Chapter Actions

Ann Arbor, Michigan
The University of Michigan Chapter volunteers have been actively involved with the issue. They have been working with a group called Justice in Bhopal (which is an official member of the ICJB).

Austin, Texas
- Visiting Diane Wilson in Seadrift and participating in the relay fast. July/August 2002 [article in AID News]
- Collected ~175 public signatures and faxed them to the Indian embassy. July/August 2002
- Participated in the Jhadoo action in Houston against ex-CEO Michael Parker in October 2002. [story]
- Hosting Bhopal survivors and screening Bhopal Express. April 2003
- Joining the survivors' relay strike. May 2003

Bay Area, California
- Organized talk with Nity and Amit of Corpwatch on the Bhopal issue.
- Screened a Bhopal movie: A cloud over bhopal at Stanford, was well attended.
- Participated in the world wide hunger strike started by Diane Wilson.
- Organized a protest in front of the Indian Consulate in SanFrancisco. August 2002 [story]
- Debated with Madhya pradesh's CM DigVijay Singh at 2 locations in the Bay area and talked with him about the Bhopal issue.
- Collected signatures from various folks for the petition by standing in public places like outside grocery stores, temples etc. we collected ~175 public signatures and handed it over to the embassy.
- Distribute Bhopal Flyers in all AID events.
- Volunteers called the counsulate General in a chain call, protesting against the Bhopal tragedy and the consulate general agreed to send our fax with the survivors demands to the Indian government.
- Organized a talk by Sathyu and Dr.Trivedi who are fighting for the survivors cause.
- Free Screening of Bhopal Documentary in SFO.... (sponsored by friends of bhopal, corpwatch & Social and Cultural Anthropology Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies.) December, 2002
- Voted unanimously to join the International Coalition of Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) as a chapter.
- Currently Engaging with the Madya Pradesh association here to involve them in the struggle