Dr. Helen Caldicott
Nuclear Power Is Not The Answer
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Special Events Center
Boise State University
Recognized by the Smithsonian Institute as one of the most influential women of the 20th Century and widely regarded as one of the great public speakers of the era, Dr. Helen Caldicott is an Australian pediatric physician and an articulate and passionate advocate of citizen action to remedy environmental crises.
Caldicott co-founded Physicians for Social Responsibility, founded Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Linus Pauling, himself a Nobel Laureate. She has been awarded 19 honorary doctoral degrees and in 2003 was awarded the Lannan Foundation Prize for Cultural Freedom. In 2006, the Peace Organization of Australia presented her with the inaugural Australian Peace Prize "for her longstanding commitment to raising awareness about the medical and environmental hazards of the nuclear age."
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