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PSR-LA and Fenceline Advocates Demand Protection from Chemical Security Disasters
The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) yesterday unanimously recommended that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prevent chemical disasters by using unused authority in the Clean Air Act.
Lessons from Fukushima and Chernobyl for Public Health
In time to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Physicians for Social Responsibility has released a new briefing book, Lessons from Fukushima and Chernobyl for Public Health. This publication serves as a public resource, providing information about the health dangers created by nuclear power accidents.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A New Generation of Activists Count Down to Zero
PSR-LA and the Ploughshares Fund co-hosted the opening night screening of “Countdown to Zero” at the ArcLight Hollywood on Friday, July 30. The sold-out theatre included a diverse audience ranging from longtime PSR members to Angelinos with a piqued interest in how the producers of the Academy-Award winning “An Inconvenient Truth” would take on the issue of nuclear weapons.
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.
PSR-LA Ambassadors attend the NPT Review Conference
Going the distance to make sure the medical voice is heard during historic opportunities for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, Dr. Bob Dodge and Dr. Tova Fuller have participated as delegates to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference taking place in New York this month.
Dr. Bill Perkins Letter to NY Times, New Think and Old Weapons
Take a look at the letter from PSR-LA Peace and Security Ambassador, Dr. Bill Perkins, to the NY Times, published on March 6th. In response to “New Think and Old Weapons,” Dr. Perkins calls upon lessons from three decades of PSR leadership to discuss the opportunities presented if a limited purpose of deterrence is adhered to in the nuclear posture review.
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.
February 18 – David Karl – “India: The Paradoxical Power”
The Global Security Seminar featuring a presentation by David Karl, President Asian Security Initiative on “India: The Paradoxical Power.” The emergence of China and India as important players on the global stage is altering international power dynamics and diminishing America’s relative global standing.
Speak Out on Nuclear Weapons
In the next two weeks, President Obama will decide the administration’s direction and priorities on nuclear weapons issues, and perhaps the fate of the world, when he finalizes the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR). You can help him make the right decision.