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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....
Take Action! Urge Your Congress Member to Co-Sponsor H.Res1185
Chicago Becomes Largest Midwestern City to Pass Back from the Brink Resolution
The Chicago City Council passed a resolution on July 20, 2022 calling on President Biden and Congress to cease spending federal tax dollars on nuclear weapons, embrace the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and make global disarmament a priority. Chicago...
US National Episcopal Church Endorses Back from the Brink
The US National Episcopal Church endorsed the goals of the Back from the Brink campaign at the 80th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, held July 8-11, 2022. The General Convention is the national legislative body of the Episcopal Church, governing the...
First Meeting Of States Parties To The UN Treaty On The Prohibition Of Nuclear Weapons Convenes In Vienna
We are pleased to provide this report back from BftB Steering Committee member, Dr. Ira Helfand who attended the 1st Meeting of States Parties (1MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Vienna from June 21-23, 2022. An historic step on the path to a...
Breaking Down Silos and Confronting Interlocking Injustices: BftB joins Poor People’s Campaign Moral March
Back from the Brink joined tens of thousands of people from across the country on June 18th for the Poor People’s Campaign Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington. It was a spirited day of solidarity and commitment to...
Back from the Brink at Arms Control Association’s 50th Annual Conference
Back from the Brink Steering Committee Member Denise Duffield discussed Back from the Brink at the Arms Control Association’s (ACA) 50th Anniversary Conference on June 2, 2022.
