Fasting in solidarity with Bhopal families

UNISON's Sam Macartney will be joining friends and families of the Bhopal disaster on a 30 hour hunger fast from midnight on Tuesday until 6.00am on Thursday. "It is the least I can do after what we have seen", reported Sam. Clearly moved by what he had seen, Scott Donohoe commented: "The levels of poverty in Bhopal are truly shocking."

UNISON Scotland's Sam Macartney and Scott Donohoe are part of a trade union delegation to Bhopal to mark the 30th annivesary of the Union Carbide disaster that killed 25,000, left 120,000 chronically ill and continues to maim subsequent generations.

Yesterday they took part in a demonstration after being shown around the Bhopal Sambhavna medical aid clinic and the great facilities they have and the excellent work they are doing to support the victims of their families.

The facility also includes a clinic for children who have been poisoned by Union Carbide. The Chingari rehab clinic supports over 200 children who have suffered due to the poison from the chemical spill from the Bhopal plant. Since its inception in 2006, Chingari, founded by gas victims Rashida Bee and Champa Devi Shukla, has helped 740 children and grandchildren of gas victims. (The Hindu newspaper)

Sam and Scott are sending regular updates but are having some technical communication problems. Scott Donohoe hopes to get more pictures to us when he gets to Mumbai.

More news about the clinics and the delegation http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/international/bhopal.html#updates

Bhopal Medical Appeal (pdf) - information on the delegation, campaign demands and how you can help

More information about the Chingari Trust http://bhopal.org/30th-anniversary-press-release-from-the-chingari-trust/
And about Sambhavna http://bhopal.org/category/from-sambhavna/

http://www.bhopal.net/event/international-trade-union-delegation-solidarity-event/  

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bhopal/scottish-workers-back-bhopal-gas-survivors-struggle-for-justice/article1-1275761.aspx