In an effort to influence President Biden to put out a sensible Nuclear Posture Review (the document that informs the public about the role nuclear weapons will play in a current president’s term- or terms), PSR took out a full-page ad in Biden’s hometown newspaper. On Sunday, January 2, the residents of Wilmington, Delaware opened …
PSR’s very own Mari Faines, Director of Communications and Outreach, has started a community-wide conversation in the nuclear field about the importance of intersectionality in our work, and the previously unspoken privilege that lies in the existential threat of nuclear war being the biggest threat to your security. In an article published in Outrider Foundation, …
On the evening of December 16, 2021, PSR hosted a roundtable discussion focused on the importance of understanding the concept of movement building from a social justice framework and how it can be applicable to the nuclear weapons movement. This event, “Movement Strategies for Community-Based Safety: A Roundtable on the Intersection Between Social Justice and …
On December 9, New York City Council passed a monumental package of legislation with sweeping support (41-5 was the final vote count) — that endorses nuclear weapons abolition and moves New York City toward divesting from the nuclear weapons industry. Not only does the legislation package call on the city to divest completely from nuclear …
PSR is delighted to welcome Zach Williams, MPH to the Environment & Health team. As our Health Educator, Zach will educate and engage health professionals about the risks to health from gas stoves. Read his bio here.
We did it! The proposed Jordan Cove liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal, and the Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline that would have served it, are officially defeated in Oregon.
For the first two weeks of November, world leaders gathered in Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26), a conference dedicated to solving the climate crisis. There were countless pledges made to reduce carbon and methane emissions, to phase out the use of coal- and more. However, there was also an elephant …
The campaign is focused on advancing equity in a multitude of issue areas, recognizing the importance of health, focusing on the intersection of Nuclear Weapons abolition and topline military spending with other issues of social justice.
Learning from other social justice movements as we advocate for the abolition of nuclear weapons and work towards a peaceful, equitable, and just society. Watch PSR’s recent webinar now.
Join us November 18 at 6 pm ET for PSR’s Virtual Gala, featuring a keynote address from the new Co-Director of Greenpeace, Ebony Twilley-Martin, and Nola Haynes, WCAPS West-Coast Director.