September 19, 2025

Minutes, Western NC Chapter PSR 9/19/25

- Attendees Terry, Brita Scott Mahan, Scott B. Charles M. Leslie, Phil, Sallee, Irma, Bob

- Review of Agenda

- Any additional items for Agenda

-Approval of Minutes of 8/15/25

- Treasurer’s report $6,098 balance, Bert out of town at IPPNW

- CAN Committee Report, IPPNW Meeting in Nagasaki

- ONE PSR meeting, focus on fundraising and introduction of new staff member of National PSR Offic, Maggie Ardiente, Director of Philanthropy and Development, one focus will be to enable chapters and national to work together.

So Scott

- Essay contest report on Planning Committee Meetings on 8/26/25 and 9/16 Committee members: Scott B., Scott M. Charlie, Dot, Leslie, Brita, Terry.; choice of topics, participating schools, number of award scholarships, Awards Ceremony in May,2026 at UNCA, process of contacting school representatives, and announcing the project, judges

Topics:

Why do we need to abolish nuclear weapons and how do we start?

How do low-income and socially disadvantage communities disproportionately experience the effects of climate change?

- Endangerment Finding, EPA Plan to rescind finding they established in 2009 that enables, empowers EPA to regulate emissions of of greenhouse such as industrial and cars

next meeting, 10/17/25

September 19, 2025

PREVENTING WHAT WE CANNOT CURE: Physicians for Social Responsibility is the medical and public health voice working to prevent the use or spread of nuclear weapons and to slow, stop and reverse global warming and the toxic degradation of the environment.