Jasmine has been a member of Wisconsin’s SPSR since her first year of medical school at University of Wisconsin. As a co- leader Jasmine has coordinated and participated in events such as “Slow Food for Bhopal” a dinner fundraiser, where Jasmine and participants raised $3000 in funds for the program, the equivalent of six months of food. She has a passion for the well- being of both humans and the earth stating, “We cannot expect to be well as human with seeing to, fighting for, and ensuring the wellness of the earth.” She believes in PSR's goal to maintain a sustainable world and is grateful to be a part of its mission to educate and inspire.
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Iowa Student PSR member Michelle Gin and volunteers Kristin Haller and Everett Livingstone, produced and “puppeteered” the play "The Animals Lawsuit Against Humanity," at Ames public library in Ames, Iowa. A human, representing all humans on Earth, were put on trial by the animals for the ecological damages humans have inflicted on the planet. The animals gave their testimony; and the judge with input from the audience decided the verdict and fate of humans.
Medical students from all over the world will take part in a bike tour this coming August as a prelude to the IPPNW World Congress in Hiroshima, Japan. This next generation of medical and public health activists will cycle through southern Japan to show their solidarity with the victims and survivors of nuclear weapons, nuclear testing, uranium mining, nuclear energy and nuclear accidents.
Plan to participate in the 2012 bike tour.
University of Wisconsin Student PSR hosted a screening of Downstream, a compelling account of physician Dr. John O'Connor's efforts to
sound the alarm about the health and environmental damage suffered by a small
community near the Canadian tar sands. The short film illustrates the risks and benefits of patient
advocacy as a health provider. Wisconsin medical students Joel Charles and
Jasmine Wiley organized the event.
Watch the 33-minute video here »
Nuclear Weapons
SPSR's Nuclear Weapons Program aims towards promoting peace and nuclear abolition. Click here to read on for updates and resources.
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Environment & Health
SPSR asserts a strong medical voice through education and advocacy to slow, stop, and reverse global warming and toxic degradation of the environment. Read more.
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Social Justice
Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, SPSR seeks to protect human life wordwide from the impact of social injustice and structural violence.
More on Social Justice »On March 15, 2006, American troops approached a house around 2:30 AM in Ishaqi to apprehend a potential Al Qaida in Iraq suspect. Read more »
An op-ed co-authored by PSR board member Dr. Ira Helfand on the danger of nuclear famine.
Source: CNNDr. Andy Harris of Oregon PSR on the health impacts of coal export.
Source: The Oregonian"Scientific evidence is exhaustive, yet the flame retardant industry continues to deceive the public and policymakers," says Martha Dina Arguello of Physicians for Social Responsibility-LA.
Source: Californians For Toxic Free Fire SafetyMedical students from all over the world will take part in a bike tour this coming August as a prelude to the IPPNW World Congress in Hiroshima, Japan.
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Now is the time for Congress to make the right choices on spending and to take meaningful reductions in our bloated nuclear arsenal and military budget.
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Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
The Toolkit is a combination of easy-to-use reference guides for health providers and user-friendly health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health. Read more »
Fukushima and the Future of Safe Energy in the United States
This presentation from the 2011 Student PSR conference was led by Dr. David Richardson and PSR board member Dr. Andy Kanter and dealt with the Fukushima nuclear crisis and covered radiation and health and the consequences of such an event in the US. Read more »
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