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MIT's Program on Human Rights and Justice wishes to make you aware of two
opportunities that may be of interest. <br><br>
Please forgive any multiple messages about the Human Rights and
Technology conference continuing at MIT tonight and this weekend
(<a href="http://web.mit.edu/tac/www/conference/index.html" eudora="autourl">http://web.mit.edu/tac/www/conference/index.html</a>).<br><br>
On December 3rd 1984, over 40 tons of highly poisonous gas leaked
out<br>
of the pesticide factory of Union Carbide in Bhopal, India.
Thousands<br>
died in the immediate aftermath and at least 20,000 have died<br>
since. It is estimated that 10-15 are dying every month. It is the<br>
worst chemical disaster known to man.<br><br>
Students for Bhopal, International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal<br>
(ICJB) and Association for India's Development (AID) Boston invite
you<br>
to a 2 part event remembering this disaster.<br><br>
<b>Remember Bhopal--"Bhopal Express" </b>
<br>
May 2 (Sun) 3pm, MIT room 10-250, Movie Bhopal Express<br>
More information on the movie at
<a href="http://www.bhopalexpress.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.bhopalexpress.com</a><br><br>
This screening is FREE and open to public, and organized by MIT<br>
Lecture series committee (
<a href="http://lsc.mit.edu/" eudora="autourl">http://lsc.mit.edu</a>
):<br>
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Contact aid-boston@mit.edu if you have any questions.<br><br>
<b>Discussion with Rashida Bee and Champa Devi Shukla (Winners of Goldman Environmental Prize) <br>
</b>May 3 (Mon) 7pm, MIT room 6-120<br>
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</b>Ten years after the incident, most survivors had received less than $500 of<br>
Union Carbide's $470 million compensation payout. Dow Chemical, which<br>
merged with Union Carbide in 2001, maintains to this day that it has<br>
no liability in the industrial disaster.<br><br>
Rashida Bee and Champa Devi Shukla, along with thousands of others, were<br>
injured in the Bhopal disaster. They have spent the last 19 years fighting for<br>
justice for the victims in Bhopal and for corporate responsibility in aims of<br>
preventing others in the future from facing a imilar tragedy. They were<br>
recently awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for their<br>
efforts.<br><br>
For more information about this event please contact Matt Lehrich:<br>
MLehrich@aol.com, 781-424-5262<br><br>
<b>Volunteer Opportunity with Builders for Peace in Bosnia: mid-June to mid-July<br>
</b>June 10--13: Orientation in Sarajevo-- visit historic sites and meet with community leaders and scholars <br>
June 14 July 9 (Mostar) : Perform hands-on reconstruction work in Mostar, rebuilding a 550-year-old mosque, a youth center, and other important cultural buildings damaged or destroyed in the 1992-5 civil war. Participate as part-time volunteers in Mostar2004 international symposium on postconflict reconstruction, and in Mostar's Intercultural Arts Festival. <br>
-or-<br>
Work in Gracanica in northeast Bosnia in a free summer school program for high school students. Teach English or lead life skills workshops, and swim and hike with local youth. Explore values, issues, and visions of the future with young Bosnians. A small crew will also help Bosnian volunteers to finish construction of a new building for children with special needs in Gracanica.<br><br>
There will be opportunities both in Mostar and in Gracanica for short trips to various cultural sites, including the Sufi monastery at Blagaj, the medieval castle at Srebrenik, and the memorial site at Srebrenica.<br><br>
July 9-24: Many participants will choose to spend an extra week, at the end of the program, in the beautiful walled town of Dubrovnik on the Adriatic Sea. Some may want to remain in Mostar or to return from the coast for celebrations leading up to the July 23d opening of Mostars famous Ottoman Old Bridge, an intercultural symbol destroyed in 1993 and rebuilt in 2004. <br><br>
Expenses: The average student will spend between $1200 and $1500, including air fare. Financial aid is available through the Kokkalis Program (deadline April 23).<br><br>
For further information:<br>
<a name="_Hlt70160112"></a>Professor Thomas Butler <a href="mailto:thomas.butler@comcast.net">thomas.butler3@comcast.net</a><a name="_Hlt70160112"></a>, telephone 617 661 5914<br>
Martha Ondras <a href="mailto:ondras@mit.edu">ondras@mit.edu</a>, 617 452 4973<br><br>
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Susan Frick<br>
Program Assistant<br>
Program on Human Rights and Justice<br>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
E38-277, 292 Main Street<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307<br>
Tel: 617 258 7614<br>
Fax: 617 452 3962<br>
Email: fricks@mit.edu<br>
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/phrj" eudora="autourl">http://web.mit.edu/phrj</a><br>
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