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World renowned anti-nuclear advocate to deliver lecture at U of R
One of the world’s most passionate advocates of citizen action against nuclear energy will be in Regina to deliver the next lecture in the Social Policy Research Unit’s “Rethinking Productivity” lecture series”.

Dr. Helen Caldicott, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, will present “Reason and Nuclear Power” on Tues., March 6 at 7 p.m. in the Education Auditorium.

An Australian pediatrician, Caldicott has devoted the last 40 years to the international anti-nuclear movement and has received numerous awards for her work, including the Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize. She is the founder of the Nobel Prize-winning group, Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Nuclear Policy Research Institute. Caldicott’s lectures combine science with passion, and urgency with humor. The Smithsonian Institute has named her one of the most influential women of the 20th century. Her latest book is Nuclear Power is Not The Answer.

The “Rethinking Productivity” lecture series explores alternative ideas of productivity. Speakers look at ways in which modern democracy can divert governments from focusing solely on the interests of the rich and powerful.

“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Helen Caldicott to our campus,” said Garson Hunter, director, Social Policy Research Unit. “The speakers we have chosen for the lecture series reflect the mission of the Social Policy Research Unit to promote social justice and enhance individual, community and societal development.”