The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for how dangerous this moment in human history is - and the urgent need to get involved. We want to hear about the actions that inspire you and how we can work together to save the world.
Since 1947, the Clock has been a symbol for how close humanity is to destroying itself with nuclear weapons, climate change, and disruptive technologies.
Our belief is that because humans created these problems, we have the obligation and opportunity to fix them. So, we're asking people to share their ideas about what can be done to turn back the Clock.
Challenge submissions can share:
- Positive actions that inspire you
- People or groups who are making a difference
- How you and your community are helping to make the world safer
Share your challenge submissions in whatever format you communicate best, whether that's through art, writing, videos, or song.
To join the challenge, simply share your ideas to Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, or TikTok with the hashtag #TurnBackTheClock.
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@msichicago The @bulletinatomic announced the Doomsday Clock is 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it’s ever been. The Clock symbolizes our world’s vulnerability to humanmade threats like climate change, nuclear threats and disruptive technologies. It is more important than ever that we work together to #TurnBackTheClock ♬ Science / Science / Education(912846) - dama
It is now 90 seconds to midnight.
The world has never been closer to the brink making it more important than ever that we work together to reduce global nuclear and biological threats to #TurnBackTheClock.
Get involved: https://t.co/bDwcWfKTWt
— NTI (@NTI_WMD) January 24, 2023
But the @BulletinAtomic's #DoomsdayClock can be turned back. The minute hand has moved away from midnight eight times in the last 75 years. So let's try to move it back again! #TurnBackTheClock.
Take action now: https://t.co/lJXPeXIVa5
— Union of Concerned Scientists (@UCSUSA) January 24, 2023
Yesterday the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists revealed that we are 90 seconds to midnight, the the closest to global catastrophe it has ever been. Read more: https://t.co/pLKEeCmv20@nuclearban @BulletinAtomic #DoomsdayClock #90secondstomidnight #nuclearwar #TurnBackTheClock pic.twitter.com/vrvkEWwYqK
— IPPNWCanada (@IPPNWCanada) January 25, 2023
It seems fitting that the Doomsday Clock announcement took place on #EducationDay. Now is the time to remind everyone of the devastating humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons & universalize the norms of #nuclearban!
With collective action WE can turn back the clock.🕚 https://t.co/WOq8JvT7Jx
— Anna Ikeda (@anna_ikeda) January 24, 2023
Opinion: The Doomsday Clock is ticking – clock’s hands move closest ever to midnight and catastrophe
Op-Ed in @CNN by @JerryBrownGov, @SquassoniSharon, and @decohere.#DoomsdayClock #90SecondsToMidnight #TurnBackTheClockhttps://t.co/lYVJehO0Zs
— François Diaz-Maurin (@francoisdm) January 24, 2023
An often-forgotten aspect of the #DoomsdayClock is that it can be turned back. The minute hand has actually moved away from midnight eight times in the last 75 years. Let’s try to move it back again. #TurnBackTheClock. https://t.co/rTvN3ML9iM
— PSR Environment (@PSRenvironment) January 24, 2023
The #DoomsDayClock is at only 90 seconds to midnight due largely to the threat of nuclear weapons but we are trying to #TurnBackTheClock by engaging & informing the physical science community on this threat.
Join and help us raise awareness: https://t.co/id4Kxt8DS1
— Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction (@PhysCoalition) January 30, 2023
Missed the #DoomsdayClock announcement? There's still time to catch up and help us #TurnBackTheClock. Read @BulletinAtomic’s statement: https://t.co/tlw1CIBqNy pic.twitter.com/RkDbZIUoj2
— Hollywood, Health & Society (@HollywdHealth) January 28, 2023
This week, @BulletinAtomic turned the #DoomsdayClock to 90 seconds to midnight, based on the rise of existential threats to humanity, nuclear weapons being a major one. ☮️ activist Frida Berrigan urges us to ban nukes to #TurnBackTheClock on @democracynow https://t.co/rHhokf8mco
— FCNL (Quakers) (@FCNL) January 26, 2023
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That's the world we are currently living in. So, what should we do as humans?
