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Community Voices: “An Unexpected Meeting with Rep. Hayes”
by Jill Friedman On March 9th, 2025, I went to an Avon Town Meeting for Connecticut's 5th district, which featured Rep. Jahana Hayes. It was the perfect opportunity to ask her to consider co-sponsoring H. Res. 77. I had been involved with Back from the Brink and was...
Following H. Res. 77: Next Steps in Cultivating Congressional Leadership
Here’s one of our mantras – Cultivating congressional leadership is one of Back from the Brink’s core strategies to build the political power necessary to fundamentally reform U.S. nuclear weapons policy and achieve a world free of nuclear weapons. Even now when the...
Activists Hold Die-In in Fresno: “Let’s Prioritize our Lives for Peace”
On January 29, protestors demonstrated against nuclear war by staging a “die-in” in front of the Robert E. Coyle Federal Building in downtown Fresno, California. It was a time for participants to express their deep concern about the possibility of nuclear...
You, Me, All of Us
All people deserve to be safe and to have a voice in decisions affecting their security. Back from the Brink gives everyone a simple way to speak out, be involved, and make a difference. Individuals, organizations, municipalities. Activists, elected officials, scientists, doctors, faith leaders, veterans, students, artists, working folks. You, me, all of us.
Together we are making “nuclear weapons a local issue” and connecting them with the real-life security and safety concerns that people and communities face every day.
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Back from the Brink: Bringing Communities Together to Abolish Nuclear Weapons is a national grassroots movement rooted in the belief that the loud, powerful demand for change must come from the ground up. It’s a way for any concerned, engaged person to get involved and have an impact in their community, and connect with others around the country doing the same advocacy, organizing, and public education work.
Our advocacy toolkit lays out simple ways you can get involved:
- Engaging on social media
- Leveraging local media and letters to the editor
- Gathering campaign endorsements for Back from the Brink
- Passing a resolution in your local government
