Events
Oct 19
2025
2-4pm · St. James Episcopal Church, Cambridge, MA
Dec 6
2025
Ikeda Center, Harvard Square
Greater Boston PSR and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) cordially invite you to join and support our presentation of this year's Global Health and Peace Awards, honoring Dr. Jennifer Leaning, who has dedicated her life to health and human rights.
Greater Boston PSR’s December Monthly Meeting
Greater Boston PSR’s December Monthly Meeting
Monday, December 1st, 2025
7:00pm, via Zoom
~Open to All~
Contact Executive Director Anna Linakis via info@gbpsr.org to request the Zoom link
GBPSR & IPPNW’s 8th Annual Global Health and Peace Awards
8th Annual Global Health and Peace Awards
Jointly hosted by Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility & International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 5-8pm
Location: Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue in Harvard Square
An evening honoring Dr. Jennifer Leaning
With performances by: Longwood Symphony Quartet
Food and drinks provided.
Stay tuned for sponsorship and ticketing information.
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Welcome to Greater Boston PSR
We are a group of over 1,800 health professionals and community members in Massachusetts whose mission is to raise public awareness about the two existential threats to human health: nuclear war and climate change.
OUR GOALS:
- To inform the public and policy makers of the human health impacts of climate change and nuclear weapons
- To promote local, state and federal action on these issues
- To build coalitions with like minded groups to amplify this message
Issues
1,800
nuclear weapons are on high alert
Nuclear Weapons
As a physician-led advocacy group, we consider it our professional responsibility to inform the public and policy makers of the catastrophic human health impacts of nuclear weapons.
350k
deaths from air pollution in the U.S. each year
Climate Change
As a physician-led advocacy group, we consider it our professional responsibility to inform the public and our policy makers of the devastating human health impacts of the climate crisis.
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Climate & Nuclear Webinar Series
On-demand webinar series focusing on the connections between climate change, nuclear weapons, and nuclear power.
