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The Bhopal verdict and sentence against 7 officials of Union Carbide India Ltd has been a travesty of justice and a mockery of the sufferings of the thousands dead and injured.
This is a call to all chapters to organize demonstrations, vigils and awareness events to protest against the verdict, against the corruptions that have come to light and also in solidarity of the survivors groups who have been fighting the injustice for 26 years.
Events are being held all in Delhi and Bengaluru and many other cities in India Protest demonstrations are being organised at NYC, Washington DC, San Francisco, Boston and other cities (see table below) Stay tuned for plans from Seattle, Baton Rouge, Philadelphia, Austin, Duke, Chicago, Dallas, ... Contact: Somu Kumar, somukumar at gmail dot com, 703-728-8987 | City | Organisers | Date | Time | Place | Event Description | Press Release | Photos/Videos | | Washington DC | AID College Park, ICJB | June 14 | - | Gandhi Statue, Indian Embassy | | DC Press Release | | | New York City | Asha CNJ, AID NYC, ICJB, SASI | Tuesday, June 22 | 11am- 2 pm | Indian Consulate, 3E 64th Street, New York 10065 | NY event | NY Press Release | | | San Francisco | AID Bay Area, ICJB | Wednesday, June 23, 2010 | 9:30am - 11:00am | 540 Arguello Boulevard, San francisco | SF event | SF Press Release | | | Boston | BCJB, AID Boston, AID MIT, SfB, MIT Amnesty, AFSDSA | Thursday, June 24, 2010 | 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Harvard Square - The Pit, Cambridge | Boston event | Boston Press Release | | | Philadelphia | AID Philadelphia
| Friday, June 15, 2010 | -
| Locust Walk, University of Pennsylvania
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| Photos
| | Austin | AID Austin
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010 | 8:30pm - 10:00pm
| Texas State Capitol Congress and 11th
| Austin event
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