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<LI class=style35>24th Anniversary -- <A href="http://webmail.aol.com/39598/aol/en-us/Suite.aspx#First" target=_blank>Call to Action! Join us this Dcember 3!</A></LI>
<LI class=style35>Host a House Party -- <A href="http://webmail.aol.com/39598/aol/en-us/Suite.aspx#Second" target=_blank>Support Bhopal Survivors by throwing a party</A>!</LI>
<LI class=style35>Path to Victory Award -- <A href="http://webmail.aol.com/39598/aol/en-us/Suite.aspx#Third" target=_blank>ICJB was awarded for our acheivments towards victory!</A> </LI>
<LI class=style35>Struggle in Pune - <A href="http://webmail.aol.com/39598/aol/en-us/Suite.aspx#Fourth" target=_blank>Villagers still need your support!</A> </LI>
<LI class=style35>Dow Quit Inda - <A href="http://webmail.aol.com/39598/aol/en-us/Suite.aspx#Fifth" target=_blank>Update from the campaign to get Dow out of India!</A></LI>
<LI class=style35>Technical Help needed -- <A href="http://webmail.aol.com/39598/aol/en-us/Suite.aspx#Sixth" target=_blank>Know how to use Dreamweaver? Have an old laptop?</A></LI></OL><A id=First name=First></A><SPAN class=style28><STRONG>» </STRONG><SPAN class=style24>The 24th Anniversary of the Bhopal Disaster is December 3, 2008 - Where will you be? </SPAN></SPAN><br>
<SPAN class=style35>As you know, this has been a year of many victories for Bhopalis and their supporters. <STRONG>And it happened because of your unending support - </STRONG>you've donated, spread the word, bombarded police stations and government offices with calls in crisis times, stood by the Bhopalis throughout their courageous struggle. You sent thousands of postcards, faxes, and calls to the Prime <STRONG></STRONG>Minister. You ensured that Bhopali protests don't go unnoticed.<STRONG> Now it's time to <A href="mailto:shana@panna.org">tell us what you'll be doing for the 24th Anniversary</A>! </STRONG></SPAN>
<div class="style7 style33" align=left><STRONG>This is a mighty combination - Bhopalis and You! The combo we need for hope, victory and celebrations!! So please hear our call to action, on behalf of Bhopalis, to organize actions in solidarity in your colleges, towns, and communities to commemorate the 24 th Anniversary of the Bhopal Disaster </STRONG>. There are many things that you can do - actions fo<SPAN class=style36>r anyone from</SPAN> <A href="http://studentsforbhopal.org/EventIdeas.htm#Vigil" target=_blank>planning a candle-lit vigil</A>, to <A href="http://studentsforbhopal.org/EventIdeas.htm#Education" target=_blank>having a film screening or art exhibit</A>, to <A href="http://studentsforbhopal.org/EventIdeas.htm#Dow" target=_blank>organizing a protest against Dow </A>. </div>
<div class=style35><SPAN class=style36>Mark your calendars now, and let us know what you're like to plan. If you need</SPAN> any information or material don't think twice - just shout!! R<STRONG>emember to <A href="mailto:shana@panna.org">share with us </A>what you are organizing and when. Let us know if your friends from other cities would want to organize an event in solidarity. </STRONG></div>
<div class=style35>Every voice that joins will only add resonance to the global struggle for a life with dignity and justice! Looking forward to your voice! </div>
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<div class=style7><A id=Second name=Second></A><SPAN class=style27>»Have a party to support the Bhopal survivors! </SPAN></div>
<div class=style7><IMG height=128 alt=party src="cid:part2.07010302.09010606@panna.org" width=195 align=left><SPAN class=style33>"Life may not always be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance." -Anonymous </SPAN></div>
<div class=style35>With one of the most significant anniversaries of the Bhopal Disaster approaching, <STRONG>now is the time to ask our friends and families to support us and to support this struggle.</STRONG> The 24th and 25th Anniversaries is an opportunity to celebrate the quarter century of courage in the face of Corporate Crime. It's important to take a moment to celebrate the many momentous triumphs towards justice, and to recognize that we need a lot more support to move this struggle forward. There's a long road ahead, and many victories to come before the struggle for justice in Bhopal is over. <STRONG>We need to ask our friends and families to join in this struggle, and to give to this important movement by donating what they can to the campaign</STRONG>.</div>
<div class=style35>One of the best tools we have to celebrate as well as to ask for support is to throw a parties! If you're interested in throwing a Bhopal houseparty to fundraise and spread the word about the Bhopal struggle, please email <A href="mailto:shana@panna.org">shana@panna.org</A>. Please also check our online <A href="http://studentsforbhopal.org/HouseParty.htm" target=_blank>How to Throw a House Party Toolkit</A>!</div>
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<div class="style7 style18"><SPAN class=style28><A id=Third name=Third></A><STRONG>»Bhopal Campaign on Path to Victory </STRONG></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN class=style35>On October 15, 2008, the Business Ethics Network (BEN) honored the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal with a Path to Victory Award. BEN members from over 150 non-profit and social justice organizations </SPAN></div>
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<SPAN class=style35>nominate and vote for the Path to Victory Awards. The award comes at a time when <STRONG>Dow Chemical Company is finding it increasingly difficult to invest in projects in India</STRONG> due to stiff resistance by communities (see the <A href="http://webmail.aol.com/39598/aol/en-us/Suite.aspx#Fifth" target=_blank>Dow Quit India update</A>!). As the 25 th Anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster approaches, this award is particularly meaningful. <STRONG>ICJB has celebrated many milestones towards justice in Bhopal</STRONG>, including the recent victory of getting the Indian Government to establish an empowered commission on Bhopal. ICJB looks forward to making the 25 th Anniversary a pivotal step towards victory. </SPAN>
