Our Los Angeles area activists, including Eddie Laiche and Josie Heder from the Burbank chapter of Students for Nuclear Disarmament and Maylene Hughes from PSR-LA, joined tabling efforts led by the Nuclear Threat Initiative at The Original Farmers Market to...
“Not since the height of the Cold War has the threat of nuclear weapons been so ominous. How did we get here — and how can we step back from the brink of catastrophe?”1 “We must wake up to the reality of today’s nuclear threats, raise our voices and seize the...
As we celebrate Black History Month, it is crucial to shine a light on the intersection of Blackness and an issue often overlooked in the narrative of racial justice – nuclear weapons. The pages of history hold the stories of civil rights leaders, Black...
Back from the Brink starts the new year believing more progress is possible building off of our successes in 2023: a growing network of community-based BftB Organizing Hubs (15 and counting); strong momentum for H. Res. 77, a key legislative vehicle to cultivate...
On December 6, Back from the Brink hosted the virtual roundtable, Building Momentum for Nuclear Weapons Abolition After 2MSP: Next Generation Perspectives. We were delighted that 100 folks from around the country joined the conversation. Four next generation...
On December 12, 2023, Mayor Konstantine Anthony of the City of Burbank, CA issued a proclamation in support of the abolition of nuclear weapons. This significant initiative was prompted by the dedicated efforts of Eddie Laiche, a student who founded the Burbank...