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SVTC: India Travel Information Center
Dates of Travel: August 20, 2008 - September 12, 2008
Order the DVD:
Citizens At Risk is a film by SVTC, Chintan (India) and IMAK (India). The film was shot and produced in India and contains English narration. This film takes the viewer to relatively unknown and forgotten areas in and around Delhi, and shows how the poor, both children and adults, are forced to recycle highly toxic waste materials under perilous conditions. View the YouTube preview of our film or visit our Citizens at Risk order page to order the full DVD.
Goals:
To help address the global problem of electronic waste (e-waste) SVTC is teaming up with Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group on a research project to document the impact of e-waste on workers and communities in and around Delhi, India.
Background Information:
Currently, the majority of e-waste collected for recycling in the U.S. is shipped to countries such as China, India, South Korea, Nigeria, Malaysia, Mexico, Vietnam and Brazil. In 2006, California alone shipped an estimated 20 million pounds of e-waste to these countries.
According to Chintan's Executive Director, men and women pick out, burn and smash with their bare hands the U.S. e-waste shipped to the Indian towns of Delhi and Mumbai. Many people, in the U.S. and abroad, are unaware that this e-waste is full of hazardous chemicals, including lead, mercury, and brominated flame retardants.
Keeping Up With the Trip:
Throughout their excursion, (Executive Director) Sheila Davis, (Campaign Director) Lauren Ornelas, and (UC Berkeley Intern) Serena Mau, wrote blog entries at svtoxics.wordpress.com. To get notifications when Sheila, Lauren, or Serena post a blog entry in the future, just sign up for alerts!
About the Teams Involved:
Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group is a non-governmental organization (NGO) registered under the Registration of Societies Act of 1860. Chintan addresses issues of sustainable consumption and environmental and social justice.
View their website at: www.chintan-india.org.
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC) is a diverse organization engaged in research, advocacy and grassroots organizing to promote human health and environmental justice in response to the rapid growth of the high-tech industry.
Find more information and resources by visiting: www.svtc.org.
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