American Women — Peace and Antinuclear activism
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Nuclear madness / Dr. Helen Caldicott
Dr. Helen Caldicott was a former Australian pediatrician, anti-nuclear activist, author, and president of Physicians for Social Responsibility. In this recording, Caldicott speaks to State officials following the Convention of Physicians for Social Responsibility, held in Sacramento, the week of November 16, 1980. In her talk, Caldicott describes a reactor meltdown, radiation sickness, plutonium, the…
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Survival Sunday Antinuclear Rally at the Hollywood Bowl, 1979
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Nuclear sermon / Coretta Scott King.
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Nuclear snow job / produced by Bonnie Bellow.
An examination of nuclear power, and efforts by the nuclear power industry to convince a group of women journalists that nuclear power is safe. In November 1975, WBAI’s Bonnie Bellow was taken on a trip by the Atomic Industrial Forum to visit Salem I and II, the nuclear power facility under construction in Salem Township,…
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Parents against the draft / interviews by Lou Hartman
Lou Hartman talks with a psychiatrist, an electrical engineer, a teacher in a medical school, a housewife, and a professor of economics concerning their experiences in the Santa Rita Rehabilitation Center, growing out of their arrests at the Oakland Induction Center, where they sat in the doorway to demonstrate their opposition to the draft and…
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Women for peace at Geneva / produced by Elsa Knight Thompson
Elsa Knight Thompson interviews three Bay Area women who have just returned from the disarmament conference in Geneva. They were part of a group of 50 American women who went to the disarmament conference under the auspices of Women For Peace to urge the 17 nations assembled to take positive steps toward world peace. 1.…
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A Visit with the Peace Pilgrim / produced by Pearl Skotnes.
The woman who is self-proclaimed as the Peace Pilgrim (née Mildred Norman) has been walking for peace since 1953. In this interview she discusses her psychology and philosophy and tells how she will continue to walk until there is peace in the world. Mixed with music by Malvina Reynolds, Holly Near and Chad Mitchell Trio.…
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Civil defense in the nuclear age : what survival does it promise? / Jennifer Leaning. (Episode 1 of 16)
Jennifer Leaning, M.D., National Executive Committee Member of Physicians for Social Responsibility, describes the problem of understanding the concept of civil defense in regard to nuclear war when survival is questionable. This is a presentation from the “On the Fate of the Earth” conference held October 19-21, 1982 at the Cathedral of St. John the…
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Teach-in on the arms race / organized by Suzi Weissman
On April 20, 1981, KPFK held a day-long peace festival, dedicating the entire day to examining the issues of the arms race, the military budget, and the threat of nuclear war. The station opened its doors to anyone who wanted to come learn during a teach-in session, and broadcast the proceedings live. The teach-in on…
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The Effects of nuclear war / Helen Caldicott interviewed by Helene Rosenbluth
Pediatrician and anti-nuclear activist Helen Caldicott describes the effects of nuclear radiation and the imminence of nuclear war. She states that the probability of a nuclear war occurring is steadily getting higher, and also talks about the separation of emotion and passion from scientific reporting. After the live interview at KPFK studios, Caldicott answers questions…