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ICUJP Friday Forum
August 21st 7:30-9:30 am Pacific
Physicians for Social Responsibility: The High Cost of Nuclear Power(s)
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Event Description:
The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything except our thinking. Thus, we are drifting toward catastrophe beyond conception. We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.― Albert Einstein
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) was founded in Boston in 1961 by a group of physicians concerned about the public health dangers of nuclear weapons testing, stockpiling, and use. In the 65 years since its founding, the combined effects of predatory capitalism and the dismissal of scientific evidence has brought us closer to disaster, with the potential for irreversable global destruction increasing exponentially.
Nuclear power is incredibly dangerous - nuclear powers treating atomic weapons as pistols in a duel is idiotic and insane.
Join Maylene Hughes, the Senior Coordinator for the Nuclear Threats Program at PSR, as she informs us on ways that we can push back on the use of deadly nuclear power in war and in our power grid.
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Maylene Hughes is the Senior Coordinator for the Nuclear Threats Program at Physicians for Social Responsibility–Los Angeles (PSR-LA), where she leads grassroots organizing and advocacy to address the threat of nuclear war. Her work includes supporting the Back from the Brink campaign from Southern California and helping build a statewide California organizing network for nuclear abolition.
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Learn More/Here's how YOU can help: Abolishing nuclear weapons is possible and realistic if we the people demand it, and decision-makers in the U.S. and around the world recognize our collective interest in confronting this existential threat to humanity. In the U.S., this won’t be possible unless our members of Congress, whose voices and votes help shape U.S. nuclear weapons policies and the decisions of the Executive Branch, step up and show real leadership. The congressional Back from the Brink resolutions — H. Res. 317 in the House and S. Res. 323 in the Senate — encompass PSR's comprehensive policy platform anchored on the campaign’s core objective: urging the United States to lead a global effort to prevent nuclear war by actively pursuing a verifiable agreement among nuclear-armed states to eliminate their nuclear arsenals. |
7:30 - 7:35 Log in and socialize
7:35 - 7:45 Welcome and introductions
7:45 - 7:50 Reflection (5 min. maximum)
7:50 - 9:15 Program and Q&A
9:15 - 9:20 Announcements
9:20 - 9:30 Closing circle and prayer
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Facilitator: Carolfrances Likins
Reflector: Steve Rohde
** Meetings begin promptly at 7:30 am Pacific. **
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ICUJP Friday Forum 08/21/26
Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace recognizes the Gabrieliño Tongva as the past, present, and future caretakers of the land, water, and cultural resources in the unceded territory of Los Angeles.
The 2026 Rev. George C. Regas Courageous Peacemaker Awards
Sunday, September 27th
All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Looking Back, Looking Forward:
25 Years of ICUJP
As Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace celebrates 25 years of action and advocacy for a kinder and more just world, we want to remember those that were on this journey from the start - the people that came together just after the horrors of September 11th, 2001, and saw that the faith and activist communities needed to speak with one voice, and say that Religious Communities Must Stop Blessing War and Violence.
We hope that you will join us on Sunday, September 27th, from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, as we look back to our founding, look forward to the task ahead, and honor courageo peacemakers who keep our struggle for justice and peace alive.
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Sonali Kolhatkar discusses and signs Breaking ICE at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena Thursday, Sept. 3rd at 7:00 p.m. with Pablo Alvarado, Adela de la Torre, and guests. Sponsored by KPFK.
Become a Card-Carrying Member of Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace!
This year, Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace is commemorating 25 years of advocacy for the disenfranchised and abused at home and around the world. In the aftermath of September 11th 2001, Los Angeles religious and secular leaders and activists came together to seek an alternative to the fear mongering and vengefulness sweeping much of our nation. ICUJP declared that “Religious Communities Must Stop Blessing War and Violence.”
We have endured and spread our message through very trying times - five Presidents, four California Governors, and numerous crises and challenges that would shake the resolve of even the most devout and dedicated group of activists. But through it all, we have held true to our mission to be the voice for "the least of these." We are determined to create the change we want to see in the world, no matter how daunting the opposition can seem.
Like many nonprofits, the economy, the aftereffects of the Covid pandemic, and the constant attacks on progressive organizations by the Trump administration have affected our fundraising. We depend on the support of people who believe in justice and peace, who attend our weekly Zoom forums, who go to our events, or who receive the information on our website and social media.
We would be honored if you can donate $25, $50, $100 (or more) to help us keep up with the increasing costs of securing live venues, renting audio and video equipment, printing valuable information for live events, bringing our social media tools up to date, and paying our small but mighty part-time staff.We have several ways for you to support our work:
You can go to the ICUJP donation page on our website to make a one-time donation, or spread your donation out monthly.
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ICUJP operates as a largely volunteer organization with a small part-time paid staff. We have survived for 25 years through the generosity of individuals like yourselves and organizations such as yours.
Thank you for your ongoing support – we are honoured to be standing shoulder to shoulder with you in the struggle for universal Justice and Peace.
RESOURCES FOR PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF A PEOPLE UNDER SIEGE
ICUJP Condemns the actions of the current administration to foment unrest in Southern California and other parts of the US. We hope you will find the following information useful in keeping involved and safe.
Steve Earle & Los Lobos - Volver a Celaya
Los Lobos Join George Regas Courageous Peacemaker Award Recipient Steve Earle on the Brilliant new track Volver a Celaya
Please consider supporting the documentary on Los Angeles musical icons and social justice activists Los Lobos by going to loslobosfilm.com
and making a tax-deductable donation.
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