Physicians for Social Responsibility
Sacramento Chapter

Upcoming Events

Friday, February 10, 2012, 6:30 pm – Big Screen Cinema will show two films in honor of Black History Month—Neshoba: The Price of Freedom and The Naked Option at the Blanchard Room, Stevens Branch Library, 315 E. 14th Street, Davis. Neshoba tells the story of three civil rights workers murdered in 1964 and the indictment of the murderer in 2005. The Naked Option tells the story of Nigerian delta women who threatened to strip naked in pubic, a serious cultural taboo, to fight Shell and Chevron's pollution and exploitation of their country. Admission is free, donations welcome.

Saturday, February 18, 2012, 1 pm – Time of Remembrance showing of “Prisoners and Patriots” at the California Secretary of State’s auditorium at 11th and O Streets, Sacramento. Meet filmmaker Neil Simon whose film documents the secret imprisonment of 17,000 Japanese Americans in Department of Justice camps preceding the later incarceration of the rest of the 120,000 West Coast Japanese Americans. Admission is $15 (free for students under 18) and includes entrance to “Uprooted-The Japanese American Experience” at the adjacent California State Museum. Presented by the Florin, Lodi, Placer County, and Sacramento chapters of the Japanese American Citizens League. PSR/Sacramento is one of the co-sponsors. For more information: www.nctor.org or Sacramento: (916) 427-2841, or 447-0231; Lodi: (209) 478-2499; and Placer County: (916) 508-6587.

Friday and Saturday, March 16th and 17th, 2012 – A Time for Justice: Supporting Human Rights in Palestine–Israel. This Friends of Sabeel conference will present speakers and workshops examining the situation in Palestine-Israel. The conference begins at noon on March 16 and will end at 6 pm on March 17 and will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 2100 J Street, Sacramento. “A Child’s View”, an exhibit of Gaza Children’s art work will be on display. Admission will be $50 (includes Friday dinner and Saturday lunch), $25 student, $35 (one day only), $5-10 sliding scale for March 16 7 pm keynote by Reverend Naim Ateek, Sabeel Founder and Huwaida Arraf, Palestinina Freedom Rider. For more information, including a list of speakers: www.FOSNA.org (select the Sacramento Conference), or e-mail: SabeelSacramento@gmail.com, or telephone 916-451-1512. Sabeel is a Jerusalem-based ecumenical Palestinian Christian organization seeking justice and peace in the Holy Land through non-violence and education. Sabeel's beloved patron is Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The Sacramento Conference has been endorsed by Alice Walker, a growing list of clergy and faith and secular organizations. PSR/Sacramento is one of the co-sponsors.

Monday, March 19, 2012, 7-9 pm - "Sacramento Climate Action Plan Programs & Overcoming Obstacles" at the SMUD Auditorium, 6201 S Street, Sacramento. Moderator will be Suzanne Phinney, PhD. Sponsors include: League of Women Voters of Sacramento County, UNA-Sacramento, SMUD, Sacramento 350, PSR/Sacramento, Sierra Club, Breathe California, Environmental Council of Sacramento, Sacramento Sustainability Forum, Therapists for Social Responsibility, Older Women’s League, Grey Panthers, California Interfaith Power & Light, Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento.

Sunday, April 22, 2012, 11 am - 5 pm - Sacramento Earth Day at Southside Park, T & 8th Streets, Sacramento. PSR/Sacramento will be tabling.

Sunday, April 29, 2012, 6 pm - PSR/Sacramento annual student scholarship essay contest dinner finals at the Dante Club, 2330 Fair Oaks Boulevard, in Sacramento.

Events are listed in "Upcoming Events" because they may be of interest to PSR members but do not necessarily represent endorsement by PSR/Sacramento unless PSR is listed by an endorser or co-sponsor.