NEWS & UPDATES
Rhode Island House of Representatives Adopts Back from the Brink Resolution
On June 6, the Rhode Island House of Representatives adopted a Back from the Brink resolution with broad support in a 50 - 19 vote. Co-sponsors of the resolution include Representatives Morales, Henries, Stewart, Batista, Cruz, Speakman, McGaw, Potter, and Ackerman....
On the Evolving Nature of Grassroots Organizing
Written by Diane Swords (Chair of the Nuclear Free World Committee of Syracuse Peace Council, Steering Committee Member of Back from the Brink) The anti-nuclear movement is reviving and growing, and Back from the Brink is playing a huge role in this. On the principle...
Maryland’s Nuclear Disarmament Advocates: A Legislative Journey
This article chronicles the determined efforts of one of our Hubs, Prevent Nuclear War-Maryland (PNWM), to advocate for Back from the Brink resolutions during the 2024 Maryland General Assembly, facing legislative hurdles and challenges along the way. Through...
Make this Moment Matter: Take Action for a Nuclear Weapons Free World
“Not since the height of the Cold War has the threat of nuclear weapons been so ominous. How did we get here — and how can we step back from the brink of catastrophe?”1 “We must wake up to the reality of today’s nuclear threats, raise our voices and seize the...
A Conversation with Annie Jacobsen (Video)
On May 29, Back from the Brink hosted a virtual event with Annie Jacobsen, investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling author of Nuclear War: A Scenario. We were delighted that over 450 folks from around the country joined the conversation. In her...
A Conversation with Annie Jacobsen on May 29
We're excited to inform you that Back from the Brink will be hosting a virtual event with Annie Jacobsen, investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling author of Nuclear War: A Scenario, on Wednesday, May 29 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. In her latest book, Jacobsen...
The Beacon: March 2024 Newsletter
From Back from the Brink HQ Youth Anti-Nuclear Activists at LA Farmers Market Our Los Angeles area activists, including Eddie Laiche and Josie Heder from the Burbank chapter of Students for Nuclear Disarmament and Maylene Hughes from PSR-LA, joined tabling efforts led...
Unearthing Black Voices Against Nuclear Weapons
As we celebrate Black History Month, it is crucial to shine a light on the intersection of Blackness and an issue often overlooked in the narrative of racial justice - nuclear weapons. The pages of history hold the stories of civil rights leaders, Black Panthers, and...
Support RECA Expansion: Justice for Impacted Communities!
UPDATE: JULY 2024 Unfortunately, RECA expired on June 7, 2024 — but the fight is far from over. On March 7, the U.S. Senate passed S.3853 to expand and extend the RECA program. If passed in the House and signed into law by the President, the RECA Reauthorization Act...
April Action: One Earth, One Future, Many Voices
At Back from the Brink (BftB), we know that nuclear weapons are a local issue. We walk that walk and talk that talk every day. We have a stubborn belief in local organizing and activism and building power from the ground up. We demand a voice and say on issues that...
Youth Anti-Nuclear Activists at LA Farmers Market
Our Los Angeles area activists, including Eddie Laiche and Josie Heder from the Burbank chapter of Students for Nuclear Disarmament and Maylene Hughes from PSR-LA, joined tabling efforts led by the Nuclear Threat Initiative at The Original...
Opportunities for Nuclear Abolition Activism in the New Year
Back from the Brink starts the new year believing more progress is possible building off of our successes in 2023: a growing network of community-based BftB Organizing Hubs (15 and counting); strong momentum for H. Res. 77, a key legislative vehicle to cultivate...
