THE NEW SCHOOL PRESENTS ARMAGEDDON AND INDIAN POINT:
A CONVERSATION WITH HELEN CALDICOTT AND JONATHAN SCHELL

Thursday, May 4, 6:00 p.m.; The New School, Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street

WHAT:	Dr. Helen Caldicott, president of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute, and Jonathan Schell, Harold Willens Peace Fellow at the Nation Institute, discuss the dangers of a prospective revival of nuclear power and weapons in the 21st century. Co-sponsored by the Wolfson Center for National Affairs and the World Policy Institute at the New School, the conversation emphasizes the fatal nexus of proliferation, terrorist groups, and newly aggressive nuclear policies of the United States and other nuclear powers. Dr Helen Caldicott, has devoted the last 35 years to an international campaign to educate the public about the medical hazards of the nuclear age and the changes in human behavior that are necessary to stop environmental destruction. She has founded numerous organizations including Physicians for Social Responsibility, the STAR (Standing for Truth About Radiation) Foundation, and most recently the Nuclear Policy Research Institute (NPRI) where she is also president. In addition to lecturing widely, she has received a wide-array of honors, has been the subject of award-winning documentaries, and is the author of five books, including The New Nuclear Danger: George Bush's Military Industrial Complex in 2001.
WHEN:	Thursday, May 4, 6:00 p.m. Webcast and online discussion at www.online.newschool.edu
WHERE:	The New School, Tishman Auditorium 66 West 12th Street, New York
SPEAKERS:	Helen Caldicott, President of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute, founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, author of Nuclear Power is Not the Answer to Global Warming or Anything Else Jonathan Schell, Harold Willens Peace Fellow at the Nation Institute, and author of The Unconquerable World Moderator: William D. Hartung, Director of the Arms Trade Resource Center at the World Policy Institute at The New School
TICKET INFO:	Admission: $10, free for all students. For tickets, visit the box office located at 66 West 12th St, open Mon.-Thurs. 1-8 pm and Fri. 1-7 pm or contact 212.229.5488 or [email protected]
GENERAL INFO:	212.229.5353 or visit www.newschool.edu/publicprograms

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