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Reclaim your democracy by building a populism that appeals to the best in people, not the worst. Stand up, Skill up & Pitch-in for social, economic, and environmental justice with boldness and creativity! Amplify your impact with artful activism that earns media and makes people feel empowered and emboldened.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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Our friends in Cleveland were back in action, this time at the local MLB stadium!
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We recently heard from our friends in Asheville, NC who have been using our banner tool kit for a few years now and for the last 6 months have been bannering in support of a Free Palestine.
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