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September 16 – Teach Peace to the Wrong Persons and Go to Jail
When: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 6:30 PM Where: UCLA Faculty Center Contact: RSVP to bennettramberg@aol.com by September 15, 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 [...]
August 15 – Captain Paul K. Chappell
On August 15th at 2:00 p.m., the First Congregational Church of Long Beach will host a free community forum with Captain Paul K. Chappell, U.S. Army, retired, speaking about: “United States Security in the 21st Century.”
August 7 – Event for Dolores Huerta and Steve Tarzynksi
When: Saturday, August 7, 2010 3:00 – 5:00pm Where: The home of Cynthia Anderson-Barker Contact: cate@laborforsinglepayer.com or 213-252-1351 Dolores Huerta, Co-founder, United Farm Workers, a tireless advocate for the rights of working people, including healthcare for all and Steve Tarzynski, MD,MPH, Board Member, PNHP California; Chief of Pediatrics, Kaiser West Los Angeles, a longtime healthcare [...]
August 1 – Never Again – A Commemoration of the Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Commemorate the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 65th Anniversary of the US Atomic Bomb strikes of August 6 and August 9, 1945 at the Koyasan Buddhist Temple, followed by a silent walk to City Hall. Featured speakers include PSR-LA Board member Dr. Jimmy Hara.
July 30 – “Countdown to Zero” – Special Screening
PSR-LA is proud to host a special opening day screening of Countdown to Zero Friday, July 30 at the ArcLight Hollywood with a discussion featuring its director, Lucy Walker, and producer, Lawrence Bender.
July 29 – Trends in Turkish Foreign Policy
When: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 6:30 PM Where: UCLA Faculty Center Contact: RSVP to bennettramberg@aol.com by July 28, 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 [...]
June 27 – First Do No Harm: The Role of Medical Professionals in U.S.-sponsored Torture
On June 7, Physicians for Human Rights released a report: EXPERIMENTS IN TORTURE: Evidence of Human Subject Experimentation in the “Enhanced” Interrogation Program. Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) are collaborating in three national events to focus on the information contained in this work, and to call for [...]
June 16 – Albert Carnesale, “Zero Nuclear Weapons: Good idea? Bad idea? So what?”
The Global Security Seminar is pleased to announce its June dinner meeting at the UCLA Faculty Center featuring UCLA Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Public Policy and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Albert Carnesale on prospects for a nuclear weapons free world.
June 5 — Nuclear Weapons Abolition Day Protest ICBM Launch
Protest the test launch of a Minuteman III ICBM (nuclear warhead delivery system) from Vandenberg Space Command to Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands. Uphold the good faith of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty!
May 17 and 20 — Pre-Screening “Countdown to Zero”
Countdown to Zero is a new film to be released July 23, 2010 — a fascinating and frightening exploration of the dangers of nuclear weapons, exposing a variety of present day threats and featuring insights from a host of international experts and world leaders who advocate total global disarmament.
May 20 – Erroll G. Southers – “Combating America’s Emerging Terrorist Threat”
Erroll G. Southers is a former Presidential nominee for Director of the Transportation Security Agency, Governor Schwarzenegger’s Deputy Director of the California Office of Homeland Security and FBI Special Agent. His presentation and discussion will illustrate our increasing understanding of the social networking aspects of terrorist planning and how to exploit opportunities for disruption.
March 21 – LA Community Forum on Toxics
Hear from local experts about the chemicals in your community, and what you can do about them! In fall 2009, the US House of Representatives passed legislation that could protect over 110 million Americans that live near chemical plants. The Senate will consider this legislation this year.
March 3 – Toxic Chemicals in Hollywood
Just in time for the Oscars, the environmental group Californians for a Healthy and Green Economy is holding its own red-carpet event on Wednesday March 3 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. This tongue-in-cheek awards ceremony for “Bad Actor” chemicals, “The Toxies,” is an entertaining event with actors in character as various chemicals.
March 27 – PSR-LA 30th Anniversary Membership Dinner
PSR-LA’s 30th Anniversary Membership Dinner will be held on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 at the UCLA Faculty Club and will feature special guests speakers Ira Helfand, MD and California State Senator Fran Pavley. Join us as we celebrate three decades of public health advocacy made possible by the support and active participation of our members.
March 6 – International Women’s Day – Celebrating Our Power
Please join the Reproductive Justice Coalition of Los Angeles and sponsoring organizations for “Celebrating Our Power – Building our Skills,” a celebration of International Women’s Day on March 6th, 2010.