Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day
Our Olympia team was present on the Washington State Capitol steps in Olympia on Thursday for Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day. We were there with another of our Immigrants Make America Great banners.
Hundreds of immigrants, refugees and allies were led by the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network for the 8th Annual event. The rally was held to ask for healthcare and unemployment insurance for undocumented immigrants. Check out the full article and video here.
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What about the "legal vs illegal" argument?
Backbone Campaign deployed a banner over I-5 last week. It read "Immigrants Make America Great" a message that should be a truism that gets little reaction, but that wasn't the case. The rush hour commuters practically jumped out of their vehicles with enthusiasm. I've been doing this sort of thing for 22 years and this reaction was unprecedented. A photo taken by a driver went viral on multiple platforms.
The few negative responses online were mostly framed with the legal vs illegal dichotomy. So, this morning I thought it would be interesting to dig into that. The result was interesting.
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Immigrants Make America Great
What a difference four people standing on an overpass for an hour can make.
Last week, sickened by the scapegoating of immigrants and unconstitutional actions of Trump, Team Backbone assembled a giant overpass banner reading, Immigrants Make America Great.We deployed it on a Seattle overpass on Thursday for rush hour commuters to see. The response was INCREDIBLE! We reached an estimated 30k people with nearly 50% of them waving, honking and expressing a palpable sense of relief and gratitude. When people are disheartened and fearful, is exactly the moment when when standing up with backbone in a public and principled way matters most.
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Projection before Testifying
Backbone East confidently took to the streets recently, showcasing a powerful light projection in support of Free Palestine on a county building. This impactful display set the stage for the united testimony at the county council meeting, where we strongly urged members to pass a resolution condemning the genocide and advocating for an arms embargo.
Turning Grief into Action for Southern Resident Killer Whales
On January 15, hundreds gathered in Olympia at the Washington State Capitol calling on policymakers to take action for the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales. The Backbone Campaign team, including veteran volunteers and new staff, represented not only our organization, but our community with teamwork, dedication, and commitment.
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Peace Parade
Backbone East mobilized our inflatable "elephant in the room" as a part of a guerrilla peace parade behind the official Military Bowl parade.
Photos by Eleanor Goldfield
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EPA, Grant the Waivers NOW!
Backbone East teamed up with our allies at the Moving Forward Network to shine a spotlight on the EPA Building to say, Grant the CARB Waivers Now!
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Christians for a Free Palestine
On December 2, 2024, as a Kirkland WA megachurch hosted Christians United for Israel (CUFI) founder John Hagee, a coalition of Christian faith communities gathered in song and prayer to oppose CUFI's far-right hateful theologies.
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Die In at the Federal Bldg for Improved Medicare for All
Backbone supported a Die In for Improved Medicare for All at the Seattle Federal Building, Sept 30th, 2024. The event was part of a National Day of Action focused on reclaiming Medicare from profit-hungry corporate health insurers.
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Nonviolent Actions for Wild Salmon
In solidarity with Campaign Nonviolence's Days of Action, where folks across the globe partook in over 5,000 nonviolent actions, Backbone creative action squads took to overpasses and the streets to hold banners calling for a free flowing Snake River and the breaching of the Lower 4 Snake River Dams.
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