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Protesting Union Carbide On Friday, December 3rd, 14 students from Forum High School joined a Green Party protest outside a Union Carbide plant in Alsip, Illinois, which is downplaying potential health risks to residents living nearby should a mishap occur. Members of the south suburban-based South Metro Greens tied the protest to the 20th anniversary of the Union Carbide gas leak in Bhopal, India. About 20 people took part in the protest outside the Alsip plant. A report filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in July by the Alsip plant ignores potential health risks to the surrounding neighborhood in the event of a chemical leak, said Lionel Trepanier, secretary of the Illinois Green Party.
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Last updated:
April 30, 2008
WE
ALL LIVE 
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BHOPAL
"The year 2003 was a special year in the history of the campaign for justice in Bhopal. It was the year when student and youth supporters from at least 30 campuses in the US and India took action against Dow Chemical or in support of the demands of the Bhopal survivors. As we enter the 20th year of the unfolding Bhopal disaster, we can, with your support, convey to Dow Chemical that the fight for justice in Bhopal is getting stronger and will continue till justice is done. We look forward to your continued support and good wishes, and hope that our joint struggle will pave the way for a just world free of the abuse of corporate power."
Signed/ Rasheeda Bi, Champa Devi Shukla
Bhopal Gas Affected Women Stationery Employees Union
International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal