The Southern California Federation of Scientists, SCFS, was formed to meet the responsibility of scientists and engineers in promoting the welfare of humanity and the achievement and maintenance of world peace. Modern technological developments have brought into focus the need for more active social and political participation by technical people. SCFS is an interdisciplinary organization of scientists, engineers, scholars and concerned citizens dedicated to providing independent scientific and technical analyses and expertise on issues affecting Science, Society and Public Policy. SCFS welcomes all persons who are concerned that science and technology be used to enhance the human condition.
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News and Meeting Announcement
NewsFormulation of an SCFS program agenda will be delayed because John Bachar and Bob Furber had other more important concerns. Needless to say, the world will not collapse waiting for SCFS to put itself together. On the other hand, the lack of U.S. programs to alleviate the coming environmental disasters may well initiate the ending of humanity on the earth.
In other news, the CBG 40th anniversary celebration was a big success. Also John Grula published another op-ed article in the Pasadena Weekly, www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/a_cold_war_wound/8946/. See the SCFS website for his other articles, this one being on Korea.
SCFS was requested by the Los Angeles Area Nuclear Disarmament Coalition to provide a speaker for this year’s Hiroshima/Nagasaki Day Commemoration in downtown Los Angeles, August 1 at 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Vahe Ghazikanian will be our speaker-representative. Of note is that SCFS established a vested interest in Hiroshima/Nagasaki Day commemorations many years ago, either being a participant as we are this year or actually organizing and promoting our own event.
There’s nothing essentially new regarding the BP oil leak disaster. At first we though that perhaps SCFS might contribute some technical material to the matter. However, we don’t have the expertise while the criminal behavior of both BP and the U.S. government has yet to be addressed nationally, even though specifics are available in the media.
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