Back from the Brink is here to help you gear up for 2025 with tips and tools to inform, empower and motivate you. Curious about nuclear weapons? Interested in becoming an activist? Here are things you can read, things you can share, and things you can do.
Get started by learning more:
- Read the entire New York Times series “At the Brink,” to learn about the threat of nuclear war in today’s world.
- Read “The health and humanitarian case for banning and eliminating nuclear weapons“ from the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.
- Read Back from the Brink’s five proposed policy solutions to prevent nuclear war.
- Peruse the Federation of American Scientists’ Nuclear Notebook to learn about which countries have what kinds of nuclear weapons.
- New START, the last remaining nuclear arms reduction treaty between the the U.S. and Russia, is set to expire next year in February. Learn about it from the Arms Control Association.
Get involved and spread the word:
- Peruse the Back from the Brink website to better understand our campaign’s theory of change and strategies, as well as ways you can take action and get more involved.
- Read our News & Updates. Familiarize yourself with the Take Action section of our website.
- Sign up to receive Back from the Brink Updates, including our monthly newsletter, The Beacon.
- Identify one group or institution in your community that you are connected to. Reach out and ask for an opportunity to share information about nuclear weapons and the Back from the Brink campaign.
- Consider inviting Back from the Brink experts and organizers to come speak. You can reach us at info@preventnuclearwar.org.
- Research your local and state elected officials’ (e.g. mayors, city councilors, state representatives and senators) stance on nuclear weapons. Have they signed a BftB letter? Has your city, town, county or state passed a BftB resolution? Is your city a member of Mayors for Peace-USA?
- Share this post on your social media channels.
Use your voice and take action:
- During critical moments in nuclear policymaking, it’s good to be able to quickly reach your representatives in Congress and share your thoughts. Bookmark the local and Washington, DC phone numbers and social media (e.g. Facebook, X, Instagram) handles of your U.S. House Representative and two U.S. senators. Find them here.
- Contact your members of Congress, ask them to provide the name and contact information of the aide who handles nuclear weapons issues, and use our sample language to encourage them to lead us away from nuclear weapons.
- Stay engaged and meet others who are passionate about nuclear disarmament by regularly attending Back from the Brink’s monthly local organizing meet-up. Register here.
- Explore forming a new Back from the Brink organizing Hub or joining an existing one by scheduling a 30-minute phone conversation with our national field organizer, Jeremy Love (jeremy@preventnuclearwar.org).
- If you have a unique personal perspective/expertise you bring to the cause, draft and submit a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Email info@preventnuclearwar.org for help in drafting.
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