"Blue Planet Run" Protest, June 3rd, 2007

As the Dow Chemical-sponsored Blue Planet Run arrived in Boston Common on June 3rd, 2007, human rights and environmental activists welcomed the long distance runners with a message of their own: "DOW: Stop Running, Start Cleaning Up!" Advocates are concerned about extensive health effects due to Dow's water contamination in many US waterways, Bhopal, India and in Vietnam.

"Get on the Bus" 2007

As part of the Amnesty event "Get On the Bus", we protested at JP Morgan, a major holder of Dow shares. Amnesty activists and Bhopal supporters had sent over 2,000 emails and letters to JP Morgan representatives prior to GOTB expressing their concerns about JP Morgan's shares in Dow Chemical Company with no response from the JP Morgan.

"Scale of Justice" in Cambridge

On September 26th we demonstrated in front of Cambridge City hall to celebrate the passage of the 'Justice for Bhopal' resolution in Cambridge. The legislation asks the City to take shareholder and purchasing action against Dow Chemical until the company faces its responsibilities to the Bhopal Chemical Disaster survivors.

22nd Bhopal Anniversary on Boston Common

From 12-2pm, we rallied on Boston Common behind Park St. to remember those who have died and call for justice and assistance to those who are still sick and dying daily in Bhopal, India site of the 1984 Bhopal Chemical Disaster. About 40 people attended the rally, we heard from Klare X. Allen who organizes opposition to the Boston University Biolab which is being built in a high density community of color in Boston despite the fact that it designed to test incurable disaeses such as hemorrhagic fever and anthrax. The Bhopal campaign is symbolic of exactly why such facilities should never be built in highly populated areas, certainly not in dense, poor, communities of color. We asked State Street Bank to vote yes on an important shareholder resolution for Bhopal as well before the day was over.

Die-in in Copley Square 2006

On May 6th 2006, members of the group lay under shrouds In Copley Square to raise awareness about Dow Chemical Company's role in the 22,000+ deaths in Bhopal. The Dow Grim Reaper passed among the victims symbolizing Dow Chemical's role in the ongoing poisoning of 20,000 Bhopal residents forced to drink water contaminated by the aging factory site.

MIT lecture: Bhopal - 23 Years Without Justice

Long time advocate Ryan Bodanyi shared his experiences in India and the US working with the survivors of the world's worst chemical disaster. Bodanyi began his advocacy working alongside the 1984 disaster survivors in college. He has committed the past 5 years to building a grassroots movement in the United States to win a clean up, medical care and justice.

Outreach at Universities

Students for Bhopal Conference 2005

Aquene attended the Students for Bhopal Conference in 2005 held at University of Cincinnati.