Agent Orange Working Group Updates
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Call for all to Observe Agent Orange Day, August 10, 2012 with 51 seconds of Silence and at least 51 seconds of action
August 10 is the 51st anniversary of the beginning of the spraying of Agent Orange over Vietnam. Therefore, on August 10, at 12 noon we request you and your friends take 51 seconds of silence and think about the victims of war and what we need to do to prevent future war. And after that […]
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Video: Jeanne Mirer on Agent Orange and the Campaign for Justice
Jeanne Mirer, co-chair of the International Committee of the National Lawyers Guild and President of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, speaks about the campaign for justice for the victims of Agent Orange on legal, public and legislative levels, and the call for a Day of Action on August 10, 2012, Agent Orange Day. Filmed […]
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Vietnam Agent Orange Relief and Responsibility Campaign Marks Agent Orange Day
Millions of Agent Orange victims in Vietnam are living with and dying from diseases and birth defects left behind from the U.S.’ spraying of Agent Orange and other chemicals during the Vietnam War. This legacy of the war, more than 35 years ago, also sickens and kills U.S. veterans and their children and grandchildren. Agent […]
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VIDEO: Interview with members of 5th Agent Orange Justice Tour
Today, millions of Vietnamese suffer the effects of chemical defoliants used by the United States during the Vietnam War. Agent Orange, which contains dioxin (one of the deadliest substances known to science), continues to cause death and sickness to millions of Vietnamese and many U.S. veterans. More than thirty years after the war, Agent Orange […]
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The Last Ghost of War
Azadeh Shahshahani and John Zientowski Today marks the 35th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. For millions of Vietnamese and hundreds of thousands of American veterans, the war lives on through the scars that Agent Orange has left on their bodies and bodies of their children. Agent Orange is a chemical defoliant that […]
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On 35th anniversary of end to Vietnam War, toxic legacy continues
From Free Speech Radio News: [Friday marked] the 35 anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War but the toxic legacy of that war continues. From 1961 to 1971, the US dropped tens of thousands of liters of dioxin chemicals, known as Agent Orange, on the mountains and fields of Vietnam. Click “Read More” for […]
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Agent Orange Victims to Call for Justice and Compensation at Wednesday Press Conference
ATLANTA – U.S. Vietnam veterans will join Vietnamese Agent Orange victims at a press conference at 11 a.m. this Wednesday, April 28th, in front of Congressman John Lewis’ office in the Equitable Building, 100 Peachtree St. NW. State Senator Nan Orrock, human rights advocates and other community leaders will join them in calling for government […]
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Agent Orange Justice Tour April 14 – May 16, 2010
Agent Orange Justice Tour Coming to Los Angeles, Washington State, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Washington DC, Atlanta and other cities to be announced. Join Pham The Minh and Nguyen Thi Hien, direct from Vietnam! Hear their personal stories and learn about the legacy of Agent Orange. Take action to heal the wounds of war and […]
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National Lawyers Guild Calls For American Corporations to be Held Responsible for Agent Orange
As many as 4.8 million Vietnamese citizens were directly exposed to herbicides containing dioxin, the most toxic chemical known to science, known as Agent Orange. In 2004, Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange filed a lawsuit against the herbicide manufacturers in federal court in New York. The lawsuit was dismissed on March 10, 2005 by Judge […]
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Guild Calls for Solidarity Actions with Agent Orange Victims
National Tour Heads to Various Cities and NY Court Hearing The International Committee is co-sponsoring a national tour of Vietnamese Agent Orange Victims to build solidarity for a June hearing in the case against U.S. chemical companies on behalf of the victims. The tour will visit various cities and end with the June 18th hearing […]
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