopal is fundamentally linked to the fight for environmental justice in Chicago, and how international solidarity can empower our movements for liberation.
2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal gas leak disaster, which remains the worst industrial disaster in history. For nearly four decades, gas-exposed communities in Bhopal continue to face significantly higher mortality rates, various diseases, neurological disorders, and two generations of birth defects. Today, well over 150,000 people in Bhopal are battling chronic illnesses that are related to their own exposure or that of their parents, and 500,000 lives remain physically and economically harmed from the disaster. These survivors will present an account of how gas-exposed communities in Bhopal have persisted for 40 years, treating illness and documenting the continued environmental pollution and damage to health faced in their communities. We will also discuss how the fight for environmental justice in Bhopal is fundamentally linked to the fight for environmental justice in Chicago, and how international solidarity can empower our movements for liberation.
