<font><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size="+1"><b>Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors visit <br><br></b></font>
Dynamic youth leaders, 16 year old Sarita Malviya and Rafat Kahn, will
travel from their homes in Bhopal, India to the US and Canada to mark
the 25th Anniversary of the Bhopal Chemical Disaster. <br><br>The Union Carbide
Chemical Disaster in Bhopal, India has killed more than 23,000 people
due to a catastrophic 1984 gas leak and ongoing water contamination in
the central Indian city.
<br><br>Travelling with the teens is Rachna Dingra and Satinath Sarangi of the
International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal, an international
coalition of survivors and supporters with a worldwide presence. The
campaign is
calling for 'No More Bhopals', more effective regulation of the
chemical industry, and greater rights for marginalized communities to
protect them from chemical harm. <br><br>The International Campaign for Justice
in
Bhopal is a coalition of survivors group and allies around the world
working for justice and a life of dignity for the survivors of the
world's worst industrial disaster, and for a toxic free future for all.
Come meet the survivors at MIT, and hear their amazing stories!
</font></font><br><br>Date: Sunday Apr. 26, 2009<br>Time: 2PM<br>Where: MIT, 54-100 [The Green Building <font><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica">also known as Earth and Planetary Sciences Bldg]<br>Contact: Umang Kumar (umkumar at gmail dot com)<br>
<br>More info: </font></font><font><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica"><br><a href="http://www.aidboston.org/" target="new">http://www.aidboston.org/</a><br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/editevent.php?eid=66395623603#/event.php?eid=66395623603">http://www.facebook.com/editevent.php?eid=66395623603#/event.php?eid=66395623603</a><br>
<a href="http://apps.facebook.com/causes/108461?m=e0e64621&recruiter_id=10496457">http://apps.facebook.com/causes/108461?m=e0e64621&recruiter_id=10496457</a><br><br></font></font><font><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica"></font></font><font><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica">Free and open to the public.<br>
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