Showing posts with label Bhopal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bhopal. Show all posts

Saturday, April 21, 2007

We Love Earth Day!

We spent the day at Pasadena's "Greening the Earth" event and gathered scads of signatures for Amnesty's actions to clean up Bhopal and New Orleans. We also had fun for the kids with a coloring activity, making prayer flags to decorate our booth and to draw attention to a Tibetan refugee action. Thanks to all who volunteered at our table (especially organizer-in-chief Joyce Wolf!) and all those who stopped by to chat and take action.

As usual, the people-- and animal-- watching at the fair was terrific. We especially enjoyed our neighbor the donkey, and Eaton Canyon Nature Center's stuffed bobcat poised to leap onto our table. (over Joyce's shoulder in the top picture.)

Remember, you can click on the photos to view larger versions!

On Friday, we managed a bit of tabling at Caltech's Earth Day as well and while a downpour seemed initially a bit discouraging, in fact we found the intimacy of huddling under a small tent with fellow activists and determined students looking for a bit of cheap vegeterian chow and a slice of the traditional Caltech Earthday Cake rather enjoyable. The limited space did keep us from sharing coloring activities with the techheads, though. We promise to come back next year with crayons!

Friday, April 20, 2007

Bhopal - Twenty (+) Years without Justice

Amnesty International Group 22 will be tabling at Pasadena's Earth Day tomorrow and continuing to plead the case of the survivors of the Bhopal chemical disaster. Here's a video we shared at one of our non-virtual meetings a couple years ago. Nice to see we can give it a wider audience and bring more people up to speed:



And be sure to read about Amnesty International's call for an SEC investigation of Dow Chemical. Learn more and take action here.

Monday, March 20, 2006

Lend a Hand to Bhopal!

Despite the rain (we were able to move our table indoors) at the LA County Environmental Education Fair last weekend, we were able to coax 110 children to lend their handprints to our effort get clean water to the people of Bhopal. Adult petitioners came through for us as well. You haven't missed your chance! Here's the online petition: Link

Thursday, March 09, 2006

Bringing Bhopal to LA Environmental Education Fair

This Saturday Group 22 members will once again be tabling at the Los Angeles Environmental Education Fair and we'll once again be calling attention to the campaign for justice for the people of Bhopal, India. Right now activists are marching from Bhopal to Delhi to publicize the health and environmental issues still stemming from the chemical accident in Bhopal more than 20 years ago. You can follow the marchers progress at this blog. There's a new focus and factsheet for each day as well as pictures and maps. More insights and pictures at this blog. Amnesty's part in this campaign and actions you can take to support the marchers are available here.
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