Helen Caldicott, M.D., pediatrician and internationally recognized author and lecturer, hosts a weekly, one-hour radio program titled If You Love This Planet. Produced by Jasmin WIlliams and Scott Powell. Edited by Jasmin Williams.
Bruce Gagnon is Dr. Caldicottâs guest this week. Gagnon is the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, and has worked on space issues for nearly 30 years. He was the organizer of the Cancel Cassini Campaign (the Cassini Campaign was a project that launched 72 pounds of plutonium into space in 1997) which drew enormous support and media coverage around the world. In 2006 he was the recipient of the Dr. Benjamin Spock Peacemaker Award, and in 2010 Bruce was extensively featured in the award-winning documentary called Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space. His book, called Come Together Right Now: Organizing Stories from a Fading Empire, was republished in 2008. Bruce Gagnonâs articles have appeared in many publications and he writes a popular blog called Organizing Notes.