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University of Wisconsin, Madison

Documentary Screening and Discussion

On December 2nd, 2004, the Madison Fair Trade Action Alliance (MadFTAA) hosted a public screening of Bhopal: The Search for Justice on the UW-Madison campus, followed by a discussion about the implications of Bhopal for globalization and what can be done.

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Discussion and Performance of "Bhopal"

On October 16, 2004, the 33rd Annual South Asia Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison featured a discussion and the first US performance of "Bhopal", a play by Rahul Varma. In the afternoon, a panel discussion brought together two practitioners of South Asian diaspora theatre - Rahul Varma from Canada and Logan Shunmugam from South Africa - with two scholars of diaspora theatre - Aparna Dharwadker (UW-Madison) and Neilesh Bose (Tufts U). Varma discussed the writing and reception of BHOPAL, his recent play about the 1984 industrial accident in the eponymous Indian city. Focusing on the same play, Dharwadker discussed Varma's collaboration with the leading Indian playwright-director Habib Tanvir, and the multiple locations of performance (Montreal, Toronto, and six Indian cities, including Bhopal) as significant new directions in the development of South Asian diaspora theatre. The presentations were followed later that evening by the first US staged reading of BHOPAL, which drew a crowd of nearly 80 people.

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The international student campaign to hold Dow accountable for Bhopal, and its other toxic legacies around the world.
For more information about the campaign, or for problems regarding this website, contact Shana Ortman, the US Coordinator for the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal.
Last updated: April 30, 2008

WE ALL LIVE IN 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