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March 29, 2013
Physicians Support Historic New Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) To Regulate Global Weapons Trade
PSR applauds the UN General Assembly's adoption of the world's first Arms Trade Treaty that has come after years of work and negotiations. We urge the United States to work deliberatively to sign and ratify the treaty.
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March 27, 2013
Congress is Making it Easier to Go to War with Iran
Guest Opinion in the Oregonian by Rebecca Griffin and Kelly Campbell.
Source: The Oregonian
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March 14, 2013
Nobel Peace Laureates Call upon Obama to Help Secure Arms Trade Treaty
As negotiators from around the world head to New York for the final talks on an international Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations next week, US President Barack Obama must take the lead in securing a strong global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a group of 18 Nobel Peace Prize winners said in an open letter delivered to their fellow Laureate at the White House today.
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January 22, 2013
Martin Luther King, Inauguration Day and Our Shifting Awareness
An op-ed from PSR Los Angeles board member Dr. Robert Dodge.
Source: Pressenza
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October 7, 2012
The story behind Harrisburg's Peace Garden
The Peace Garden is the result of more than 20 years of successful collaboration between the city of Harrisburg and the Harrisburg-Hershey chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Source: The Patriot-News
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March 19, 2012
2012 Greenfield Peace Writing Contest Winners Announced
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February 16, 2012
Urge President Obama to take Bold Leadership to Create a Safer World
Urge President Obama to take Bold Leadership to Create a Safer World
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February 14, 2012
Obama Administration Cuts Vital Programs Combating Nuclear Terrorism
The prestigious Fissile Material Working Group included a quotation from Dr. Thomasson in their just released analysis of President Obama's FY 2013 budget.
Source: Fissile Materials Working Group
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December 22, 2011
Maxine Fookson, PNP Discusses Recent Gaza Medical Delegation on KBOO Radio
Source: KBOO Radio
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October 19, 2011
Northern California Welcomes Dr. Vic Sidel
Victor Sidel, MD, Distinguished University Professor of Social Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine spoke on "PSR: Fifty Years of Concern for the Devastating Health Consequences of War" at the 8th Annual Physicians for Social Responsibility/Sacramento Dinner on October 2, 2011 at California State University, Sacramento Alumni Center.
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June 30, 2011
An Ambassador for Peace and Security
Dr. Robert Dodge, PSR-LA Board Member, talks with Ventura County Reporter about his recent speaker tour in New Hampshire ...
Source: Ventura County Reporter
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March 23, 2011
IPPNW: Stop the killing in Libya
IPPNW issues a strong statement calling for an immediate cease fire by all parties in Libya and internationally. Click above to read the full statement.
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February 4, 2011
"Particles on the Wall" Book Makes its Debut!
In collaboration with The Institute of Neurotoxicology and Neurological Disorders (INND), and multiple individual contributors, WPSR is delighted to announce the debut of the "Particles on the Wall" book. POTW illuminates key events regarding Washington Stateʼs nuclear history, current concerns with radioactive contamination, and the quest for peace.
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July 14, 2010
July 30th: "Countdown to Zero" coming to Seattle!
"'Countdown to Zero'" traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possessing nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, with the world held in a delicate balance. It makes a compelling case for worldwide nuclear disarmament, an issue more topical than ever with the Obama administration working to revive this goal today." (from CTZ website)
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June 16, 2010
PSR Members Report on Recent trip to Gaza
In May, PSR members from Washington and Florida journeyed to Gaza to offer support for medical colleagues and members of Gaza’s care-giving community.
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June 16, 2010
PSR Supports IPPNW Affiliates’ Statement on Gaza Situation
PSR appreciates the courage of the Israeli and Palestinian affiliates of International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) in issuing this joint statement.
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May 21, 2010
WPSR members travel to the Gaza Strip
Led by WPSR board member Gerri Haynes, members of WPSR have traveled to Gaza and are currently working alongside colleagues in hospitals and clinics in an effort to help Gazans and highlight the issues the ongoing siege has created.
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May 7, 2010
WPSR participates in events around the NPT Conference!
Throughout these weeks leading up to the early May NPT conference in New York, WPSR members have been busy spreading our message.
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May 5, 2010
The health costs of war are lasting and monumental, UW conference finds
With a long and celebrated experience of documenting how wars affect global health, members of the Nobel-prize winning Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) presented evidence of the monumental cost as well as severity of health complications occasioned by wars; the escalation in the numbers of war victims and how war situations have worsened global health.
Source: Seattle Post Global
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April 28, 2010
Recommitting to a Nuclear-Free World: An Evening with Helen Caldicott, MD
On March 25, WPSR members, new supporters, and old friends came together to meet with renowned nuclear weapons abolitionist and PSR Co-Founder Helen Caldicott, MD.