Helen Caldicott visits Woman-Stirred Radio

Join Merry Gangemi and Woman-Stirred Radio this Thursday, July 12th, at 5pm (EDT) for a conversation with Dr Helen Caldicott on Caldicott's life and work. One of her most recent book, Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer, analyzes the nuclear power industry in the United States, and the public policies that drive the assumptions about its capacity, efficiency, and safety, despite intense public opposition and anemic interest from Wall Street.

Helen Caldicott has received numerous awards for her work, including the Lannan Foundation's 2003 Prize for Cultural Freedom. She holds nineteen honorary doctoral degrees, and was personally nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Linus Pauling.

The Smithsonian Institute has named Dr Caldicott as one of the most influential women of the 20th Century. She has written for numerous publications and has authored seven books, Nuclear Madness, Missile Envy, If You Love This Planet: A Plan to Heal the Earth, A Desperate Passion: An Autobiography, (published in Australia as A Passionate Life in Australia, and The New Nuclear Danger: George Bush’s Military Industrial Complex. Caldicott’s most recent book is War In Heaven.

So join us on Woman-Stirred Radio tomorrow, Thursday, July 12th, at 5pm (15:00).Woman-Stirred Radio and the Woman-Stirred Blog is a writer's collective and cultural blog dedicated to bringing the amazing talent and creative spirit of queer culture to the world, and to preserving our culture for future generations. So please join Merry Gangemi, Julie R. Enszer, Nicki Hastie, and Jan Steckel.