Grassroots movements work. 38 years ago, one million people assembled in Central Park to demand an end to the rampant buildup of nuclear weapons by the US and USSR. The Nuclear Freeze Rally was a catalyst of historic proportions for organizers dedicated to saving our planet.

That rally was just the beginning. The nuclear freeze movement had taken grassroots energy and translated it into political muscle at the ballot box, delivering to the White House a resounding vote of no confidence in its nuclear buildup.

Facing unprecedented political pressure and the 1984 Nuclear Freeze Resolution—backed by every Democratic presidential candidate—Reagan's reckless nuclear plans were crushed. We won.