Solidarity Brigades

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Lift up your local community’s work

Connect with a network of fellow Action-Oriented Organizers

Join the Backbone Solidarity Brigade network of autonomous multi-affiliated affinity groups deploying artful activist tactics in solidarity with local and national causes.   

SUBMIT an ACTION REPORT HERE

The tools and capacity we share with communities include: 

Artful Activism props like Trump Bobble Heads; a 16’ Racism-is-the-Elephant-in-the-Room inflatable elephant; a 28’ 28th Amendment & 210’ Constitution Preamble celebrating “We the People” (juxtaposed to “We the Corporations”) to end Corporate Personhood; fleet of inflatables, including globes, salmon, orca, pipeline. Sign up to borrow imagery here.

Banner kits with changeable messages and lettering, so groups can get their message out during day time traffic commutes, at marches, and other spots - loudly, in a highly visible way. Order yours by clicking here.

Night time visibility tools - light projections on buildings using GOBOs and LED light panels to spell out a message on a freeway overpass, the side of a building, or other visible location.

Engage with Backbone Campaign in the praxis of artful activism and reflection of collective purpose, goals, strategy and vision.

Join a Solidarity Brigade near you or start your own by visiting their calendar page and fill out the contact form for Seattle  •  Spokane  •  Bellingham  •  Olympia  •  Bay Area  •  Los Angeles  •  San Diego  •  Las Vegas  •  Denver/Boulder  •  Dallas  •  Milwaukee/Madison, WI  •  Chicago  •  Michigan  •  New York City  •  DC/Baltimore  •  Portland  •  Atlanta, Minneapolis, Wenatchee, LA - Long Beach, Houston, San Antonio, Brownsville, San Francisco, Eugene, Miami, Tallahassee, Boston, Charleston, Nashville, Newark.

Learn how to get started here.

Access resources by signing the MOU and joining our next monthly call (third Thursday of the month, 5pm (Pacific)/8pm (Eastern).

Tell us how YOU want to  ENGAGE  with Backbone:

 

Continue below to RSVP for these actions or HOST your own!

 

  • Procession for the Future Banner Build

    • Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 01:00 PM – June 12, 2026
    • Backbone Warehouse

    Help us create some colorful banners, in the Procession for the Future style!

    These new banners will feature messages like Medicare for All, Dismantle White Supremacy, Overturn Citizens United - and several others that address today's issues.

    Can you help?  We need teams who can trace letter templates onto the adhesive backed fabric, cut out letters, affix them to the background material, sew sleeves for PVC, and more. Thanks to our dear friend Cathy Fulton, we have the layout of the new signs figured out - we just need folks with some attention to detail who can help.

    Work days (to start) are

    • Wednesday, June 10 (1pm-4pm)

    • Friday, June 12 (11am-4pm)  

    Location: Backbone Warehouse

    If you can join us for any of that time, please let us know by RSVP'ing Below.

     

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  • We the People in the DC Streets, July 4, 2026

    Meet Us in DC!

    Join the Team Backbone Campaign and our We the People 250 allies on Saturday, July 4th as we roll out 700 feet of We the People, in the streets of DC.

    RSVP below, and we'll follow up with you regarding logistics.

    What's Happening:

    On July 4th - our nation’s 250th birthday - the We the People 250 will roll out Backbone's massive We the People as an expression of resistance and resilience.

    The We the People Constitution Preamble banner will be 700 feet long, with tens of thousands of signatures and messages

    We need your help to pull this off We estimate it will take approximately 350 people holding the We the People to move it through the streets, to the National Mall.

    Please Note: Since the Trump Administration has refused to issue permits, this march will be un-permitted

    The event is free and open to the public. Organizers note that while the march is peaceful, it is geared toward adults given the government’s violent posture. They encourage participants to bring friends and fellow community members rather than young children.

    Attendees are advised to prepare for a July afternoon in Washington—water, sunscreen, a hat, and comfortable walking shoes—and to arrive at the meeting point by noon. though other signs, banners, and flags are welcome, we need as many people as possible to come ready to help with the giant banner.

    Organizers ask everyone to keep the march peaceful and to speak their minds. By RSVP'ing you are agreeing to Backbone Campaign's Pledge of Nonviolence.

    The confirmed meeting location and full march route will be announced as they are finalized. By signing up here, we will be able to alert you to these details in as timely a manner as feasible.

    Donations from supporters help cover the costs of staging the march; no contribution is required to take part.

    Will you be there? RSVP below!

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