Welcome to the PSR/Sacramento Website
PSR/Sacramento is a non-profit, educational organization of health
care professionals and other concerned citizens committed to the following goals:
- Eliminating nuclear weapons and promoting alternatives to war and militarism as a means of resolving international conflict and preventing terrorism (see the Nuclear Weapons, War, and Militarism page for information about our “1,000 Call Campaign” to help rid the world of nuclear weapons)
- Protecting the environment and reducing man-made contributions to global warming.
- Promoting social justice, both locally and globally.
- Curbing the epidemic of interpersonal violence, including gun violence, that afflicts our society (please see the Gun Violence Prevention page)
- Ensuring universal access to affordable medical care
PSR/Sacramento is pleased to announce that our 2021 High School Scholarship Essay Contest is now open for submissions from high school seniors in Sacramento and surrounding counties
The prompt for our 2021 contest is the following excerpt from the Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech given on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) by Executive Director Beatrice Fihn on December 10, 2017:
“The story of nuclear weapons will have an ending, and it is up to us what the ending will be. Will it be the end of nuclear weapons, or will it be the end of us?”
Beatrice Fihn delivering 2017 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech on behalf of ICAN
A total of $15,000 in scholarships will be awarded. The deadline for students to enter the contest is March 20, 2021. Please see the High School Scholarship Essay Contest page of this website for full details and the online entry form. Click on this link for a downloadable essay contest flyer.