Op-Ed Published: PSR Connects the Dots: Nuclear War on Our Doorstep

Bravo to SF Bay PSR Board Members Dr. Tova Fuller and Dr. Michael J. Martin for their recent op-ed in the SF Chronicle March 15, 2022! Dear Friends, This is why I came back. Because PSR has always connected the dots. And that is why, after four decades, SF Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility ...

Op-Ed Published: PSR Connects the Dots: Nuclear War on Our Doorstep2022-04-19T16:21:56-07:00

Peace in Ukraine

Below please find recent efforts and reading list re: advocating for peace in the Urkaine. Last updated 3/14/22. No Nuclear War in Urkaine Supported by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, SF Bay PSR, PSR National, and others. As healthcare professionals, we call for NATO and the Russian Federation to renounce the ...

Peace in Ukraine2022-03-14T16:34:23-07:00

UPDATE: Advocating for clean-up of toxic and radioactive waste in Bayview Hunters Point Community, San Francisco

SF Bay PSR Board Member Aude Bouagnon and her mom at rally for BVHP In February 2022, residents of Bayview-Hunters Point led a march down Third Street demanding the complete clean-up of toxic and radioactive waste from the Naval Shipyard and surrounding areas. Led by activists and organizers from the Marie Harrison ...

UPDATE: Advocating for clean-up of toxic and radioactive waste in Bayview Hunters Point Community, San Francisco2022-03-07T13:10:03-08:00

Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Peace Efforts: March 2022 UPDATES

SF Bay PSR is working closely with the PSR National office on efforts in three main areas related to nuclear weapons abolition goals envisioned in our Back from the Brink (BftB) campaign. First, we are supporting legislation that would divert wasteful military spending, particularly on nuclear modernization efforts, to address graver threats to our country illustrated ...

Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Peace Efforts: March 2022 UPDATES2022-03-07T13:18:42-08:00

Call for Governments to commit to meaningful military emissions cuts at COP26

Governments: commit to meaningful military emissions cuts at COP26, Oct-Nov, 2021 SF Bay PSR and many other PSR chapters joined more than 222 organizations to endorsed this joint call to action organized by the Conflict and Environment Observatory. The 2015 Paris Agreement left cutting military greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the discretion of individual nations. ...

Call for Governments to commit to meaningful military emissions cuts at COP262022-02-03T15:14:24-08:00

Back From the Brink and PSR Tell Biden to Take Bold Action on Nuclear Weapons

As of September 30, 2021, the letter was submitted to President Biden and Congress with over 300 signatures of local elected leaders from 41 states expressing their support for nuclear weapons abolition, eliminating wasteful nuclear weapons spending, and enacting common sense policies to reduce the threat of nuclear war. Thank you to PSR-LA and Denise ...

Back From the Brink and PSR Tell Biden to Take Bold Action on Nuclear Weapons2022-02-03T15:15:39-08:00

SUPPORT: “NO FIRST USE” Nuclear Policy Adoption

PSR Supports “NO FIRST USE” Physicians for Social Responsibility salutes Senator Warren and Representative Smith for their leadership on this issue. Statement by Jeff Carter, PSR National Executive Director: “On April 15, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Adam Smith reintroduced a simple, but profoundly important piece of legislation that, if passed, would make the world ...

SUPPORT: “NO FIRST USE” Nuclear Policy Adoption2021-05-13T15:14:25-07:00

SUPPORTED: Win Without War and Public Citizen letter

SUPPORTED: Win Without War and Public Citizen letter In opposition to Biden Administration’s proposed increases to the Pentagon budget, PSR signed on to Public Citizen's letter, and the letter received coverage in Politico: Fresh Appeal to Cut the Pentagon Budget. April 2021

SUPPORTED: Win Without War and Public Citizen letter2021-05-13T15:16:00-07:00

SUPPORT: Various policy proposals to Cut Pentagon Spending

Cut Pentagon Spending In March, Representatives Barbara Lee, Marc Pocan, and Jacob Auchincloss sent a letter from Congress to President Biden, urging that his first budget request to Congress include a REDUCED Pentagon budget. The letter states that “Hundreds of billions of dollars now directed to the military would have greater return if invested in ...

SUPPORT: Various policy proposals to Cut Pentagon Spending2021-05-13T15:17:04-07:00

SUPPORT: Investing in Cures Before Missiles Act (ICBM) (Senate: S.982. House: H.R.2227)

Investing in Cures Before Missiles Act (ICBM) (Senate: S.982. House: H.R.2227) Representative Ro Khanna and Senator Ed Markey are working together to introduce this new ICBM Act, which aligns with our Back from the Brink campaign’s call to “cancel enhanced nuclear weapons.” The legislation would essentially redirect funds from destabilizing new weapons systems (such as ...

SUPPORT: Investing in Cures Before Missiles Act (ICBM) (Senate: S.982. House: H.R.2227)2021-05-13T15:17:42-07:00
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