Here are 5 actions you can take now to #TurnBackTheClock: (5/n) pic.twitter.com/QZwqtQ88Q3
— François Diaz-Maurin (@francoisdm) January 24, 2023
The @BulletinAtomic Doomsday Clock is inching closer and closer to midnight. But what does that reality look like for people around the world? How can we turn back the clock?
The lovely Faith Gay from @WinWithoutWar and I try to tackle these questions below ⤵️ https://t.co/kUxMZKM4U3
— Jasmine Owens (@j_owens004) January 24, 2023
What do you think we can do to push the Doomsday Clock back in 2023? Tune in on Jan. 24 to see what leading scientists are saying about the current state of existential threats and what we can do to help turn back the Clock: https://t.co/HqjSD3lcYM
— Kirsten Banks (@AstroKirsten) January 23, 2023
Nuclear weapons threaten us all even through political changes, says @BulletinAtomic in today's #DoomsdayClock announcement. Work with us to #TurnBackTheClock: https://t.co/tpm6jEG5No
— Global Zero (@globalzero) January 24, 2023
Today the hands of the #DoomsdayClock move ten seconds closer to disaster - now standing at 90 seconds to midnight. This is the closest to annihilation we have ever come. People all over the world must redouble efforts to turn back the clock. There's no time to waste. pic.twitter.com/b7AztBKY1W
— CND (@CNDuk) January 24, 2023
This coming Tuesday we announce the setting of the #DoomsdayClock. We are currently at 100 seconds to midnight, the closest we have ever been. Tune in to find out if the @BulletinAtomic believe that humanity is finally able to #turnbacktheclock. https://t.co/0MclI5LLkS
— daniel holz (@decohere) January 22, 2023
It is now #90SecondsToMidnight. @BulletinAtomic @TheElders are joining @GUConflictRes @Georgetown on campus to discuss the 2023 #DoomsdayClock. https://t.co/8a4N5vGrv3 pic.twitter.com/lrQKo2gQo6
— GU Conflict Resolution (@GUConflictRes) January 24, 2023
In the 2023 #DoomsdayClock statement, the @BulletinAtomic’s board noted that the threat posed by nuclear weapons endures even as politics change. It's 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it's ever been. It’s time for us to work together to #TurnBackTheClock. pic.twitter.com/M6VzIBQhx3
— Peace Action - #PeopleOverPentagon (@PeaceAction) January 24, 2023
What do you think we can do to push the #DoomsdayClock back in 2023?
Tune in today at 10am EST to see what leading scientists are saying about the current state of existential threats and what we can do to help turn back the Clock.👇 https://t.co/z6KY16mYL9 pic.twitter.com/sVBQwgrEfR
— NTI (@NTI_WMD) January 24, 2023
Today, the @BulletinAtomic’s #DoomsdayClock moved closer to midnight. Vlad Salas Moreno, our PA for Nuclear Disarmament & Pentagon Spending shares what it means and why we must work together to #TurnBackTheClock. pic.twitter.com/kB8BD8jqFh
— FCNL (Quakers) (@FCNL) January 24, 2023
For the past three years, the @BulletinAtomic’s #DoomsdayClock has been closer to striking midnight than ever before. Today, it moved even closer. We must work together to #TurnBackTheClock. There isn’t any other option!
Get involved: https://t.co/id4Kxt8DS1 pic.twitter.com/ksDcfEBj2R
— Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction (@PhysCoalition) January 24, 2023
What exactly does 90 seconds to midnight look like? How do these harms manifest around the world? And ultimately, what can we do to turn back the clock and safeguard our mutual future?@j_owens004 and Faith Gay @WinWithoutWar write on the #DoomsdayClock https://t.co/VIIFRGQ7aO
— Inkstick Media (@inkstickmedia) January 24, 2023
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’s decision to reset the #DoomsdayClock to 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been, is a wake-up call. But it is not too late to #TurnBackTheClock - our friends at @nuclearban have a plan: https://t.co/JewS03K2fN
— Liechtenstein UN (@LiechtensteinUN) January 24, 2023
The Doomsday Clock. By @barronsonlinehttps://t.co/sZ4ckLFtqr#DoomsdayClock #90SecondsToMidnight #TurnBackTheClock pic.twitter.com/dyc80SXv82
— François Diaz-Maurin (@francoisdm) January 24, 2023