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La Conner council approves resolution backing global effort to prevent nuclear war
Summary
La Conner Town Council voted to adopt Resolution 661 after a presentation by local and state advocates for the "Back from the Brink" campaign. Presenters urged the town to endorse U.S. policy changes including renouncing first use of nuclear weapons; the motion to approve passed by voice vote.
La Conner Town Council voted to adopt Resolution 661, endorsing a local resolution aligned with the Back from the Brink campaign and urging action to prevent nuclear war.
Advocates from a county-wide peace group and national organizers presented the measure before the council, explaining the local resolution is intended to add La Conner’s voice to larger state and national pressure for changes in U.S. nuclear policy. Harry Katz, an organizing consultant who said he works with national grassroots coalitions, told the council, “If there were just a 1% chance of a nuclear war…
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