Civilians

MAPW signs Open Statement on Asylum Seekers

Written 10/10/2011

MAPW has joined a group of prominent Australian individuals and institutions, reflecting a broad-ranging perspective in the political spectrum, and co-signed an Open Statement on Asylum Seekers.

The Open Statement emphasises the need for an alternative policy direction in Australia's treatment of asylum seekers and outlines key elements of that new direction.

MAPW draws attention to health costs on 10th anniversary of Afghanistan War

Written 10/10/2011

On the tenth anniversary of the Afghanistan war, MAPW members across Australia spoke out on the human and health costs of the war.

Dr Margaret Beavis

Position within MAPW:

Vice President

Contact:

margaret.beavis@mapw.org.au or via MAPW office, 03 9023 1958 or 0431 475 465

Professional Qualifications:

MBBS, FRACGP

Current field of medicine:

General Practice

Special areas of interest:

Nuclear weapons, nuclear industry, environment, human costs of war

Background:

Dr Beavis is committed to the abolition of nuclear weapons, and the end of the hazardous nuclear industy. Her concerns for the human costs of war have led her to work as a volunteer GP with Melbourne's Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. She also has a particular interest in health and the environment, both on a global scale, and in her local community.

Interactive map of nuclear blast effects

Nuclear scenarios

Link Added 19/07/2011

This map from the APLN website shows the blast area of a nuclear blast. Choose the city and the size of the bomb and you will see the projected size of the effected area and a list of statistics on projected casualties in different zones.

MAPW calls for Sri Lanka war crimes investigation

Written 05/07/2011

MEDICAL GROUP CALLS FOR WAR CRIMES INVESTIGATIONS IN SRI LANKA

MAPW has urged the Australian government to push strongly for independent international investigations into war crimes suspected of having been committed in the final stages of the war in Sri Lanka in 2009.

Commemorating the true costs of war

Written 05/05/2011

MAPW Vice-President Dr Jenny Grounds has questioned whether Australia's identity should be defined by our soldiers' performance in a theatre of war.

The Causes and Costs of War: MAPW Address, Easter 2011

Written 05/05/2011

Address to the Unitarian Peace Memorial Church, Easter Sunday, 24 April 2011, the day before Anzac Day. Dr Jenny Grounds, Vice President, Medical Association for Prevention of War, speaks about the human, environmental and financial costs of war, and how war should be commemorated.

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2011_04-24_War-causes&costs_JGrounds.pdf

MAPW commentators available on asylum seeker humanitarian crisis

Written 24/03/2011

MAPW members are available to speak on issues concerning refugees and asylum seekers.

MAPW has urged in the past that Australia’s response to asylum seekers be humanitarian, and in accordance with international human rights law.

Stop the killing in Libya: International Physicians

Written 24/03/2011

MARCH 23, 2011: MAPW's global network - the International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War - have called for a solution to be sought in Libya through peaceful means.