Congressman Bob Filner visits Vietnam for a Study Tour on Agent Orange
5-11 January, 2012
“Victims in connection with America’s spraying of Agent Orange during the American War in Vietnam must be assisted more, especially from the US side,” said U.S. Congressman Bob Filner during a visit to Vietnam this month.
More news story and photographs here.
Appeal of the Second International Conference of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin
9th August, 2011
Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
The Conference, held in Hanoi from August 8th to 9th, 2011, included participants from around the world: Agent Orange victims, victims of other toxic chemicals, scientists, lawyers and social activists. The conference was a significant and important historic event, marking the 50th anniversary of the first spraying of the toxic chemical Agent Orange (1961-1971) by the U.S. forces in Vietnam and Indochina.
The delegates to the Conference agree that:
During the Vietnam War, from 1961 to 1971, U.S. forces through Operation Ranch Hand sprayed nearly 80 million litres of herbicides over South Vietnam, of which 61% was Agent Orange containing at least 366kg of dioxin, the most toxic substance known to science....
Therefore, the Delegates to the Conference hereby call upon:
1) Solidarity....
2) Organize....
3) Study and Remediate....
4) UN Ban on Weapons and War Crimes....
5) US Government and Chemical Manufacturers To Accept Responsibility....
6) Disclose Locations of Agent Orange Sites....
7) Partner with VAVA....
NOW, fifty years since the first use of Agent Orange in Vietnam, the delegates of the conference declare again that the needs of the victims are urgent, requiring immediate action! .... We pledge to work together to make sure that justice delayed will no longer be justice denied!
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People who overcome the pain of Agent Orange
August 6, 2011
Republished from Viet Nam Net Bridge
They are victims of Agent Orange (AO) but they have overcome the pain of disability pain to be productive leaders. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of dioxin disaster in Vietnam, the HCM City War Remnant Museum introduces 28 exemplary AO victims at a photo exhibition.
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Compensate Victims of U.S. Chemical Warfare in Vietnam
August 10, 2011
By Marjorie Cohn
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the chemical warfare program in Vietnam without sufficient remedial action by the U.S. government. One of the most shameful legacies of the Vietnam War, Agent Orange continues to poison Vietnam and the people exposed to the chemicals, as well as their offspring.
H.R. 2634, the Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2011 [www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h112-2634], which California Congressman Bob Filner just introduced in the House, would provide crucial assistance for social and health services to Vietnamese, Vietnamese-American, and U.S. victims of Agent Orange. Read more»
Beautiful Paintings in Exchange for Donation
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Water color cards, vignettes, and paintings by the acclaimed Vietname painter, Y Vân (from Hoà Bình, Vietnam). Vietnamese Americans have been holding successful social event/fundraisers with these beautiful paintings; all proceeds donated to Agent Orange victims. |
