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What's Happening THIS week!

Apr 18, 2025

Feeling the urge to get involved this week? You are in luck. Here is all the Backbone Campaign related bannering happenings and more: Continue reading

Telling It How It Really Is

Apr 17, 2025

In order to match the absurdity and audacity of the news headlines, it calls for the need to turn up some of the messaging for the weekly bannering. Continue reading

Help send Backbone's We the People to DC for May 1 Protests

Apr 14, 2025

Liberty is a muscle that must be exercised! Since January 20, 2025, Backbone Campaign and our volunteers and allies have: Deployed 45 freeway banners in 5 locations over 13 consecutive weeks, Shipped banner toolkits to 31 cities in 10 states, Trained more than 200 people in bannering and light projection in our virtual workshops, and Projected images focused on workers' rights, immigration, and illegal detention in Seattle, Portland, Kansas City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Minneapolis and Boston. For more than 20 years, Backbone has been preparing for this moment. Our high visibility activism tools speak to the moment and amplify our collective voices. Today, our work is more important than ever before. But, we cannot do this at the scale and scope that is necessary without growing support from people like you. Pitch in with a donation to keep growing Backbone's capacity to tool up and skill up people around the country. Continue reading

Peace Arch Rally

Apr 13, 2025

On Saturday, April 12, one of our super volunteers made the journey with 2 Backbone Campaign banners to the Peace Arch on the border of US (Washington State) and Canada. Continue reading

Diversity Isn't a Trend -- It's the Future

Apr 10, 2025

The current administration continues with antics that cause millions to continue to wonder what is going on. But that doesn't stop our drive for our current bannering campaign. Continue reading

From Spark to Surge

Apr 10, 2025

Through our numerous online bannering workshops and resources from our website, we have shared our bannering materials and build process with 100s across the country. Continue reading

Hands Off - April 5th

Apr 05, 2025

Along with millions across the country, Team Backbone joined in the nationwide protests. Continue reading

Hands Off Projection

Apr 05, 2025

One of our long time Solidarity Brigade members from LA took to the streets for a projection for the April 5th Hands Off nationwide protest. Continue reading

Migration is a Human Right

Apr 04, 2025

A recent multi-city pro immigrants and workers projection across the country was done in partnership with SEIU. Continue reading

You are the Resistance

Apr 03, 2025

Seattle area bannering returned once again with a few messages to commuters. Continue reading

Mountlake Terrace 236th St SW & I-5 Overpass Banner Team
- Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 07:30 AM
- 236th St SW & I-5 Overpass in Mountlake Terrace , WA
- 1 person is going
Building on multiple successful banner actions, Backbone is growing our overpass bannering by adding people and locations. Volunteers are building additional banners so we can increase the number of squads and locations for deployment.

Can you help deploy a banner in Mountlake Terrace? We'll be bannering over I-5 at the SW 236th Street (Mountlake Transit Center) and I-5 Overpass. Note this is a different overpass for our Mountlake crew.

RSVP below if you can help out.

Send an email to [email protected] if you live elsewhere and would like to organize or be part of a bannering squad in your area.

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Yesler & I-5 Overpass Banner Team
- Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 08:00 AM
- Yesler & I-5 Overpass in Seattle, WA
Building on multiple successful banner actions, Backbone is growing our overpass bannering by adding people and locations. Volunteers are building additional banners so we can increase the number of squads and locations for deployment.

Can you help deploy a banner in the Seattle area Thursday morning at the Yesler & I-5 overpass 8-9 AM?

RSVP below if you can help out.

Send an email to [email protected] if you live elsewhere and would like to organize or be part of a bannering squad in your area.

rsvp
50th & I-5 Overpass Banner Team
- Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 08:00 AM
- 50th & I-5 Overpass in Seattle, WA
Building on multiple successful banner actions, Backbone is growing our overpass bannering by adding people and locations. Volunteers are building additional banners so we can increase the number of squads and locations for deployment.

Can you help deploy a banner in the Seattle area Thursday morning at the 50th & I-5 overpass 8-9 AM?

RSVP below if you can help out.

Send an email to [email protected] if you live elsewhere and would like to organize or be part of a bannering squad in your area.

rsvp
Kirkland NE 70th Street & I-405 Overpass Banner Team
- Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 08:00 AM
- Kirkland NE 70th Street & I-405 Overpass in Kirkland, WA
Building on multiple successful banner actions, Backbone is growing our overpass bannering by adding people and locations. Volunteers are building additional banners so we can increase the number of squads and locations for deployment.

Can you help deploy a banner in Kirkland Thursday? We'll be bannering over I-405 at the NE 70th Street and I-405 Overpass from 8-9 AM.

RSVP below if you can help out.

Send an email to [email protected] if you live elsewhere and would like to organize or be part of a bannering squad in your area.

rsvp
Fife 54th Ave E and I-5 Overpass Banner Team
- Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 04:00 PM
- 54th Ave E & I-5 Overpass in Fife, WA
- 1 person is going
Building on multiple successful banner actions, Backbone is growing our overpass bannering by adding people and locations. Volunteers are building additional banners so we can increase the number of squads and locations for deployment.

Can you help deploy a banner in Fife at the 54th Ave E & I-5 overpass?

RSVP below if you can help out.

Send an email to [email protected] if you live elsewhere and would like to organize or be part of a bannering squad in your area.

rsvp
50th & I-5 Afternoon Overpass Banner Team
- Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 04:45 PM
- 50th & I-5 Overpass in Seattle, WA
Building on multiple successful banner actions, Backbone is growing our overpass bannering by adding people and locations. Volunteers are building additional banners so we can increase the number of squads and locations for deployment.

Can you help deploy a banner in the Seattle area Thursday afternoon at the 50th & I-5 overpass 4:45-5:45 PM?

RSVP below if you can help out.

Send an email to [email protected] if you live elsewhere and would like to organize or be part of a bannering squad in your area.

rsvp