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Honoring Legacies, Demanding a Better Future: PSR 2019 Visionary Leaders Awards Ceremony and Symposium Celebrate Bold Changemakers

11/19/2019

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

11/15/2019

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

11/15/2019

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 …

Greater Boston PSR and Washington PSR Host Events to Highlight Nuclear Weapons Issues and Hold Elected Officials Accountable

10/24/2019

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

10/24/2019

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 …

Follow The Golden Rule: Historic Boat Returns to Sea to Draw Attention Once Again to Nuclear Weapons Threat

10/24/2019

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 Kelly Campbell, Oregon PSR, 2019 Visionary Leaders Award Recipient

10/17/2019

Kelly Campbell, Executive Director of Oregon PSR, is recognized for her outstanding coalition work, community engagement, and grassroots organizing at Oregon PSR to advance nuclear weapons abolition and address environmental hazards to health, including the climate crisis.

Don’t Forget: Nuclear Weapons Are an Existential Threat

10/17/2019

Op-ed in Common Dreams by Olivia Alperstein, PSR Media Relations Manager.

Interview with Marylia Kelley, 2019 Visionary Leaders Award Recipient

10/11/2019

This year at the 2019 PSR Visionary Leaders Awards, we are delighted to honor several outstanding advocates who are working to abolish nuclear weapons and to address environmental hazards to health, including the climate crisis. Each week you will have an opportunity to meet one of our awardees. This week, meet Marylia Kelley who will …

Health Professionals Respond to New Groundbreaking Study by Leading Researchers: “Emphasizes the Urgent Need to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons Before They Eliminate Us”

10/02/2019

The study examines the possible repercussions of a nuclear war between India and Pakistan circa 2025. Read PSR’s statement.

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