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Remember Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Create a Nuclear-Free Future a Great Success!

Portland celebrates Remember Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Create a Nuclear-Free Future, commemorating the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of these two Japanese cities, August 6th, 2010.
(September 1, 2010)

Dr. Richard Clapp's op-ed "Green Energy Policy Should Not Include Nuclear Power" published

Long time GBPSR leader Dr. Richard Clapp's op-ed, "Green Energy Policy Should Not Include Nuclear Power," has been published in the Massachusetts Forum and in a number of local newspapers in the Greater Boston area.
(August 31, 2010)

May 2010 Webinar on Environmental Drivers of Chronic Disease features PowerPoint presentation now available for download

Ted Schettler MD MPH, Healthy Aging report co-author and a leading expert on environmental health, held on three dates in May 2010 a Training Webinar on Environmental Drivers of Chronic Disease. The key findings of the Healthy Aging report were given in a PowerPoint presentation complete with references and speaker notes.
(August 30, 2010)

PSR Nuclear Weapons Signature Ad published in May 18, 2010 Boston Globe

PSR published a Nuclear Weapons Signature Ad, with the signatures of 400 Massachusetts members and supporters, in the May 18, 2010 edition of the Boston Globe, urging Senator Scott Brown to support Nuclear Weapons treaties.
(August 29, 2010)

PSR Leaders Travel to IPPNW World Congress

Many key PSR leaders have made the trip to Basel, Switzerland to join our colleagues in the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War’s World Congress. We are receiving updates from our representatives and posting them in our blog. To keep up with the proceedings, please visit http://www.psr.org/nuclear-weapons/blog/. To stay updated when new posts come online, please subscribe here.
(August 26, 2010)

Countdown to Zero

On the 65th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, the Sacramento Annual August Peace Event and Physicians for Social Responsibility-Sacramento screened "Countdown To Zero," a film that traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs. Read more about this month’s chapter in the spotlight event on Hiroshima.
(August 16, 2010)

Madison Lanterns for Peace event commemorates Nagasaki anniversary

As survivors buried the dead in the wake of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, so has time begun to bury their memories. But a small group in Madison persists in its effort to pay homage to the victims and keep alive what they believe is at the core of history’s lesson: peace.
(August 11, 2010)

Secretary-General's remarks at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony

Hiroshima no minasama konichiwa. Ohayo gozaimasu. We are here, on hallowed ground, to see, to feel, to absorb and reflect. I am honored to be the first UN Secretary-General to take part in this Peace Memorial Ceremony on the 65th anniversary of this tragic day. And I am deeply moved.
(August 9, 2010)

Ending the global threat of nuclear weapons

An op-ed on the dangers of nuclear weapons by PSRLA Board member Dr. Robert Dodge.
(August 7, 2010)

U.S. Should Engage Iran

The United States should engage Iran. Threats of military confrontation will further isolate Iran and thus increase threats to U.S. interests in the region.
(August 6, 2010)