This film is about how Democracy works when citizens step forward and take an active role. What happened at a meeting which a resident of the city documented decades ago, is relevant to how we need to speak out about nuclear weapons stockpiling efforts around the world today.

"In a democracy, the most important office is that of the private citizen." - Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis

This film documents the efforts of citizens working together to convince their City Council to adopt a Nuclear Weapons Freeze Resolution.

The Mayor of their city and the majority of the Council felt, initially, that support of a Nuclear Freeze was not an appropriate issue for local government.

Three hundred residents showed up to make their case. During the meeting, the Council shifts from tabling the issue indefinitely to voting to support a Nuclear Freeze Resolution.

This film focuses on how the voices of impassioned citizens resulted in Council members changing their positions, ensuring passage of the city's Nuclear Freeze Resolution.

The story takes place against a backdrop of worldwide grassroots efforts to rein in the escalating nuclear arms race during the Cold War era. What happened at that meeting is relevant to our need to speak up about nuclear weapons stockpiling efforts around the world today.