Posts Tagged ‘olympic sponsorship’
May 13 2013 by Jade in Brighton
Last week, protesters gathered outside Dow Chemical’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Dow headquarters in Michigan to urge Dow to take responsibility for the ongoing tragedy in Bhopal, India. In December …
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Aug 30 2012 by Jade in Brighton
On the 28th of August 2012, an internationally coordinated candlelit vigil took place in solidarity with the people of Bhopal who continue to be affected by Dow Chemical’s toxic legacy. This action …
Tags: bhopal, Bhopal Gas Disaster, bhopal medical appeal, DOW Chemical, International Solidarity Bhopal, London 2012 Olympic Games, London Paralympic Games, Navin Shah, Navin Shah Lonodn Assembly Member, olympic sponsorship, union carbide
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Aug 30 2012 by Jade in Brighton
Pictures © Sanjay Verma In Bhopal, a torch relay was held as part of an International day of solidarity, to coincide with the opening of the London Paralympic Games. The event was …
Tags: bhopal, Bhopal Gas Disaster, DOW Chemical, Drop Dow Now, London Assembly, London Paralympics Games, Lonodn 2012 Olympics, Navin Shah, olympic sponsorship, The Bhopal Medical Appeal, union carbide, Vietnam
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Aug 28 2012 by Jade in Brighton
A sculpture titled ‘The Bhopal Enigma’ by sculptor Stephen Vince began its UK tour at the London Olympics in protest of Dow Chemicals’ sponsorship of the games. Campaigners see this sponsorship as …
Tags: A Symbol of Hope, amnesty international, bhopal, Bhopal Gas Disaster, bhopal medical appeal, DOW Chemical, London 2012 Olympics, olympic sponsorship, Samar Singh Jodha, Stephen Vince, The Bhopal Enigma, Tristan Vince, union carbide
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Aug 16 2012 by Jade in Brighton
Open publication – Free publishing – More 2012 The Big Money Games is a spoof newspaper that critiques and pokes fun at some of the more controversial sponsors of the Olympic Games, …
Tags: Addidas, bhopal, bhopal medical appeal, Bhopal Special Olympics, Big Money Games, BP, DOW Chemical, Drop Dow Now, G4S, london 2012, London Mining Network, London olympics, olympic sponsorship, Rio Tinto, Tar Sands UK Network, War on Want
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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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Aug 2 2012 by Jade in Brighton
With the Olympic spirit held high in London, the Corporate Social Responsibility of Olympic sponsors, Dow and Samsung, should held accountable in India and Korea say ACCEH. Campaigners in Seoul, South Korea, …
Tags: ACCEH, Asian Citizen’s Center for Environment and Health, Bhopal gas tragedy, CHOI Yeyong, Corporate Social Responsibility, DOW Chemical, Greenwashing, International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health (IJOEH), Olympic campaigners, olympic sponsorship, PAEK Domyung of Seoul National University, Samsung Electronics, Seoul South Korea, union carbide
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