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Witness, Not Warheads: A Vigil of Remembrance, Resistance, and Renewal
*This post is part of our "Faith in Action: Moral Courage for a Nuclear-Free Future" series By Danny Hall, Lead Capitol Hill Representative & Faith Community Outreach Coordinator for Back from the Brink On August 6, 2025, faith leaders, peace advocates, and...
A Survivor’s Lesson from August 6th: When More People Know, More Will Act
On August 6, 1945, 10-year-old Hideko Tamura learned more than anyone should ever know about nuclear weapons and the unimaginable destruction, terror, violence and pain they cause. Eighty years later, Hideko, who survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, is a...
Announcing the Back from the Brink DC Hub
From Elena Finley, DC Hub Leader My work in national security, foreign policy, and law has made one thing increasingly clear: the threat of nuclear weapons is too urgent—and too often overlooked—to be left unchallenged. It wasn’t until this...
Yolo County Passes BftB Resolution
Left to right: Sheila Allen (Yolo County Supervisor, District 4), Angel Barajas (Yolo County Supervisor, District 5), Doug Walter, Genevieve Diane Colborn, Tom Pattison, Mary Vixie Sandy (Yolo County Board Chair and Supervisor, District 3), Sarah Pattison, Lucas...
A Powerful Launch for the Back from the Brink New Mexico Hub
The Back from the Brink New Mexico Hub launched with heart and momentum last month, drawing nearly 100 people to its kickoff event—an evening filled with powerful voices for nuclear disarmament and justice. Though a power outage just before the...
80th Commemoration Events with BftB Hubs
This summer marks 80 years since the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and across the nation, Back from the Brink Hubs are organizing powerful community events to honor the victims, hear from hibakusha, and renew the urgent call for a nuclear...
One Day Before Trinity: A Small Group, A Powerful Message
Some of the advocates involved in the campaign letter drop (from top-left to bottom-right): Bashir Elsamani, Maria Udalova, Mark Joyce, Elena Finley, Alex Pickell, and Rehema Klueg Yesterday morning on Capitol Hill, something extraordinary happened. A small...
“You Will Not Kill Us Without a Fight”: Moral Monday & Fighting Policy Violence
*This post is part of our “Faith in Action: Moral Courage for a Nuclear-Free Future” series By Danny Hall, Lead Capitol Hill Representative & Faith Community Outreach Coordinator for Back from the Brink On June 30, 2025, hundreds of faith leaders, directly...
Back from the Brink Statement on the U.S. Bombing of Iran
The U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities on June 21, 2025 is a serious setback for peace, nuclear disarmament, and non-proliferation. It was an illegal act which violated the U.S. Constitution – which gives Congress the authority to declare war. This war,...







