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Here’s What We Know: We Won’t Be Silent and Change is Coming
Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I’ll rise. — Excerpt from the poem, "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou Millions gathered together in community this past weekend at No Kings: Vote Early events to...
Announcing the Back from the Brink Hub in Colorado
The Back from the Brink Hub in Colorado, named Nuclear Free Colorado, originated as a group of 14 organizations that were opposing nuclear power located in several different communities throughout the state. Leading the Hub is Dr. Ken Lichtenstein, who sits on the...
Common Dreams – Remembering the Missed Opportunity of Reykjavík as Nuclear Doomsday Looms
On the 40th anniversary of the Reykjavík Summit, where U.S. and Russian leaders came closer than ever to eliminating all nuclear weapons, Dr. Bob Dodge asks – how can we keep that vision alive today?
MASS LIVE – A life’s work to pull us back from the brink of nuclear war | Paul Chiampa
A profile on Back from the Brink’s Dr. Ira Helfand and his long time work campaigning to abolish nuclear weapons.
Building Bridges for Peace in Fresno, CA
September 21st is the International Day of Peace, celebrated worldwide since 1981 when the UN declared it as a day to strengthen the ideals of peace. For the past two years in California, Fresno Hub leader Carol Goiburn and fellow activist Sharon Bell-Stevens...
Daily Hampshire Gazette – Guest columnist William Lambers: Reagan’s dream of nuke-free world depends on all of us
Writer William Lambers mentions Back From The Brink in an article about President Reagan’s dream of a world free of nuclear weapons and why it is unfinished business.
Diplomacy & Dialogue: The Key Ingredients
There are no military solutions - dialogue and diplomacy are the only guarantee of lasting peace — Martin McGuinness, Former Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Between 1945 and 1963, over 500 above ground “atmospheric” nuclear explosive tests were...
Announcing the Back from the Brink Hub in Vermont
From Rich Rodriguez, Hub Leader of Back from the Brink - VT It's been 44 years since the state of Vermont's massive call to action with 155 towns throughout our beautiful Green Mountain State calling for a total nuclear freeze. This was at the height of the Cold War...
