Peace Monuments related to & to International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) & to Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)

N.B.: Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) is the US affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985.

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G A R D E N

1990 - Peace Garden, Riverfront Park, Susquehana River, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (USA). Placed by Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). Cutouts by Dutch-born Dr. Frederick Franck [1909-2006] relate to victims of Hiroshima. See Franck's Pacim in Terris sculpture garden in Warwick, New York (USA). Entry #866 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001). PSR received Nobel Peace Prize in 1985. 1985

H O U S E

Date? - Maryland Peace House, 325 East 25th Street, Baltimore, Maryland (USA). Houses the offices of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), Veterans for Peace, and Power Inside. In February 2009, "the door to the Maryland Peace House was apparently breached with a battering ram, and the office space shared by Veterans for Peace and Physicians for Social Responsibility was thoroughly searched. Another raid took place at the Hampden home shared by local activists Ellen Barfield (a member of Veterans for Peace) and Dr. Larry Egbert (part of Physicians for Social Responsibility). The investigation is reported to involve homicide charges as well as other charges under the RICO Act, potentially connected to Larry Egbert's involvement with the Final Exit Network (FEN), a group advocated for the legalization of assisted suicide."

G A R D E N

1991 - Jardin de la Paz / Peace Garden, Tlatelolco, Mexico, DF (Mexico). Created by Medicos Mexicanos para la Prevencion de las Guerra Nuclear, a chapter of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) & linked to Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). Large garden contains agora, peace bell, children's statue & other peace monuments. Near site of the 1967 anti-nuclear Treaty of Tlatelolco and the Tlatelolco massacre just prior to the 1968 Olympic Games. Entry #1384 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001). Photos by EWL.

P O L E

May 6, 2005 -Peace Pole, Pennsylvania State University, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, Curtin & Allen Roads, University Park, Pennsylvania (USA). "A marker to serve as a constant reminder to the University community to contemplate & work for world peace. Made possible by a donation of the Harrisburg-Hershey Chapter of the Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) [which is] dedicated to international cooperation, preventative diplomacy & disarmament... After the unveiling of the Peace Pole, those present recited together a community affirmation that they would work for peace & justice. The brief ceremony concluded with the singing of 'Finlandia,' a song of peace."

P A R K

2005 - Parc Hibakusha, Université de Mons-Hainaut, Plaine de Nimy Chaussée de Bruxelles, Mons (Belgium). Text of sign: "In memory of the victims of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and nuclear tests." Park created by botanist Pierre Piérart [19___-2010], member of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear Weapons (IPPNW). Park contains a stone for each nuclear weapons test. Information courtesy of Peter van den Dungen.

September 21, 2007 - Tehran Peace Museum, North gate, City Park (Parke shahr), Tehran (Iran). An initiative of the Society for Chemical Weapons Victims Support (SCWVS) led by Dr. Shahriar Khateri (doctor who studied Iraq chemical attacks), assisted by the Dayton International Peace Museum of Dayton, Ohio (USA). Opened on International Day for Peace. New building (seen in images) was opened on June 29, 2011, 24th anniverary of the chemical attack on the town of Sardashi in northwestern Iran. The Tehran Peace Monument (qv) was unveiled June 29, 2007, 150 meters from the museum. Affiliated with the Iranian Affiliate of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW). Member of International Network of Museums for Peace (INMP).

B R I D G E

October 17, 2008 - Bernard Lown Peace Bridge, Lewiston, Maine (USA). "Honors Dr. Bernard Lown, a world-renowned cardiologist & peace activist. Born in Lithuania on June 7, 1921, Dr. Lown and his family emigrated to the USA in 1935 & settled in Lewiston, Maine. He pioneered numerous life-savings advances in cardiology, including the direct current defibrillator. A life-long peace activist and humanitarian, Dr. Lown founded Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) in 1961, SatelLife, and ProCor. He co-founded International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) in 1980 with Russian physician Dr. Evgueni Chazov. The two doctors received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985 on behalf of IPPNW."

G A R D E N

Future - Pittsburgh Peace Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA). "A consortium of non profit organizations, including Friends of the Riverfront, Peacelinks, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) & The Federalists, has pursued the mission of creating a peace park for Pittsburgh. Hanson Design Group, Ltd., has assisted with the site selection, planning, design & fund raising for the project. Fundamental to the peace garden is the exclusive use of native plant material to make a place that offers an opportunity to contemplate our human relationships, conflict resolution through peaceful action & a balanced relationship with the environment we inhabit. The process of realization includes active participation by a wide variety of participants that share a common goal. The project is nearing the fund-raising stage with construction anticipated this summer [2011?]."

Future - WAshington Nuclear Discovery Center (WAND), Washington Nuclear Museum & Education Center (WANMEC), Nuclear Reactor Building (More Hall Annex, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (USA). Will present "the full story of Washington's involvement in nuclear research, weaponry & power over the last 60 years." WANMEC is "made possible" by the Washington chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). Building housed a 100-kilowatt Argonaut research reactor from April 1961 to June 1988 (one of about 10 built for research universities in the USA).