NEWS & UPDATES
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...
All In! Preventing Nuclear War Means Defending Democracy – Video
On September 28, 2022 Back from the Brink hosted All in: Preventing Nuclear War Means Defending Democracy, a virtual webinar/roundtable discussion featuring a panel of experts and pro-democracy advocates. We examined how the future of our democracy and nuclear...
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...
All In: Preventing Nuclear War Means Defending Democracy – Join Us Sept. 28
American democracy is under siege. The November 2022 elections will be a harbinger of our democracy’s future and with it our country’s ability to make meaningful progress on so many important issues, including preventing nuclear war and abolishing nuclear weapons....








