OUR MISSION

PNA seeks to create the conditions for worldwide, complete nuclear disarmament through sophisticated educational programs in the Philadelphia area. Our strategies include:

• Youth education: Exposing college, graduate, secondary school youth and faculty, not only to factual information, but also to demonstrate how to act as agents of change at the local, national and international levels, to ensure global health and security.

• Media Outreach: Participating in education through news media and responding to media requests for information on nuclear issues.

• Policy Change: Supporting passage of national legislation, such as ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, by working in collaboration with other organizations as well as educating lawmakers concerning the dangers of nuclear weapons.

WHAT WE DO

PNA designs and implements programs that seek to educate the public–in particular college, graduate, and secondary school youth–with up-to-the-minute information and expert analysis concerning nuclear weapons issues. Such programs often involve expert presentations and/or workshops at Philadelphia universities, and increasingly we are collaborating with educators to establish a cohesive, educational network for future programs, classes and other opportunities.

We strive to instill in everyone a framework for action that encourages seeking change from those who can create the necessary remedies and solutions to the problems incurred due to the existence of nuclear weapons. The training PNA provides empowers people to spread knowledge of nuclear issues–and their solutions–throughout our region and well beyond.

Additionally, PNA reaches out to the Philadelphia community by participating in events such as the Philadelphia International Day of Peace. During this event, PNA participates in the community celebration and hosts lectures at Pennsylvania, Drexel and Temple Universities.

HISTORY

The Project for Nuclear Awareness, PNA, was founded in 2006 by John Haas, former chairman of Rohm and Haas; Fred Heldring, former president of PNB Bank; Craig Eisendrath, former U.S. Foreign Service officer and author of the Outer Space Treaty; Mark Lichty, former executive director of PA Common Cause; Ted Brinton, of the Philadelphia Friends Yearly Meeting; Edward A. Aguilar, president of the PA Lawyers Alliance for World Security; In March 2009, PNA was incorporated in Pennsylvania as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization.

CURRENT PROGRAMS

We focus on youth both because they are the future, and also, because this millennial generation has already proved itself to be among the most committed and active change-makers in recent memory as it is committed to volunteerism, to community, and also to improving the state of the world.

With this in mind, PNA has established the University Nuclear Education Program, as well as an official membership program, Friends of PNA. Through these two programs, we work with students, educators and the public at large in organizing events at universities and throughout our community. At PNA we recognize the value of input from a variety of sources and we work especially hard at both responding to and, when appropriate, implementing the ideas of students, educators and our supporters. We invite you to collaborate us as we pursue a world free from the dangers of nuclear weapons.

Project for Nuclear Awareness Founders

John C. Haas, of Rohm and Haas (ret.), and the Haas Charitable Trusts (1920-2011)

Frederick Heldring, of the Global Interdependence Center (Emeritus)

Craig Eisendrath, Chairman of the Board

Edward A. Aguilar, Founding Executive Director and Program Coordinator

PNA Board of Directors

Craig Eisendrath, Ph.D. Chairman

Matthew Schwartz, M.D. Board President
Board President, Project for Nuclear Awareness
National Advisory Board, Union of Concerned Scientists

Patricia Harner  Vice President
Former Executive Director, Philadelphia Physicians for Social Responsibility

Charles Day Treasurer
American Society of Civil Engineers, Association Executive (Retired)

Kate Etherington
Executive Director, Philadelphia Physicians for Social Responsibility

Gary Ferdman
Director of Major Gifts, Common Cause

Christiaan Morssink, Ph.D
President, United Nations Association of Greater Philadelphia

James Ranney, Esquire

PNA Council of Advisors

Susan Campbell
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Abolish Nuclear Weapons Working Group

Reverend Dr. Bob Edgar
President, Common Cause

Edward S. Brinton
DuPont Company (Retired)

Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr.
Executive Chairman of the Board, Lightbridge

Jonathan Granoff, Esquire
President, Global Security Institute

Margaret Lippincott
Global Education Motivators

Jules Zacher, Esquire
Board Member, Council for a Livable World

Charles Lumpkin
Special Projects Consultant (SUN)

International Council of Advisors

Roy MacLeod, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Sydney

Helen Caldicott, M.D.
President, Nuclear Policy Research Institute