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The New Momentum for Saner Nuclear Policy
Tickets: $35
6:30 - 9pm
Monday, March 18
SilverScreen Theater at Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Avenue
West Hollywood, CA
LOS ANGELES, CA – Are we headed into a new nuclear arms race? How can we stop a president from being able to launch a nuclear first strike without congressional approval? And what responsibility does Hollywood have in raising awareness about the threat of nuclear weapons? These are among the questions that will be explored through in-depth panel discussion with activists, actors and experts on Monday, March 18 at the SilverScreen Theater at the Pacific Design Center in Hollywood.
The event, co-hosted by global security foundation Ploughshares Fund and Hollywood Health & Society, will emphasize the growing momentum building for saner nuclear policy – and explore how the entertainment industry influencers can take a leading role on the issue.
"Trump’s brand is to be unpredictable and rash, which is exactly what you don’t want the person who possesses the nuclear football to be," said Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), who, along with actor Michael Douglas and activist Yasmeen Silva, will be among the evening’s panelists. "As we’re now coming to realize, we could be one tweet that insults the president away from catastrophe." In January, Lieu helped reintroduced legislation to prevent the president from launching a nuclear strike without congressional approval.
The panel lineup will include perspectives of those on the front lines of the nuclear field, including:
Ploughshares Fund is a global security foundation based in San Francisco, with an office in Washington, DC. Founded in 1981, Ploughshares Fund supports initiatives to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons. It is the largest US philanthropic organization focused exclusively on nuclear security. Visit: ploughshares.org [2]
Hollywood, Health & Society is a program of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center that provides entertainment industry professionals with accurate and timely information for storylines on health, safety and national security. Visit: hollywoodhealthandsociety.org [3]
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Links
[1] https://www.ploughshares.org/events
[2] https://www.ploughshares.org
[3] http://www.hollywoodhealthandsociety.org