Fwd: Lokayat organises Film Festival on Bhopal Gas Tragedy and its Aftermath - June 19 Saturday
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From: Alka Joshi <alk...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 5:54 PM
Subject: Lokayat organises Film Festival on Bhopal Gas Tragedy and its Aftermath - June 19 Saturday
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Lokayat organizes Film Festival on Bhopal Gas Tragedy and 26 years of denial of justice
भोपाल जारी है “Bhopal Jaree Hai”
Date: Saturday, 19th June 2010
Time: 5 – 8 pm
Venue: Lokayat Hall, 3rd Floor, Lenovo Building, Opp. Syndicate Bank,
Law College Road, Pune – 4
Lokayat is organizing a film festival in memory of the
thousands of victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy
and the many Bhopals which have been taking place in the country even
after this world's biggest industrial disaster.
The films focus on the sequence of events leading to the Bhopal Gas Tragedy in 1984 and its aftermath, and innumerable environmental disasters that have been taking place in country in recent times. Details of films are as follows:
- Secrets and Lies (Hindi), 56 Min. Directed by: Stavros Stagos. This film explores how the gas tragedy continues to effect people even today and the Indian and US government’s coverup of the whole affair
- Miles
to go (English), 40 Min. Directed by Nina
Subramani. This film is a travelogue to the many places all
over the country where environmental destruction continues to take
place.
- Hush
Baby (5 Min): A short film on the struggle of Bhopali children
for justice
- Flames, Not Flowers (5 min): A music video on the struggle of women of Bhopal
The films will be followed by an open discussion. Entry free.
Do join us.
In solidarity,
--
ALKA JOSHI
Flat No. 6, III A, 'Mrudanga',
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Warje, Pune - 411 052
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