Activist-in-Residence

Dr. Ira Helfand

We invite you to join Dr. Ira Helfand, the inaugural Ellsberg activist-in-residence, for a week of training in antinuclear activism. Dr. Helfand is an experienced nuclear abolitionist, a skilled organizer, and a physician. At the University of Massachusetts-Amherst he will visit with departments and classes, offering guest lectures and holding office hours. Dr. Helfand will also offer a public lecture and a public workshop on anti-nuclear activism. 

Dr. Hefland 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, and  Past President of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the founding partner organization 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, and a member of the Steering Committee of the Back from the Brink coalition.

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