A First-Hand Perspective on the United Nations Climate Action Summit
PSR Florida’s Dr. Ankush Bansal reports on the important health topics covered at the United Nations Climate Action Summit held in New York this September.
Honoring Legacies, Demanding a Better Future: PSR 2019 Visionary Leaders Awards Ceremony and Symposium Celebrate Bold Changemakers
PSR’s Visionary Leaders Awards ceremony and reception, now in its fourth year, recognizes individuals and organizations for their exemplary efforts in advancing nuclear weapons abolition and/or addressing environmental risks to human health, including the catastrophic consequences caused by climate change, through collaborations that strengthen the PSR mission. PSR works to address the gravest threats to …
Calling All Student and Campus Peace Activists: ICAN Publishes “Schools of Mass Destruction” Report
On November 13, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) launched a new report, “Schools of Mass Destruction: American Universities in the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex.” This report documents nearly 50 U.S. universities that are complicit in the maintenance and production of U.S. nuclear weapons through partnerships with the nuclear weapons laboratories, the Department …
Portland, OR City Council Passes Resolution in Support of Bringing US Back from the Brink of Nuclear War
Thanks to the hard work of Oregon PSR, on November 13, the Portland City Council in Oregon unanimously passed Resolution 1050 to declare Portland’s “opposition to nuclear weapons and urge the U.S. Federal Government to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and take action to prevent nuclear war.” The resolution is part …
Interview with Dyanna Jaye, Sunrise Movement, 2019 Visionary Leaders Award Recipient
PSR is delighted to honor Sunrise Movement, a youth-led nonprofit organization that advocates political action on climate change, at the PSR Visionary Leaders Awards.
Greater Boston PSR and Washington PSR Host Events to Highlight Nuclear Weapons Issues and Hold Elected Officials Accountable
On September 29, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Washington Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition convened a People’s Town Hall on Nuclear Weapons, which brought together anti-war, environmental and Indigenous rights activists. The event was held to inform the public and elected officials about the nuclear weapons threat, highlighting Washington state’s nuclear arsenals, the role …
Setsuko Thurlow Reminds Harvard Audience Why Nuclear Weapons Must Be Banned
For many PSR members who advocate for the abolition of nuclear weapons, there’s a compelling reason to work to prevent a nuclear attack: our nation, the United States, has already used atomic weapons in an act of war, and we know we must never use them again. On October 8, Setsuko Thurlow, a hibakusha who …
“Electrify Everything”: PSR Engages Its Health Voices in New Approach to Fighting Climate Change
PSR’s national office and four chapters are gearing up to inject the health voice into a new approach to slashing greenhouse gas emissions. It’s called “energy optimization,” and it combines energy efficiency with fuel-swapping: replacing technologies that burn fossil fuels with those that use electricity.
Follow The Golden Rule: Historic Boat Returns to Sea to Draw Attention Once Again to Nuclear Weapons Threat
61 years ago, in 1958, the crew of the small sailboat, Golden Rule, sailed from California to Hawai’i on their way to the Marshall Islands in an attempt to stop U.S. atmospheric nuclear testing.
Interview with Regna Merritt, Oregon PSR, 2019 Visionary Leaders Award Recipient
Regna Merritt is an Oregon PSR advisory board member and former Healthy Climate Program Director. We asked her how she came to do this work, what inspires her, and her advice for young people just starting to get involved in advocacy.