Jan
30
Wed
Dr. Sarah Lovinger will discuss climate change and health resilience at the monthly Citizens for a Greener Evanston/Green Drinks meeting.
Feb
1
Fri
Feb 1 all-day
A symposium for health professionals and concerned area residents, focusing on the health impacts of fracking and the substantially enlarged production sites expanding rapidly in the Front Range.
Endorsed by PSR National and with the participation of the PSR Colorado Working Group.
Feb
15
Fri
Feb 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:50 pm
Lecture by Dr. Monica Vohmann and Caren Stelson
Dr. Monica Vohmann and Caren Stelson, author of Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story, will share information about the medical effects of nuclear radiation, using excerpts from Stelson’s book.
Sachiko tells the true story of six-year-old Sachiko Yasui’s survival of the Nagasaki atomic bomb on August 9, 1945, and the heartbreaking and lifelong aftermath.
Co-sponsored by PSR Wisconsin.
Feb
19
Tue
Tentative date
Save the date for a get together with other local PSR activists in the DC/Maryland/Virginia region. Details to be announced.
Mar
1
Fri
Mar 1 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
4.5 CME/CE Credit Available
The conference will educate health care professionals, environmental activists, scientists, and students about important environmental factors affecting human health and how best to use that information in primary care practice. The conference will also build relationships between environmental advocates and health practitioners to advocate cooperatively for public policies that promote a healthy environment.
Following the conference there will be an optional dinner reception.
Early-bird registration prices will end on February 15, 2019.
Mar
2
Sat
Mar 2 @ 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
Featuring Martin Fleck of National PSR, Dr. Ira Helfand of PSR and IPPNW, and Ms. Ray Acheson of Reaching Critical Will. Contact info@chicagopsr.org for more information.
Mar 2 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
This year we’re celebrating 40 years of health-based advocacy! Joe Cirincione, President of Ploughshares Fund, will present: “The New Moment: Our Chance to Change U.S. Nuclear Policy”.
Apr
7
Sun
Apr 7 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
2 speaker presentations on nuclear weapons and on climate change action and a delicious buffet dinner. Please come and bring a guest!
Please RSVP to bwarre01@gmail.com
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