Posts Tagged ‘locog’
Sep 13 2012 by Jade in Brighton
Survivors groups in Bhopal held a candlelit vigil in solidarity with groups opposing the Kudankulam Nuclear Power project in the Tirunelveli district in Tamilnadu, India. Anti- nuclear protestors, part of the People’s …
Tags: 184 Bhopal gas tragedy, bhopal, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Cooperative Party Annual Conference, Dow Boycott, Labour Movements, locog, Styrofoam, union carbide
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Aug 23 2012 by Jade in Brighton
Meredith Alexander, former member of the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 on her resignation over Dow Chemical’s sponsorship of the Olympic Games. Meredith Alexander, campaign director at Avaaz, on why Bhopal is not …
Tags: 1984 Union Carbide gas tradgey, Avaaz, bhopal, Bhopal Gas Disaster, bhopal medical appeal, Colin Toogood, commission for a sustainable london 2012, DOW Chemical, IOC, locog, London 2012 Olympic Games, meredith alexander
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Aug 11 2012 by Jade in Brighton
Campaigners in London yesterday paid a early morning visit to Dow executives who were staying in the Mayfair Four Seasons Hotel to demonstrate that London does not want to play any part …
Tags: 1984 Union Carbide gas leak, 2012 Olympics, bhopal, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Bhopal gas tragedy, bhopal medical appeal, commission for a sustainable london 2012, Dow, DOW Chemical, Dow's toxic legacy, Drop Dow Now, International Olympic Committee, IOC, locog, london 2012, London 2012 Olympics, London olympics, Mayfair Four Seasons Hotel, olympic sponsorship, union carbide
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Jul 28 2012 by Jade in Brighton
As the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games was unveiled yesterday in London, the controversy surrounding the choice of Olympic sponsors continues to cast its shadow over the event. While …
Tags: 1984 Union Carbide gas leak, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Bhopal Special Olympics, Chingari Rehabilitation Centre, Chingari Trust, Corporate Sponsorhsip, David Cameron, DOW Chemical, East India Company, IOC, locog, London 2012 Olympics, Olympic opening ceremony, olympic sponsorship, Sanjay Verma, Seb Coe
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Jul 25 2012 by Jade in Brighton
PRESS RELEASE Olympic Protesters Arrested for Spilling Custard Campaigners condemn heavy-handed policing of Greenwash Gold Award ceremony A mock awards ceremony at the Olympic Clock in Trafalgar Square descended into farce today …
Tags: 2012 Olympics, bhopal, Bhopal Gas Disaster, bhopal medical appeal, commission for a sustainable london 2012, Dow, DOW Chemical, dow chemicals, International Olympic Committee, locog, london 2012, London 2012 Olympics, London Mining Network, lord coe, meredith alexander, Olympic Clock, Olympic Protests, olympic sponsorship
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Jul 18 2012 by Jade in Brighton
On the 28th of August 2012, an internationally coordinated candlelit vigil will take place in solidarity with the people of Bhopal who continue to be affected by Dow Chemical’s toxic legacy. This …
Tags: amnesty international, Amnesty UK, bhopal, Bhopal Gas leak, Bhopal gas tragedy, bhopal medical appeal, Corporate Sponsorship, Dow, International day of solidarity bhopal, locog, London Assembly, London paralympics 2012, Lonodn Olympics, Navin Shah, olympic sponsorship, union carbide
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Jul 12 2012 by Jade in Brighton
Yesterday, Wednesday 11th July 2012, a motion was passed by the London Assembly which condemned Dow Chemical and its’ role in the aftermath of the Bhopal Disaster. The International Olympic Committee …
Tags: 2012 Olympics, Bhopal Gas Disaster, bhopal medical appeal, commission for a sustainable london 2012, DOW Chemical, International Olympic Committee, IOC, locog, london 2012, London Assembly, London olympics, lord coe, meredith alexander, Navin Shah, Navin Shah Labour, olympic sponsorship, union carbide
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