NEWS & UPDATES
Join Rep. Jim McGovern and Back from the Brink May 31!
Thanks to folks from around the country, more members of the U.S. House of Representatives are co-sponsoring H. Res. 77, a vitally important Back from the Brink (BftB)-led organizing vehicle that is helping to elevate congressional debate and leadership on nuclear...
Anti-Nuclear Activist Dr. Ira Helfand Awarded Prestigious Gandhi-King-Ikeda Prize
Last week, Dr. Ira Helfand was presented with the 2023 Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize for his history of activism to eliminate nuclear weapons, as well as his current efforts through the Back from the Brink campaign, a grassroots movement he co-founded to...
Join Us for National Call-in Day on April 19, 2023
Folks around the country are getting pretty excited about H. Res. 77—the congressional Back from the Brink (BftB) nuclear disarmament resolution—and we are going full steam ahead supporting it. Will you join us on Wednesday, April 19th and participate in our H. Res....
154 Organizations Call on Congress to Take Leadership on Nuclear Disarmament & Risk Reduction Policies
On March 8, 2023 Back from the Brink sent a letter signed by 154 local, state and national organizations to all members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging Congress to take more leadership in advancing policies to reduce nuclear risks and achieve a world free...
Johnson County, Iowa Board of Supervisors Announces BftB Proclamation
On February 16, Johnson County, Iowa's Board of Supervisors voted to approve a Back from the Brink proclamation. Supporters of the proclamation made their case both in-person (weathering blizzard conditions, no less!) as well as via Zoom. Congratulations to all who...
We Need Leaders in Congress! Urge Your U.S. House Representative to Cosponsor H. Res. 77
It’s go time for nuclear disarmament. This past January, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved their iconic Doomsday Clock ahead to 90 seconds before midnight, the closest it’s ever come to symbolic global apocalypse. Vladimir Putin has threatened to use nuclear...
It’s Go Time for Nuclear Disarmament. Join BftB’s Dec. 1 Open House!
The 2022 elections are (almost) over and we can look ahead to 2023—a year that with your help and support will be pivotal for Back from the Brink: Bringing Communities Together to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and global efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons....
Two New Resolutions Pass in Massachusetts!
This week, thanks to the dedicated leadership of advocates across the state, two new Back from the Brink resolutions passed in the state of Massachusetts, in the town of Marshfield and the city of Holyoke, bringing the MA statewide total to 20 resolutions! On Monday...
From the Freeze to Back from the Brink – Join Us December 4
In the early 1980’s at the height of the Cold War, Western Massachusetts helped birth the Nuclear Weapons Freeze movement, a powerful grassroots campaign that played a major role in advancing the cause of nuclear arms control and disarmament -- and preventing nuclear...
Take Action with Back from the Brink! Join Our October 2022 Action Hours
It’s crunch time and there’s so much at stake and so much to do before the November 8th midterm elections. Last week’s Back from the Brink webinar All in: Preventing Nuclear War Means Defending Democracy laid bare what’s on the line -- while giving us all concrete...
Saint Paul joins Twin City, Minneapolis, with adoption of BftB resolution!
On Wednesday, the City Council of Saint Paul voted unanimously to adopt a Back from the Brink resolution, joining the ever-growing chorus of city councils, nationwide, lending their voice to this campaign! The adoption of this resolution unites the Twin Cities with...
Frederick and Prince George’s County, MD adopt BftB resolutions!
Maryland shows strong support for nuclear abolition! Two Back from the Brink resolutions passed in Maryland recently, bringing the total percentage of Maryland residents living in an area that has passed a BftB resolution to 43%! The community-led efforts in the City...
