All Entries in the "Peace and Security" Category
April 14 – Webinar – The Health and Justice Realities of “Clean” Nuclear Energy
When: Thursday, April 14, 2011 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/155793258 After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. Make sure to check system requirements below. Join us on April 14 for this, the second webinar in the [...]
Health and the Nuclear Gamble
The world has anxiously watched the events in Japan unfolding this past two weeks after the horrific earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster. The feelings are magnified out of a sense of helplessness in aiding the victims in Japan mixed with concerns for potential effects and implications to our own health and communities. In assessing the devastating effects of natural disasters, we must pause as we consider the potential for catastrophic effects of man made disasters, specifically from nuclear power plants.
PSR-LA Ambassador, Felix L. Nuñez, MD, MPH, addresses Japan’s nuclear disaster
Who does the responsibility fall upon to sacrifice personal health to contain a nuclear disaster? Even when no disaster presents itself, who should sacrifice their daily personal health by working in or living near energy facilities or polluting manufacturers? Let’s consider this an opportunity to explore ways in which these questions can be avoided altogether.
Energía nuclear: Salud, Preparación y Prevención
Tras el devastador terremoto de grado 9.0 y el maremoto producido en Japón el pasado viernes 11 de Marzo del 2011 se han producido varias explosiones en la central nuclear de Fukushima Daiichi. La primera explosión ocurrió el 12 de Marzo seguida, el 14 y el 15 de Marzo, por dos nuevas explosiones que también [...]
Nuclear Power: Health, Preparedness, and Prevention
PSR-LA extends our deepest sympathy to the people of Japan. As physicians and public health professionals, we are deeply concerned about the threat this nuclear disaster poses to public health and the environment on a local and global scale.
Japan Nuclear Disaster
PSR-LA extends its deepest sympathy to the people of Japan. Much is yet to be known about the amount of radiation being released from the damaged nuclear reactors or how long the releases will occur. PSR-LA is deeply concerned about the threat this nuclear disaster poses to public health.
April 13 – Israel and Nuclear Weapons
Dr. Avner Cohen, Senior Fellow at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (Washington D.C.), is widely known for his path-breaking history of the Israeli nuclear program, is an internationally recognized author and expert on nonproliferation issues, focusing on the Middle East.
March 24 – Semper Fi: Always Faithful
Sundance Institute presents a Work-In-Progress Screening of the documentary Semper Fi: Always Faithful. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger was a devoted Marine for nearly twenty-five years, indoctrinating thousands of new recruits in his role as drill instructor. When Jerry’s nine-year-old daughter dies of a rare type of leukemia, the grief-stricken father struggles to make sense of what happened. In his search for answers he discovers a Marine Corps cover-up of one of the largest water contamination incidents in U.S. history.
March 28 – Honoring Japan: A Non-nuclear Future
Bring a friend, candles, and a cardboard sign with your message or wish for a non-nuclear future for Japan, the US, and the world to this candlelight vigil.
March 25 – Webinar – The Jobs, Costs, and Security Landscape of a US Nuclear Expansion
Will the disaster in Japan shift the U.S. perspective on new nuclear energy development? While it may give us pause, the overall trajectory for nuclear energy as a ‘clean’ and ‘safe’ energy source for the U.S. may not shift significantly.
PSR-LA Helps Re-Launch the Anti-Nuclear War Head
The Anti-Nuclear War Head, a unique and powerful sculpture, has an illustrious history in the anti-nuclear cause. It made its public debut on June 12, 1982 in New York’s Central Park, site of the largest rally against nuclear weapons to date, drawing over 1 million people.
March 15 – American Overreach? Evaluating US Middle East Policy with special attention to recent events in Egypt
Aslı Ü. Bâli, Acting Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law, explores why American policy in the Middle East designed to advance democracy tends to yield outcomes that frustrate the aspirations of local actors while undermining the values purportedly being promoted by the US.
February 8 – China in the 21st Century: Legacies of the Past and Prospects for the Future
When: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 6:30 PM Where: UCLA Faculty Center Contact: RSVP to bennettramberg@aol.com by February 7, 11am with your selection of $33 dinner/$38 dinner with dessert. Please bring your check payable to “Michael Intriligator,” your UCLA host. Parking is available at Structure 2, near the Faculty Center, at the corner of Hilgard and [...]
January 20 – My Brother’s Keeper
The Program for Torture Victims is hosting a screening of “My Brother’s Keeper,” a documentary portraying the travels and work of the former UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Manfred Nowak. On his missions to countries around the globe he all too often finds clear evidence that torture is commonplace in today’s world.
US Senate Ratifies New START Treaty
by Stephen Coles, MD, PhD – PSR-LA is delighted that the New START Treaty between the USA and Russia has finally been ratified today in the US Senate by a vote of 71 to 26.