Thank you to all who attended Dr. Caldicott's event in Madison.
Dr. Caldicott has been called the "First Lady of the Nuclear-Freeze movement." An internationally known physician activist, she is a Nobel Prize nominee and past president of Physcians for Social Responsibility.
Thanks to all who made these events a success! Dr. Caldicott's books are available at Room of One's Own Bookstore, and COMING SOON -- Look here for links to audio archives of the April 17th lecture.
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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Making the Connection 2012: Environment and Health in Wisconsin
PSR Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Environmental Health Network and the UW-Madison Office of Continuing Medical Education will offer 4.0 hours of continuing medical education on Friday, May 4 and then again on Saturday, May 5th, at the UW-Madison Health Sciences Learning Center. All are invited to share in a meal and network with conference participants and faculty following the conference each day. See you there!
View the conference brochure here
Eighteen chapter leaders gathered recently for a dynamic two days of networking, strategizing and learning. Joined by national staff and meeting under the banner “Collaborating for a Stronger PSR,” the leaders focused on improving their recruitment of health professionals, building membership and tapping the talents of others in the network. The group welcomed several new faces, including two executive directors. The meeting took place in downtown Chicago.
Click HereThe nuclear weapons danger is real and growing: nuclear terrorism, proliferation, and thousands of weapons still on hair-trigger alert in the United States and Russia. Fortunately, there also are new opportunities to eliminate this threat.
More on Nuclear Weapons »Toxics and global warming create pervasive threats to health. PSR responds via chemical policy reform, climate policy advocacy, practitioner education, and “Code Black,” a campaign to reduce pollution and global warming.
More on Environment & Health »Wisconsin can build an energy future that gives us affordable power, creates jobs and improves our environment. So why gamble on costly nuclear reactors that generate radioactive waste? Wisconsin can be carbon free and nuclear free -- if we demand it!
More on Carbon-Free, Nuclear Free Wisconsin »An op-ed co-authored by PSR board member Dr. Ira Helfand on the danger of nuclear famine.
Source: CNNPollutants are especially dangerous to people with asthma or other lung diseases, but they also put healthy people at greater risk of heart disease, said Ann Behrmann, past president of the Wisconsin chapter of PSR.
Source: Green Bay Press-GazettePSR Wisconsin's Bill Christofferson on the anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan.
Source: Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal SentinalJoin us in building a healthy environment and promoting sensible security policies. Make a donation to PSR Wisconsin today
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