<div class=style35>The ICJB coalition's lead organizations recognized by this award are: Association for India's Development, Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmachari Sangh, Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangarsh Morcha, Bhopal Group for Information and Action, Environmental Health Fund, Pesticide Action Network North America, and Students for Bhopal. Support organizations include: Amnesty International, Global Alliance for Incineration Alternatives, Health Care Without Harm, and International POPs Elimination Network. </div>
<div class=style35>BEN's mission "is to help transform the role of corporations in society by building the capacity of our members in their corporate campaign work, by providing education, facilitating collaboration, and increasing recognition of their campaign successes with the funding community and the public," <A>read more about them on their website</A>. Since 2005, BEN has awarded winning corporate campaigns with the BENNY Award, and in 2007 they introduced the Path the Victory Award to recognize campaigns that have had achievements that are critical steps on the path to the campaign's victory. </div>
<div class=style35>ICJB was honored to share first place with ForestEthics' <A>Do Not Mail</A> campaign and the <A>Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</A>.</div>
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<div class=style7><SPAN class=style18><STRONG><A id=Fourth name=Fourth></A><SPAN class=style28>»</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN class=style27>Struggle in Pune - <A href="http://www.boston4bhopal.org/writefax_pune2.php" target=_blank>Villagers still need your support</A>! </SPAN></div>
<div class=style7><SPAN class=style12>Stop Dow in Pune – <A href="http://www.boston4bhopal.org/writefax_pune2.php" target=_blank>send a fax to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra today!</A></SPAN></div>
<div class=style35>Imagine the rumble of enormous trucks day in, and day out, on the road your kids walk along to get to school and do their chores. The sound of <STRONG>chainsaws cutting down the nearby forest you so treasured, waking you in the morning instead of your regular alarm</STRONG> (or the crow of a rooster). Imagine not knowing who it is who is invading your home for months. Workers tromping by, sheds and enormous buildings go up with not a speck of information revealed about what was planned, for what used to be YOUR neighborhood.</div>
<div class=style35>This is exactly what Dow did in Shinde village. The villagers thought they would just adapt, but then the unknown builders began drilling huge holes in the earth – deep well injection disposal systems. <STRONG>They knew from other villages that were home to both industry and contaminated water, that waste disposal system, above all else, could destroy their village</STRONG>.<br>
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They sought help from NGOs to figure out who was building on their land - and upon finding out it was Dow - began direct action to stop it. <STRONG>You can stand up in support of the courageous villagers by sending a fax to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra state today</STRONG>. Ask him to respect the will of the villagers and not allow Dow to resume construction of its polluting facility. Please share this fax action with friends and family.<br>
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<A href="http://www.boston4bhopal.org/writefax_pune2.php" target=_blank>Make sure Shinde never has to face this problem– send a fax to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra today!</A></div>
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<div class=style7><STRONG><SPAN class=style39><A id=Fifth name=Fifth></A><STRONG><STRONG>»<STRONG>Dow Quit India! Update from Piyush Manush </STRONG></STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></STRONG></div>
<div class=style35>The No More Bhopal Campaign & Dow Quit India movement got started In Salem & after a futile search for Dursban (a Dow product passed by Ministry of Agriculture after raking in huge bribes) for it to be burned in public - we opted for bit more saner measures. On 13th & 14th a No More Bhopal's photo exhibition was held for students of AVS College, Salem. After every batch of 120 to 130 students had a look at the exhibition, we had a session of question & answers. <STRONG>After almost 15 such half an hour sessions & 1800 students reached out to, the students proposed to open a 'No More Bhopal' campaign chapter in their college</STRONG>. The management has readily agreed & I personally felt enthused to take the same strategy to other schools & colleges. Thanks to Gwadu – Mettur for bringing in cans of water from different sources ( river, streams, bore & open wells etc) polluted by Chemplast Sanmar for the students to smell and to Dr.Vijayan for Volunteering all along the first day & lalith for financial support.<br>
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Nity, has been spot on right about working with young folks - as the <STRONG>possibilities that exist are 1000 times more encouraging</STRONG> than being depressed with a crowd of grown ups who do not want to be even addressed.<br>
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The Salem Steel Plant Saga unfolds a story of absolute neglect of people by the government. In 1972 ,3500 to 4100 acres of land was acquired at Rs.1200/ per acre by the Government to be handed over to Steel Authority of India to open a integrated steel plant. The <STRONG>case for enhanced compensation is pending for the past 36 years in different courts & at different stages</STRONG>. Of the total land only 150 to 250 acres of land has been put to use & the remaining land has been home to prophosis julifera. The displaced people are sure that if the government or the company had put all the land to good use than they would have been given equal opportunity in the industrial progress & would have educated their wards & progressed along with the company.<br>
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However, the people, after being deprived of their lands, livelihood & attached to deal with lengthy legal process of the Indian judicial system, have been rewarded with poverty & hopes that have never materialized. <br>
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With three false cases & two warrants pending & courts taking up a lot of my time, I am posting a short update …<br>
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Green Regards … Piyush</div>
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