Back from the Brink January 19, 2024

Join health advocates all across the US by endorsing the Back from the Brink statement.

“Today, the risk of nuclear catastrophe is greater than ever before, but we need not accept this fate as inevitable. Back from the Brink represents a crossroads, blazing a new trail with concrete steps to take us away from danger and towards a safer future for humanity. The fight against the threat of nuclear weapons can be daunting, but Back from the Brink has created a worthy road map for battle.”

William J. Perry, former U.S. Secretary of Defense

Not since 1953 have we been so close to the brink of a global catastrophe, according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Doomsday Clock. Now, once again, it is with extreme urgency that we must act to pull ourselves back from the brink.

Many of Maine’s organizations are finding common ground when it comes to the humanitarian consequences of the use of nuclear weapons. And when it comes to nuclear war, we are united in our values of seeking a world free of nuclear weapons and the threat of catastrophic humanitarian, economic, and environmental destruction.

The intersection of disparate organizations becomes an important place of strength to urge our policymakers and the U.S .to find a better way forward through diplomacy and out of a trajectory toward nuclear conflict.

Back from the Brink: Bringing Communities Together to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

(download the full statement and FAQ here)

We call on the United States to lead a global effort to prevent nuclear war by:

• Actively pursuing a verifiable agreement among nuclear armed states to eliminate their nuclear arsenals.
• Renouncing the option of using nuclear weapons first.
• Ending the sole, unchecked authority of any president to launch a nuclear attack.
• Taking US nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert.
• Cancelling the plan to replace its entire arsenal with enhanced weapons.

Take action by endorsing the statement that we will share with policymakers and others! Contact Director@psrmaine.org to learn more!

Maine Endorsing Organizations

Health

American Academy of Pediatrics Maine Chapter
Maine Academy of Family Physicians
Maine AllCare
Maine Medical Association
Maine Nurse Practitioners Association
Maine Public Health Association
Physicians for Social Responsibility Maine Chapter

Faith

Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church
Congregation Bet Ha’am
First Parish Portland
Pax Christi Maine
Portland Friends
The Church of Universal Fellowship

Maine Municipalities

Bangor
Hallowell
Portland
South Portland

Peace

Global Network against Nuclear Power & Weapons in Space
Maine Peace Action Committee
Maine Peace Fund
Peace Action Maine
Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine
Greater Brunswick PeaceWorks
Veterans for Peace Tom Sturtevant Chapter

Social Justice

Resources for Organizing and Social Change Elders for Future Generations

Environmental

Maine Rivers
Toxics Action Center

Endorsing organizations and individuals support this effort and have agreed to have their names included in communications to policy makers and in educating the public.

For more information, please contact PSR Maine directly info@psrmaine.org