THEY FINALLY LISTENED AND THE DEAL IS OFF!! THIS IS A MASSIVE VICTORY FOR THE VICTIMS OF BHOPAL AND EVERYONE WHO DEMANDED ACCOUNTABILITY!! WE WON BECAUSE WE REFUSED TO BE SILENT AND NOW WE WATCH CLOSELY TO ENSURE THIS JUSTICE STAYS PERMANENT!!
January 15, 2012
Final supporters
Dear Lord Coe,
We the undersigned call on the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games to review its decision in August 2011 to award the Olympic wrap tender to Dow Chemical Company in light of its appalling human rights record in regard to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal disaster.
The Union Carbide Corporation was responsible for the deadly gas leak which killed up to 25,000 people. In 2001 Dow Chemical Company bought Union Carbide, wholly owns the company and elects every single director to its board, yet they deny any liability for the original disaster. Union Carbide is resisting ‘polluter pays’ litigation arising from the tragedy by failing to appear to serious criminal charges in India, prompting the Indian Court to declare the company ‘a fugitive from justice’ by the court.
Dow also refuses to acknowledge that it has a legal and moral responsibility for the ongoing contamination resulting from Union Carbide’s factory in Bhopal which has led to high quantities of organochlorines and lead in local water supplies. In water contaminated areas, children are born damaged at a rate many times higher than in the rest of India, in some places ten times higher.
How ironic it is that so much money has been spent on decontaminating the Olympic site, while so many people suffer from contaminated water as a direct responsibility of Dow. When Dow accepted the award of the Olympic Wrap commission, Keith Wiggins, Dow UK’s Managing Director bragged about Dow’s “strong commitment to sustainability”. This makes a mockery of the word, and is a stain on the ambitions of the Olympics. In no sense does Dow meet the high ‘environmental, social and ethical’ standards demanded by LOCOG’s own Sustainable Sourcing Code and we urge you to think again to protect the Olympic legacy for Britain.
Yours sincerely,
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Reached 100 supporters
December 2, 2011
81 Comments
Do the right thing. dump them.
My heart goes out to the people in Bhopal still dealing with the toxic water while this company gets richer off olympic cash. so wrong on every level.
Seriously? a fugitive corp is wrapping the stadium? what kind of message does that send to the world.
Bhopal has never seen real justice. It is shameful that Dow gets to slap their name on the games in London.
How can we have an event about global unity when we are promoting a company that has the blood of thousands on its hands? disgusting.
This is not the right kind of sponsor for the Olympics.
Not realy appropriat to have mass killers as sponcers!!.. ;(
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THEY FINALLY LISTENED AND THE DEAL IS OFF!! THIS IS A MASSIVE VICTORY FOR THE VICTIMS OF BHOPAL AND EVERYONE WHO DEMANDED ACCOUNTABILITY!! WE WON BECAUSE WE REFUSED TO BE SILENT AND NOW WE WATCH CLOSELY TO ENSURE THIS JUSTICE STAYS PERMANENT!!
January 15, 2012
Final supporters
Dear Lord Coe,
We the undersigned call on the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games to review its decision in August 2011 to award the Olympic wrap tender to Dow Chemical Company in light of its appalling human rights record in regard to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal disaster.
The Union Carbide Corporation was responsible for the deadly gas leak which killed up to 25,000 people. In 2001 Dow Chemical Company bought Union Carbide, wholly owns the company and elects every single director to its board, yet they deny any liability for the original disaster. Union Carbide is resisting ‘polluter pays’ litigation arising from the tragedy by failing to appear to serious criminal charges in India, prompting the Indian Court to declare the company ‘a fugitive from justice’ by the court.
Dow also refuses to acknowledge that it has a legal and moral responsibility for the ongoing contamination resulting from Union Carbide’s factory in Bhopal which has led to high quantities of organochlorines and lead in local water supplies. In water contaminated areas, children are born damaged at a rate many times higher than in the rest of India, in some places ten times higher.
How ironic it is that so much money has been spent on decontaminating the Olympic site, while so many people suffer from contaminated water as a direct responsibility of Dow. When Dow accepted the award of the Olympic Wrap commission, Keith Wiggins, Dow UK’s Managing Director bragged about Dow’s “strong commitment to sustainability”. This makes a mockery of the word, and is a stain on the ambitions of the Olympics. In no sense does Dow meet the high ‘environmental, social and ethical’ standards demanded by LOCOG’s own Sustainable Sourcing Code and we urge you to think again to protect the Olympic legacy for Britain.
Yours sincerely,
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Reached 100 supporters
December 2, 2011
81 Comments
The olympics are supposed to be about the best of humanity not corporate greed covered up by a nice paint job. cancel the contract.
Do the right thing. dump them.
My heart goes out to the people in Bhopal still dealing with the toxic water while this company gets richer off olympic cash. so wrong on every level.
Seriously? a fugitive corp is wrapping the stadium? what kind of message does that send to the world.
Bhopal has never seen real justice. It is shameful that Dow gets to slap their name on the games in London.
How can we have an event about global unity when we are promoting a company that has the blood of thousands on its hands? disgusting.
This is not the right kind of sponsor for the Olympics.
Not realy appropriat to have mass killers as sponcers!!.. ;(
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The olympics are supposed to be about the best of humanity not corporate greed covered up by a nice paint job. cancel the contract.