Posted on 7-5-2002
Nuclear
Danger Hasn't Gone Away
HELEN CALDICOTT, LEADING NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT ACTIVIST IN CONVERSATION
WITH
JEANETTE FITZSIMONS, CO-LEADER OF THE GREEN PARTY.
Dr. Helen Caldicott has devoted the last three decades to an
international
campaign to educate the public about the medical hazards of
the nuclear
age. She has received many prizes for her work, including nineteen
honorary
degrees, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. An Australian
national, she has lived in the United States, and currently
divides her
time between both countries
Helen Caldicott's new book New Nuclear Danger- George W. Bush's
military-industrial complex exposes the indebtedness of the
Bush
administration to the arms industry, and warns of the incredible
dangers
inherent in allowing weapons manufacturers to dictate foreign
policy.
WHEN: Monday 27th May
WHERE: Big Hall, Grey Lynn Community Centre,510 Richmond Rd,Grey
Lynn,Auckland
TIME: 8.00pm
PRICE: $10.00 per person
Tickets available from The Women's Bookshop, Ponsonby or at
the door if
seats are available. For tickets, please call (09) 3764399 or
email
books@womensbookshop.co.nz
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