bhopal disaster

gandharan · Oct 16th, 2003, 16:46

anyone been to bhopal and met any of the victims or organisations helping them? vrey interested in your experiences and if you are aware of any photo stories of the whole union carbide fiasco. thanks.

cyberhippie · Oct 16th, 2003, 18:50

I take it you've read the new book by Dominic Lappierre about the Bhophal disaster? If not that would be a good place to start I'm going to read it myself this trip!!
(sorry crap spelling but you know the guy he wrote Freedom At Midnight and City of Joy amongst others!)
Enjoy and let me know if it's a good read!!

salima · Dec 15th, 2003, 23:10

hi-i am in bhopal, have been here for two and a half months. i have visited the sambhavna clinic, which is financed by the proceeds from lapierre's book. i hope to start working there (volunteer) after the beginning of the year 2004.

all you have to do is look on the web and you can find out about the disaster, and also there is a website for the clinic which was given to me by samsara on this site, if i remember rightly.

i will let you know what it is like after i have been working there. i will be involved in clerical work most likely, and when i was there i met a young man from uk who was working there with his wife for 7 weeks on pc stuff, not sure how long he will remain. also i met a lady who retired from teaching biology, but she is a paid staff member there now in charge of the documents.

adrian smith · Dec 15th, 2003, 23:57

Am I right in saying this issue has still not been resolved satifactorily (if it ever could be) and that Uniion Carbide have not been properly brought to book for what they did?

Merchant · Dec 16th, 2003, 00:12

The head of Union Carbide at the time of the tragedy currently lives on Long Island, New York. Protestors occasionally gather outside his house.

gandharan · Dec 16th, 2003, 00:30

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Originally posted by salima
hi-i am in bhopal, have been here for two and a half months. i have visited the sambhavna clinic, which is financed by the proceeds from lapierre's book. i hope to start working there (volunteer) after the beginning of the year 2004.

all you have to do is look on the web and you can find out about the disaster, and also there is a website for the clinic which was given to me by samsara on this site, if i remember rightly.

i will let you know what it is like after i have been working there. i will be involved in clerical work most likely, and when i was there i met a young man from uk who was working there with his wife for 7 weeks on pc stuff, not sure how long he will remain. also i met a lady who retired from teaching biology, but she is a paid staff member there now in charge of the documents.

thanks salima, but i have been and come back home already! i went to sambhavna and met sathyu and the others ... done my photo project and am now in the process of sorting out images and pitching to magazines in europe ... we must have missed each other though god knows where you were hiding since there arent many places to hang out in bhopal. all the best with the work ... peace

salima · Dec 17th, 2003, 23:28

you work fast i guess-i am on indian time, converted instantly as soon as i landed in bombay...

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cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	I take it you've read the new book by Dominic Lappierre about the Bhophal disaster? If not that would be a good place to start I'm going to read it myself this trip!! (sorry crap spelling but you know the guy he wrote Freedom At Midnight and City of Joy amongst others!) Enjoy and let me know if it's a good read!!

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salima Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: america today-new delhi in a week Posts: 189	hi-i am in bhopal, have been here for two and a half months. i have visited the sambhavna clinic, which is financed by the proceeds from lapierre's book. i hope to start working there (volunteer) after the beginning of the year 2004. all you have to do is look on the web and you can find out about the disaster, and also there is a website for the clinic which was given to me by samsara on this site, if i remember rightly. i will let you know what it is like after i have been working there. i will be involved in clerical work most likely, and when i was there i met a young man from uk who was working there with his wife for 7 weeks on pc stuff, not sure how long he will remain. also i met a lady who retired from teaching biology, but she is a paid staff member there now in charge of the documents.

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adrian smith Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: UK Posts: 20	Am I right in saying this issue has still not been resolved satifactorily (if it ever could be) and that Uniion Carbide have not been properly brought to book for what they did?

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Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,096	The head of Union Carbide at the time of the tragedy currently lives on Long Island, New York. Protestors occasionally gather outside his house.

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salima Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: america today-new delhi in a week Posts: 189	you work fast i guess-i am on indian time, converted instantly as soon as i landed in bombay...

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