Chicago Physicians for Social Responsibility

10/08/2021

After 12.5 years, I am leaving Chicago PSR. Thanks to everyone who contributed + supported our chapter. I am proud of our work.

08/24/2021

We are working with IL Clinicians for Climate Action on a letter to IL legislators, asking them to pass a bill limiting carbon emissions in our state. Please read the letter below and sign it by Aug 25. Thank you! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ok_kXA9fbZlvG2Dh4KGoCu7cBRuflTuc/view https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2tmbTkuNWOGRNDllipZZhMre8M2ptGrm0rsVVFVdtGwXe8g/viewform

Please add your name to the growing list of Illinois-based health professionals who have signed the letter. It will only take a minute to add your voice! We welcome the support of all individuals and organizations who work in any aspect of medicine or public health. In addition to clinicians and tho...

06/19/2021

Let's honor Juneteenth by committing to work for a healthy planet for all and redoubling our climate justice efforts.

03/29/2021

You can still register for our free student-run activism webinar tonight at 5:30 CST:

Join Chicago PSR and our student health professional chapters, including Loyola SSOM GEMS, Pritzker Students for Sustainability and Rush University Students for Social Responsibility for a webinar on Health Professional Student Sustainability Advocacy on March 29 at 5:30 PM CST. Sarah Hsu, MD candid...

02/24/2021

We need to come together to protect our vulnerable communities from excess pollution and other environmental toxins harmful to health. Sign the petition written by Rush Medical Student Lauren Delmastro asking the city to stop the move of the General Iron metal scrapper to Chicago's SE side: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSej1Xq2fvgOgHpQya6hcfl27icMEvBo08ozwNf6ZKTWEBjSBA/viewform?fbzx=6573164109476627314

02/22/2021

Register for our medical student sustainability advocacy workshop on March 29. https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ltO2x1fzT5KvoMV36vxYHg

01/21/2021

This Thursday and Friday! Events Celebrating the
UN Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
A landmark treaty banning nuclear weapons will become international law on January 22.

You are invited to join fellow Chicago area activists and experts on January 21 to mark this historic moment and call on the United States to take tangible steps to change its nuclear weapons policies. Local support for change is critical in moving toward safer and more responsible US nuclear weapons policies.

Zoom Panel: Nuclear Ban Treaty and US Policies
Date: Thursday, January 21
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m. CT

Register for the virtual panel today here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYsf--orj4rHdHqEkAWEtsBNso7JD6_np7m

Panelists include:

Laura Grego, PhD, Senior Scientist, Global Security Program, Union of Concerned Scientists

Tara Drozdenko, PhD, Acting Executive Director, Outrider Foundation

Doug Shaw, PhD, Consultant, Nuclear Disarmament and Pentagon Spending, Friends Committee on National Legislation

Panel moderator: Rachel Bronson, PhD, President and CEO, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Is this the beginning of the end of the existential threat of nuclear weapons?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

11/12/2020

Exciting to be with 400 other supporters on a virtual Zoom rally. Governor Pritzker, pass CEJA now!

10/16/2020

One Earth Film Festival has gone virtual! Register for a screening of 'Beyond Climate' on Oct 23; I am honored to serve as a panelist.

FREE VIRTUAL SCREENING + DISCUSSION. Zoom link will be sent prior to the event.

10/05/2020

We are putting the final touches on our webinar on climate change and health inequities. It takes place on October 6 at 5:30 CST...and you can still register for it. Just click here:

Webinar featuring JAMA authors Dr. Nate DeNicola and Dr. Bruce Bekkar, with local pediatrician Dr. Myrtis Sullivan and ob-gyne Dr. Wendy O'Donell

10/01/2020

Learn about the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA).

As Illinois grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, families and businesses need a bold recovery effort to build a strong, equitable economy and healthier, more...