[Shadow_Group] Fw: Solidarity with Indian Workers & NTUI Tour

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Solidarity with Indian Workers


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                  JwJ to Host Indian Trade Unionists
                  December 3 actions to mark anniversary of Bhopal disaster
                        National Jobs With Justice and local coalitions in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, WA State, Portland, and Atlanta will be hosting a tour in November and December of leaders of the New Trade Union Initiative (NTUI). This is part of a developing alliance between JwJ and NTUI, a new trade union federation in India, to build links between workers and communities in both countries. 


                        December 3 is also the 20th anniversary of the worst industrial accident in history at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India. Groups around the country are marking the event with solidarity actions (details below). Both of these provide opportunities to deepen our solidarity with Indian workers who are playing an increasingly important role in the global economy. Please contact the JwJ national office if you would like any further information on these two initiatives. 
                       NTUI TOUR CITIES
                        Check with your local JwJ coalition for details about public events in your area. 


                          a.. 11/27 New York, NY 
                          b.. 11/30 Boston, MA 
                          c.. 12/3 Chicago, IL 
                          d.. 12/7 Cleveland, OH 
                          e.. 12/8 Erie, PA 
                          f.. 12/9 Seattle, WA 
                          g.. 12/10 Portland, OR 
                          h.. 12/11 Washington, DC 
                          i.. 12/16 Atlanta, GA
                       

                  Take action against Dow Chemical 20 years after Bhopal
                  Please Register any planned events at http://www.bhopal.net/gda2004.php<http://www.bhopal.net/gda2004.php>
                  International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal
                  Contact: globalaction at studentsforbhopal.org<mailto:globalaction at studentsforbhopal.org> 


                  GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION FOR BHOPAL 


                  December 3rd, 2004, will mark twenty years since the people of Bhopal awoke from their sleep, choking, near-blinded, to scenes of unimaginable horror and suffering. Overnight, a city of 800,000 people was turned into a gas chamber, with at least 8,000 dead. 


                  Union Carbide's gas cloud was just the beginning. The ongoing efforts of both Union Carbide and its new owner Dow Chemical to evade their pending liabilities in Bhopal represent a classic case of corporate crime gone unpunished. As in Bhopal, corporations around the world are today getting away with crimes against humanity and the environment, and dictating policies that affect all life on earth. Communities everywhere have learnt that the only way they will regain control of their lives and health is by fighting corporate crime directly. 


                  We will never forget
                  "We never want to see another Bhopal." Bhopal's survivors have said this from the beginning. To ensure this, it is vital that Dow Chemical and other corporate offenders, are not allowed to get away with their crimes. On Dec 3rd, 2004 the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) invites you to help make sure that they don't. ICJB invites all groups fighting corporate crime to take action on December 3 against the human, environmental, consumer and labour rights violations by private or public corporations. 


                  A CALL TO ORGANIZE
                  Take action against criminal corporations and against Dow Chemical facilities and offices worldwide. Organize teach-ins, vigils, phone-ins, petition drives, celebrations and media events. A list of Dow/Carbide facilities worldwide can be located at the Dow Company website. 


                  A CALL TO UNITE
                  Thousands of people from around the world will be participating in the Global Day of Action. Cities in India, including Bhopal, will host protests, events and actions; trade unions and community organizations internationally will also be participating. 


                  RESOURCES
                  Visit the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal to learn 20 Things You Can Do To Help Make Dow Responsible For Bhopal
                  The website www.bhopal.net<http://www.bhopal.net/>, now carries a special section on the GDA, including a registration page, resources, background information, and suggestions for action. The pages are at: 


                    a.. http://www.bhopal.net/gda/gda2004.html<http://www.bhopal.net/gda/gda2004.html> -- for information, background about the GDA 
                    b.. http://www.bhopal.net/gda/gda2004.php<http://www.bhopal.net/gda/gda2004.php> -- to register 
                    c.. http://www.bhopal.net/gda/posters.html<http://www.bhopal.net/gda/posters.html> -- for the posters 
                    d.. NEW FILMS ABOUT JUSTICE FOR BHOPAL SURVIVORS 
                      a.. Check out "Twenty Years Without Justice: The Bhopal Chemical Disaster " 17 min video about the Bhopal Campaign.
                      http://homepage.mac.com/sanfordlewisvideo/20Yrs/Bhopal.htm<http://homepage.mac.com/sanfordlewisvideo/20Yrs/Bhopal.htm> 
                      b.. November 30, 2004 release of "US: Bhopal Still on Trial "broadcast in the United States on Link TV go to http://www.linktv.org/<http://www.linktv.org/> for details. 
                      c.. December 1, 2004 release of "One Night in Bhopal " broadcast in the UK on BBC TV go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/<http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/> for details. 
                      d.. December 2, 2004 release of "Bhopal The Search For Justice "broadcast in Canada on Canadian Broadcast Corporation go to http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/<http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/> for more details.
                  For a list of more films please and other campaign resources go to http://www.studentsforbhopal.org/resources.htm<http://www.studentsforbhopal.org/resources.htm> 


                  Please look these pages over when you have the chance and begin your preparations for the 20th anniversary! 

                 


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