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We believe that conflict doesn't have to result in violence or war at home or abroad. All action begins at the local level and activism begins with education. Join us at one of our free monthly events, view a topical film or listen to engaging Bay Area activists, educators and social justice advocates working to reduce militarism at home and abroad. Lively Q & A follows. Free refreshments and wheel chair accessibility.

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Sunday, January 22: Pulling us Back From the Nuclear Brink

The saber-rattling from Russia about using nuclear weapons in its war with Ukraine has been seen by many as a call for great concern…for many others a call to alarm. Even a “low-level” warhead would cause destruction comparable to or greater than what the U.S. did to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. But an additional dreaded possibility – beyond normalizing the potential use of such destructive weaponry – would be of an escalation of nuclear hostilities among the superpowers that possess them. The end result would most likely be the end of life as we know it on this planet.

Dr. Ira Helfand and Jeremy Love, both members of the Back From the Brink Campaign, have done their share of thinking, strategizing and planning for an avoidance of a “Dr. Strangelove” ending to civilization. On the evening of Sunday, January 22 – one day after the 2nd anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), both will be the guest of PASMC for a virtual presentation called “Back from the Brink – a plan to deal with the growing threat of nuclear war.”

The subject matter will of course include that growing danger; the speakers will also delve into Back from the Brink’s Theory of Change, how that theory has helped informed its organizing model, what it looks like on the ground, and how people can get involved in the effort.

The January 22 event will begin at 7 PM on the Zoom platform. The link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3289220486.

Along with being a member of the Steering Committee of the Back from the Brink campaign, Ira Helfand, MD, is a member of the International Steering Group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, (ICAN), which won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. He is also co-Founder and a Past President of Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Jeremy Love is the lead organizing consultant with Back From the Brink. In addition to serving on its steering committee, he is also on the Board of Directors of both New Hampshire Peace Action and the Peace Action national organization.