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Dr. Ira Helfand, winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, will be our guest for a March 26th address on how we can help prevent nuclear war.

Ira Helfand, MD, is a member of the International Steering Group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), the recipient of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. He is also immediate past president of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), the founding partner of ICAN and itself the recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize. He is also co-founder and past president of Physicians for Social Responsibility, IPPNW’s US affiliate.

Dr. Helfand will be speaking on Wednesday, March 26th at 7 p.m. at First United Church, 2420 East Third Street (by Prompt Care). His speech is also sponsored by Bloomington Peace Action Coalition and the Peace and Social Concerns Task Force of Bloomington Friends Meeting, which will be collecting tax-deductible contributions. Dr. Helfand plans to donate his entire honorarium to Back from the Brink, a grassroots organization working to reduce nuclear risk. We seek leadership donations, and the spokesperson of Bloomington Peace Action Coalition is making a kickoff gift of one thousand dollars. We hope concerned citizens will join us.

If you would like a preview, please look up Ira Helfand on You Tube. I hope you will agree that his is one of the most important and inspiring voices in the word today. Like the world's greatest physicians, Ira Helfand speaks with precision and unmistakable kindness. For more information, or to help with Dr. Helfand's visit, please contact David Keppel, keppel@sbcglobal.net (812) 569-3588.

Can we prevent nuclear war? | Dr. Ira Helfand | TED x Vail

We need to raise money to cover Dr. Helfand's travel expenses and to offer him a good honorarium. Dr. Helfand has said he does not plan to keep the honorarium but will donate all of it to the grassroots organization Homepage - Back from the Brink We think a strong response would energize efforts to bring attention to this existential issue.

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