THINKINGTHINKINGTHROUGHTHROUGH““BHOPALBHOPAL””

BHOPALBHOPAL

BHOPALBHOPAL

BHOPAL,BHOPAL,DECEMBER 1984DECEMBER 1984

BHOPAL,BHOPAL,DECEMBER 1984DECEMBER 1984

BHOPAL,BHOPAL,DECEMBER 1984DECEMBER 1984

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HISTORICAL CONTEXTHISTORICAL CONTEXT

1984,December 3

The BhopalDisaster

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CATALYSTCATALYSTfaith in the faith in the ““Green RevolutionGreen Revolution””

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CATALYSTCATALYSTpoor plant designpoor plant design

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poor plant maintenancepoor plant maintenance

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IMPACTIMPACTstakeholder antagonismstakeholder antagonism

ßß Gas victimsGas victims

ßß Former plant workersFormer plant workers

ßß Union Carbide IndiaUnion Carbide India

ßß Union Carbide Corporation / DowUnion Carbide Corporation / Dow

ßß Government of IndiaGovernment of India

ßß Government of United StatesGovernment of United States

ßß Chemical communities around the worldChemical communities around the world

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IMPACTIMPACTcommunity activismcommunity activism

““profiling Bhopalprofiling Bhopal””

IMPACTIMPACTmobilization of womenmobilization of women

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IMPACTIMPACTinternational activist coalitioninternational activist coalition

International Coalition for Justice in Bhopal

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IMPACTIMPACTthe the ““right-to-knowright-to-know””

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IMPACTIMPACTcomparative understandingcomparative understanding

www.scorecard.org

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IMPACTIMPACT““worst-case scenariosworst-case scenarios”” and and ““chemical securitychemical security””

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IMPACTIMPACTadvocacy projectsadvocacy projects

SAMBHAVNA CLINIC

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IMPACTIMPACTadvocacy projectsadvocacy projects

Rashida Bee &Champa Devi Shukla

Bhopal gas leaksurvivors and winnersof the 2004 GoldmanPrize

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IMPACTIMPACTadvocacy projectsadvocacy projects

http://www.studentsforbhopal.org

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IMPACTIMPACTneed for systemic ethicsneed for systemic ethics

Requiring changesRequiring changes……in policy (local, national, international)?in policy (local, national, international)?in legal systems?in legal systems?in media coverage?in media coverage?in the way political decisions are made?in the way political decisions are made?in the way organizations function?in the way organizations function?in the way people behave?in the way people behave?in the way people think?in the way people think?in educational systems?in educational systems?in the way technology is designed and used?in the way technology is designed and used?in the material, biological world?in the material, biological world?