Upload
dangliem
View
218
Download
3
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
THINKINGTHINKINGTHROUGHTHROUGH““BHOPALBHOPAL””
BHOPALBHOPAL
BHOPALBHOPAL
BHOPAL,BHOPAL,DECEMBER 1984DECEMBER 1984
BHOPAL,BHOPAL,DECEMBER 1984DECEMBER 1984
BHOPAL,BHOPAL,DECEMBER 1984DECEMBER 1984
profiling profiling ““BhopalBhopal””
HISTORICAL CONTEXTHISTORICAL CONTEXT
1984,December 3
The BhopalDisaster
profiling profiling ““BhopalBhopal””
CATALYSTCATALYSTfaith in the faith in the ““Green RevolutionGreen Revolution””
profiling profiling ““BhopalBhopal””
CATALYSTCATALYSTpoor plant designpoor plant design
profiling profiling ““BhopalBhopal””CATALYSTCATALYST
poor plant maintenancepoor plant maintenance
profiling profiling ““BhopalBhopal””
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
profiling profiling ““BhopalBhopal””
IMPACTIMPACTcommunity activismcommunity activism
““profiling Bhopalprofiling Bhopal””
IMPACTIMPACTmobilization of womenmobilization of women
profiling profiling ““BhopalBhopal””
IMPACTIMPACTinternational activist coalitioninternational activist coalition
International Coalition for Justice in Bhopal
profilingprofiling ““BhopalBhopal””
IMPACTIMPACTthe the ““right-to-knowright-to-know””
profiling profiling ““BhopalBhopal””
IMPACTIMPACTcomparative understandingcomparative understanding
www.scorecard.org
profiling profiling ““BhopalBhopal””
IMPACTIMPACT““worst-case scenariosworst-case scenarios”” and and ““chemical securitychemical security””
profiling profiling ““BhopalBhopal””
IMPACTIMPACTadvocacy projectsadvocacy projects
SAMBHAVNA CLINIC
profiling profiling ““BhopalBhopal””
IMPACTIMPACTadvocacy projectsadvocacy projects
Rashida Bee &Champa Devi Shukla
Bhopal gas leaksurvivors and winnersof the 2004 GoldmanPrize
profiling profiling ““BhopalBhopal””
IMPACTIMPACTadvocacy projectsadvocacy projects
http://www.studentsforbhopal.org
profiling profiling ““BhopalBhopal””
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?