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Strong Plastics Treaty Now! Projected on Nat'l Gallery Wall

Backbone projectionist Roni traveled to DC in June and did an excellent projection onto the wall of the National Gallery for Break Free From Plastic.       Continue reading

Backbone brings Lyd, a film about the Palestinian City, to Vashon Theatre

Backbone Meaningful Movies brought the film Lyd to the Vashon Theatre, followed by a panel discussion with a trio of guests, including a Palestinian whose family is from Lyd and whose ancestors built the mosque there.  Continue reading

Orca Action Month Kicks Off with Banner at Ferry Terminal

The Endangered Species Coalition project, Snake River Savers, borrowed one of the Backbone banners calling for Breaching of the Lower Snake River dams and deployed it at the Mukilteo Ferry.  The action kicks off a month of actions to protect the Southern Resident orca. Continue reading

Students Give a Dam for Salmon and Orca

Students at several colleges and schools in the Salish Sea area organized a Week of Action to protect the salmon of the Snake River and the Southern Resident orca.  The week culminated in a march through the streets of Seattle, to the Federal Building, where student organizers met with Rep Jayapal staff. Continue reading

The Latest Elephant in the Room

The Backbone “elephant in the room” was out on the East Coast again thank to 350.org, Veterans for Peace, and Anne Arundel Peace Action. Continue reading

Keep Protecting Grizzlies

Bill and Phil, with help from Esther, projected on the Dept of Interior HQ, with the message, Protect Grizzlies! Continue reading

WSDOT: Finish the Job on the Amtrak Cascades!

Backbone Campaign's Solutionary Rail project organized a press conference at the State Capitol, to tell our State DOT, Finish the Job on the Amtrak Cascades!   Continue reading

Snake River Healing Journey

Backbone Campaign was honored to participate in the Snake River Healing Journey, a 50 mile paddle down the Lower Snake.  Canoe families from Puyallup, Kalispell, and Spokane joined the journey. Continue reading

No More Murdered Journalists

Backbone East was in action for a light projection to compliment action in support of murdered Palestinian journalists at White House Correspondents dinner. Continue reading

2 Week Vigil at the Border

Witness at the Border held a 2 week Vigil for Justice in Eagle Pass, TX. Continue reading