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PSR Reports Spring 2008
PSR Reports Spring 2008
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PSR Reports
PSR is the U.S. affiliate of
International Physicians for
the Prevention of Nuclear War,
recipient of the 1985 Nobel
Prize for Peace.
P h y s i c i a n s f o r S o c i a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y Vol. 30 NO. 1
Sp ring 2008
IRAN
Des Moines Register in March, PSR Board
Continued from page 1
memeber Maureen McCue, M.D.,
Iran, argued against a military attack Ph.D., fleshed out what a negotiated
PSR Reports agreement between Iran and the U.S.
(ISSN‑0894-6264) is the
on Iran and in favor of direct U.S.
newsletter of Physicians for engagement without preconditions. might look like, including the U.S.
Social Responsibility, PSR chapters helped organize his ap- foreswearing the use of military force
a nonprofit organization. pearances in San Francisco, Chicago, for regime change and Iran agreeing
Guided by the values and ex‑ Atlanta, and Tampa (the first com- to intrusive international inspections
pertise of medicine and public munity event for our newest chapter), to ensure that their nuclear program
health, Physicians for Social as well as in Albuquerque, where is not weapons-oriented.
Responsibility works to protect
PSR’s Executive Director, Michael Finally, PSR board members
human life from the gravest
threats to health and survival. McCally, M.D., Ph.D., also spoke. Robert Gould, M.D., and Vic Sidel,
Taking the message directly to M.D., spearheaded a successful ef-
To receive PSR Reports regu‑ their Congressional representatives, fort to pass a resolution through the
larly, we invite you to join PSR PSR chapters in Massachusetts and American Public Health Association
and support our work. Write Oregon held town meetings with (APHA) calling on the U.S. to Tampa Bay event participants Don Mellman,
to PSR, 1875 Connecticut Ave., their elected officials to urge them “clearly state it will not launch a pre- M.D., of the PSR Tampa Bay chapter, and
NW, Suite 1012, Washington, emptive military strike on Iran” and Mohsen Milani, PhD., chair of Department of
DC 20009, or visit our website
to advocate in Congress for direct
at www.psr.org. talks with Iran. to vigorously pursue a diplomatic Government and International Affairs at the
Reaching out to the Iranian solution. PSR University of South Florida
President:
American community, PSR board
Erica Frank, M.D., M.P.H. member Kent Bransford, M.D.,
Executive Director
addressed the national meet-
ing of the Iranian American
PSR to Host Iranian Physicians Tour
Michael McCally, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Association in Irvine, CA. Over the past year, PSR has been deeply involved in the campaign to prevent a military
Legislative Director, Policy and strike against Iran. We have brought the issue before members of Congress and their
Programs: Will Callaway
Another board member, Catherine
Thomasson, M.D., gave presenta- staffs with an ad placed in Congressional Quarterly and the Washington Post. Former
Environment and Health tions in Oregon, Las Vegas, and PSR President Catherine Thomasson, M.D., traveled to Iran with a delegation of citizens
Program Director: and activists to meet with Iranian government and civil leaders. While there, she got to
Kristen Welker-Hood
Madison, WI, where she shared in-
sights from her 2007 trip to Iran. know physicians and others interested in dialogue between the two countries. To build
Director of Security on this trip, PSR has developed an Iranian Physicians Tour. The Iranian Society for Chem‑
PSR doctors have argued for
Programs: ical Weapons Victim Support and individual Iranian physicians will participate. We have
Douglas B. Shaw
peaceful resolution to the Iran nucle-
ar challenge on the editorial pages of planned events at medical institutions across the country. The goal is to put a human
Executive Editor: face on Iranian citizens and physicians. We view this tour as an important first step to‑
Elizabeth Pegram
their local newspapers. PSR President
Erica Frank, M.D., M.P.H., re- ward wider engagement of Iranian and American physicians in response to the impasse
Editor: Sally James, minded Atlanta Journal-Constitution between our two nations, which has lasted far too long and is today accompanied by
Cutting Edge Design the terrible danger of war.
readers that “in the years of escalat-
ing conflict over Iran’s nuclear pro- The tour will include events in Boston (April 27–29), Western Massachusetts
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for Social Responsibility gram, it is the tool of unconditional (April 30), New York City (May 1), Los Angeles (May 3–6), and Washington, DC
dialogue that has been held off the (May 7–9). For more information, please visit our website at www.psr.org.
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