Showing posts with label Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). Show all posts

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

ARCHIVED Webinar: Health Risks of Nuclear Power • March 29, 2018 | PSR


Webinar: Health Risks of Nuclear Power

March 29, 2018
As PSR chapters promote the transition to clean renewable energy, some are finding that nuclear power is being proposed as renewable. Join us on this webinar to learn exactly why nuclear is not clean, not safe and not renewable
ARCHIVED on YouTube ––––



Wednesday, May 10, 2017

HANFORD EMERGENCY SPECIAL: Tunnel Collapse, Site Lockdown, Radiation Spike, Health Protection – Nuclear Hotseat #307




HANFORD EMERGENCY SPECIAL – Interviews:

  • Bob Alvarez, senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he is currently focused on nuclear disarmament, environmental and energy policies.
  • Julie Wert, researcher and member, Radiation Watch, on radiation spike recorded at Hanford on Monday, May 8.
  • Chuck Johnson, Nuclear Power Task Force Director for the Oregon/Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility
  • Mimi German, No Nukes NW and Radcast.org, the citizen radiation monitoring network.
  • Kimberly Roberson, certified nutrition educator and founder of Fukushima Fallout Awareness Network (FFAN)
  • Radiation Awareness Protection Talk – for more information on how to protect your health and the health of your loved ones from nuclear radiation.

Links to Nuclear Hotseat Hanford interviews of interest:

Ace investigative reporter Susannah Frame, mid-reporting on Hanford Emergency

LISTEN NOW: HANFORD EMERGENCY SPECIAL: Tunnel Collapse, Site Lockdown, Radiation Spike, Health Protection – Nuclear Hotseat #307


Wednesday, April 19, 2017

PSR's Prescription for North Korea: Send diplomats before you send warships | PSR | petition


Take a chemical weapon attack in Syria, a cruise-missile strike, military exercises in South Korea, ballistic missile tests and an aircraft carrier battle group moving into striking position. Mix in threats and counter-threats from American, Russian and North Korean leaders, all of whom are nuclear-armed and consider themselves to be "larger than life." The resulting deadly cocktail has set the world on edge—and the danger is real. What's more, all this has been playing out against the backdrop of the ever-present threat that a conflict could lead to nuclear war. This is another very real danger that PSR is working to remove...

more: PSR's Prescription for North Korea: Send diplomats before you send warships | PSR

PETITION –

Worried about North Korea? Tell your senators

PSR's motto: Prevention is the only cure. Now—before another war starts—is the time for concerned citizens to speak out to elected officials. Here are three ways to tell your senators that you are opposed to war with North Korea.
In person: Attend a Town Hall meeting in your community, if there is one. Search for a Town Hall in your community here.
On the phone: Using your zip code, you can look up phone numbers for the DC offices for your senators
Via email: Please use the sample text below to craft a message in your own words. Personalized e-mails from constituents are more impactful...
Sign now: Take Action | PSR 

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Panel discussion: Morality of the Nuclear Age | April 3, 2017; Atherton, California | PSR




April 3, 2017
Atherton, California
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: Sacred Heart Schools, 150 Valparaiso Ave, Harman Auditorium
Panel discussion featuring PSR's Dr. Ira Helfand and other experts.
Panel:
  • Richard Rhodes, Historian, Author, and Pulitzer Prize recipient; author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb

  • Ira Helfand, MD, Chair, Physicians for Social Responsibility; Co-President, International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War

  • Martin Hellman, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University; Recipient of the 2015 Turing Award for Internet Cryptology
Moderated by Michael McNerney, Board Chair, Technology for Global Security; CEO, Efflux Systems; Cyber Policy Advisor, Office of the US Secretary of Defense; Former US Air Force Officer

For further information, contact Les DeWitt, Technology for Global Security, at les@dewitt.com, Katherine Kelly at katherine.kelly@menloschool.org, or Louise Paustenbach at lpaustenbach@shschools.org.

Morality of the Nuclear Age | PSR