Upcoming Events
GBPSR Monthly Meeting
Mon. Sep. 13 at 8:00 pm EDT
Greater Boston PSR's monthly meeting – open to all. Please contact Anna Baker at abaker@gbpsr.org for Zoom information.
Fractured: The body burden of living near fracking
Tue. Sep. 14 at 6:00 pm EDT
PSR Pennsylvania webinar with speaker Kristina Marusic, who will discuss her groundbreaking work on the body burden of chemicals associated with fracking. Register
Book Launch: Maladies of Empire
Tue. Sept. at 14 at 6:00 pm PDT
Join San Francisco Bay PSR and City Lights Bookstore for the launch of Maladies of Empire: How Colonialism, Slavery, and War Transformed Medicine by Jim Downs in conversation with Allyson Hobbs. Register
International Day of Peace
Tue. Sep. 21 at 4:00 pm CDT
Downtown Iowa City, IA
PSR Iowa and partner groups will gather to present a proclamation to be signed by the mayor, identifying major threats faced around the globe: Covid, Climate, and inequality which will only grow more deadly so long as we define security in military terms. The event will include music and the installation of a peace pole. For more info email mickiq@earthlink.net.
San Francisco Bay PSR's Annual Gala
Wed. Sep. 22 at 6:00 - 8:15 pm PDT
SF PSR's virtual annual gala, featuring keynote speaker Daniel Ellsberg, awards for three young health activists, and a silent auction. Get tickets
NorCal Symposium for Climate, Health, and Equity
Fri. Sep. 24 at Noon – 7:00 pm PDT
The NorCal symposium is designed by and for health professionals and students concerned about the climate crisis and invested in climate justice. San Francisco Bay PSR members are included in programming. Details coming soon.
GBPSR Virtual Concert
Sat. Sep. 25 at 7:00 pm EDT
Greater Boston PSR (GBPSR) and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) are pleased to host a very special fourth annual event to address the twin existential threats of nuclear war and climate change. More information
Eliminating the Existential Threat of Nuclear Weapons
Fri. Sep. 30 at 11:00 am EDT
Virtual event discussing the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, sponsored by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW, PSR's international affiliate), and featuring panelists from International Red Cross, Rotary International, and United Nations. Register
Racial Equity Reading Group: Maladies of Empire
Thu. Sep. 30 at 7:45 pm PDT
Join San Francisco Bay PSR for a special discussion of Maladies of Empire: How Colonialism, Slavery, and War Transformed Medicine by Jim Downs. To join please email tara@sfbaypsr.org.
Nuclear Weapons: A Public Health Issue
Mon. Oct. 4 at Noon EDT
Greater Boston PSR and the Massachusetts Medical Society co-sponsor this one hour virtual forum, moderated by Dr. Jennifer Leaning from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and featuring speakers from across the country. CME and risk management credit are available. More details and registration link coming soon.
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