Helen Caldicott Biography (1938-)
Helen Caldicott is a pediatrician and an antinuclear activist, who
opposes both nuclear weapons and nuclear power. In the early 1970s she
spearheaded an antinuclear movement in her native Australia, which
forced an end to French nuclear testing in the South Pacific and managed
to stop Australian uranium exports from 1975 to 1982. In the late 1970s
and early 1980s, she became a leader in the antinuclear movement in the
United States through her role in reviving the organization Physicians
for Social Responsibility , which expanded rapidly during her presidency
(which ran from 1978 to 1983). She helped found several other
organizations which have worked to abolish controlled nuclear fission.
Relying on her passionate oratory and intensely personal style, which
are grounded in a thorough knowledge of the medical effects of exposure
to radiation , she was particularly effective in raising grass-roots
support and bringing nuclear issues to the forefront in the 1980s. On 14th April 2011 Helen Caldicott gave a talk in Bristol. it was at the height of the Nuclear Disaster in Fukushima Japan. The talk covered nuclear power, radiation biology and here own life as well as the events in Japan. We were there to film it. The talk is split into 6 sections, either watch them in order or watch the sections that interest you. Part 1 - A Brief History of Helen CaldicottIn part one Helen explains how she became a full time anti-nuclear campaigner and talks about her life and what she has achieved. As well as successful stopping nuclear wepons for five years she also recounts how she met Reagon and assessed he had an average intelligent. A thought provoking and sometimes amusing start.Part 2Cumming by end of June 2011Part 3Cumming by end of June 2011Part 4Cumming in July 2011Part 5Cumming in July 2011Part 6Cumming in July 2011 |