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Member since 2005




( Last updated 03/11/08 )

Get Ready for Peace Week
Iowa City
March 24 - March 29

See calendar of events

On Wednesday March 26 at 7:00 PM, Dr. Maureen McCue will present a free screening of the Iowa PSR 27-min film,
"Healing Iraq:  A Tale of Two Doctors"
Iowa Memorial Union, Northwest Room #345
A discussion will follow.
This film won the Troy Peters Best Iowa Film Award
at the 2007 Hardacre Film & Cinema Festival held in Tipton.

View poster

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Peace Vigil
March 19, 2008
Dawn (6 AM) to Midnight
Sidewalk on the east side of the Pentacrest
(Clinton St between Washington & Jefferson Streets)

Join for 18 minutes or 18 hours
Bring signs and candles

Contact Ed Flaherty (621-6766) or Peggy Sttokes (338-2924 evenings) for more info

Did you miss the September 2008 Global Warming Conference?
The September 14-16, 2007 Conference was a success!
Click to access  full conference information
Review information on the conference Facutly
View conference related  Resources and Speaker Slide Sets (pdf)

Upcoming Events in a Nutshell

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See First Edition of the

 IPSR e-NEWS

March 2008

( Go to Newsletter page)

Monthly Iowa PSR Meeting
(2nd Monday)

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Monday
April 14, 2008

7:00 PM
20 E Market, Room 200
Iowa City


COSTS  OF  THE  WAR  IN  IRAQ
Dollar Cost to U.S. Taxpayers
$157,205,178,765

To see more details, click here.
» Data from the National Priorities Project
» NPP now has data on the demographics of military recruitment in the U.S. 
» See what the War in Iraq has cost your community.

» See the Center for Defense Information 2007 document A Unified Security Budget for the U.S.
Iraqi Civilian Deaths
Click on numbers below to see details
Iraq Body Count web site is the worldwide update of reported civilian deaths in the Iraq war and occupation.  IBC provides a continually updated listing of confirmed Iraqi civilian deaths.
Coalition Troop Fatalities
( As of 03/10/08
)  US: 3983UK: 175  |  Other: 133
To see details, click here
The Iraq Coalition Casualty Count provides data on Coalition forces' deaths and injuries in exquisite detail.  Data on Afghanistan, contractors, and Iraqi troops is also provided.
Iowa PSR  is the Iowa statewide chapter of the national organization, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR).  
PSR is the United.States affiliate of 
IPPNW was recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize.

Iowa PSR is composed of a diverse group of health care workers, health science students and concerned citizens committed to preserving the health and well being of all people through research, education, and advocacy.   As part of PSR and IPPNW, Iowa PSR is especially committed to advancing nuclear disarmament and nuclear security,  prevention of gun violence, and the preservation and promotion of safe environmental policies.  These three man-made health threats have a massive global impact on public health and security and our concern for each of these issues guide our actions and organizational policies. For more information visit our About Us page.

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