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Back from the Brink: Bringing Communities Together to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (BftB) is a U.S.-based grassroots coalition of individuals, organizations and elected officials working together on a multi-year campaign to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
Next week marks the the 81st commemoration of the atomic bombings in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Join our local hubs and partners at events across the nation as we honor the victims and renew our commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons. 🔗Full list of events: preventnuclearwar.org/81st-commemo...
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Funding for weapons and war skyrockets while people in power cut services that our communities actually need—like food assistance, healthcare, and education. Join us on August 6 in DC to call for a peaceful world free of nuclear weapons. All orgs and faiths are welcome.
People who protest fill the world with possibility. On this final episode, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee & Harvard Professor Marshall Ganz talk about people coming together to create impactful change, and why now is the time to push for nuclear disarmament. preventnuclearwar.org/podcast/
HUGE UPDATE! Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) has become a co-sponsor of H. Res. 317. Thank you @balint.house.gov! 🔥People-powered movements work. Keep it going. Contact your congressional member TODAY and urge them to sign H. Res. 317. preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
🎉BIG NEWS: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) signed S.Res. 323! @whitehouse.senate.gov This is the leadership we need from Congress to lead the US toward disarmament and halt the nuclear arms race. Urge your Senator to sign TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
If a country promises to get rid of nukes, can we verify that it's been done? Episode 6 of The Back From the Brink podcast is out now. preventnuclearwar.org/podcast Arms control expert Mike Edinger talks the details of verification:
August 6 and 9 will mark 81 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We must honor the legacy of the victims and survivors. Join us for Nuclear Prayer Day in DC, a commemoration and call for a peaceful world free of nuclear weapons. www.mobilize.us/backfromtheb...
This Thursday, July 16th, marks the 81st anniversary of the Trinity test, the world’s first test of a nuclear weapon, conducted in the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico. Join our IG chat Thursday w/Tina Cordova, 7th-gen native New Mexican and co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium.
The first atomic bomb was dropped in the US 81 years ago. Join our New Mexico hub on July 19th in commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the Trinity Test, the nuclear bomb detonation that ravaged families and land in the state. Register: bit.ly/2026-Trinity
Climate change is real. So is the threat of nuclear war. Ep. 5 breaks down how we can confront these twin threats to our world. Preventnuclearwar.org/podcast Listen to Dr. Rachel Cleetus, Senior Policy Director at @ucs.org and Dr. John Burroughs, Senior Analyst at Lawyers Comm on Nuclear Policy
Why do most countries NOT have nuclear weapons? Listen NOW to Episode 4 of the Back From the Brink podcast: preventnuclearwar.org/podcast/?tab... Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins shares how nations have come together to reduce the nuclear arsenal & eliminate weapons, and what it'll take to continue.
Every child deserves a safe world to grow up. Across the country, people are demanding our elected officials get serious about the urgent threats posed by nuclear weapons. But more of us need to speak out and call for bold action - before our luck runs out. preventnuclearwar.org/take-action/
Countries have dismantled nuclear weapons before. Here's how we can do it again. Episode 4 of the BftB podcast: preventnuclearwar.org/podcast/?tab... Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins served as the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security in the Biden Administration.
Join us in Ohio next week as BftB's Dr. Ira Helfand shares how we're bringing communities together to prevent the growing threat that nukes pose to our health, environment, and all we hold dear. Two dates: July 9, 7pm Pilgrim Congregational Church July 11, 2pm First Unitarian Universalist Church
Sounds ridiculous? That’s because it is. preventnuclearwar.org/take-action/
We’re proud to support the Golden Rule Project and its 22,000+ miles voyage for nuclear disarmament and a radiation-free environment. This summer the boat will set sail along the California coast in the name of nuclear abolition. To learn more and participate: vfpgoldenruleproject.org
How close are we right now to a nuclear war? Episode 3 is out today. Dr. Lisbeth Gronlund, a nuclear disarmament expert and former co-director of Global Security Program @ucs.org talks whether missile defense could protect from incoming attacks. preventnuclearwar.org/podcast/?tab...
Join our New Mexico hub on July 19th in commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the Trinity Test, the world's first atomic bomb detonation that ravaged families and land in the state. Location: St. Michaels High School, Santa Fe, NM Time: Doors open at 2PM Register: bit.ly/2026-Trinity