Back From the Brink - The Call to End Nuclear War - Teach-In at Mass State House Beacon Hill Boston MA 22 Oct 11am-12noon

"Back from the Brink" teach-in at state house

 

 

When: Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

 

Where: Massachusetts State House • Beacon St. • Room 437 • Boston

October 22nd "teach in" on Back from the Brink at the statehouse, which is open to the public (in addition to legislators and their staff).

In an interesting twist for a statehouse gathering, some members of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra will join us in opening the event with classical music. 

The panel will include:

• Ira Helfand, MD, Co-founder and Past President of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), a co-President of International Physicians for Social Responsibility (IPPNW), and a member of the International Steering Group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). 
• Elaine Scarry, PhD, Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University
• David Wright, Senior Scientist & Co-Director, Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientistsv 
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• The Call
• The danger of nuclear war is real and growing — we are marching to the brink of a catastrophe that threatens all of humanity. We need to act now.

  Back from the Brink: The Call to Prevent Nuclear War is a national grassroots initiative seeking to fundamentally change U.S. nuclear weapons policy and lead us away from the dangerous path we are on. The Call lays out five common-sense steps that the United States should take to reform its nuclear policy. We are asking individuals and organizations around the country to endorse The Call and build support for the U.S. government to adopt it as its highest national security priority. Join the effort and help build a safer world for our children to inherit.

  
  

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

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  Renouncing the option of using nuclear weapons first

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  Ending the sole, unchecked authority of any U.S. president to launch a nuclear attack

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  Taking U.S. nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert

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  Cancelling the plan to replace its entire nuclear arsenal with enhanced weapons

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  Actively pursuing a verifiable agreement among nuclear-armed states to eliminate their nuclear arsenals