Feel the Momentum? Change is in the Air-Backbone's April Newsletter

Because of the many ways you support Backbone, together we're standing up to gun violence, ICE, pipelines, new fossil fuel infrastructure, student debt, and for profit healthcare. In this bi-monthly newsletter, we want to keep you updated on the latest happenings, opportunities for action and reports on the great work you and others are engaged in!

If this work inspires you and restores your faith that we WILL win our fight for true democracy, pitch in here to keep these actions happening.

Now and Upcoming, in May:

May 3-6
- Backbone Solidarity Brigades all over the country are making history this weekend. FIFTEEN cities are projecting messages about gun control and NRA's influence in Congress as the NRA's annual conference occurs in Dallas. To welcome attendees, our friends in Dallas projected on the Convention Center Building itself. Stay tuned!
May 15
- The Lowell Pipeline Resistance crew in Massachusetts has many upcoming actions using Backbone's inflatable pipeline. May 15th is an important action concerning a meeting between National Grid and local government.
May 8
- Monthly film showing at Vashon Theater: The film is "Faces Places" and the event includes art and discussion by local students.
May 17
- The monthly Solidarity Brigade call is open to all. (A reminder email will be sent out as we get closer.)
May 24
- The downtown Seattle Patagonia store is hosting Backbone for an evening of hands on artful activism, including light projection. Stop by for drinks, Patagonia provisions (snacks) and how tos on projections, light paneling and bannering.

Previously, in April (plus May Day!):

Great actions took place in Massachusetts, DC, Tacoma, Tallahassee, and more! Click on the links to see full Action Reports.

May 1
- Team Backbone in Seattle provided visuals to El Comite's May Day parade and rally.
April 22
- Lowell Pipeline Resistance marched in the Lowell Earth Day 2018 parade with the 35-foot inflatable pipeline.
April 17
- Student Loan Justice groups in DC inflated the debt ball labeled with $1.5 trillion, which is the amount that student loan debt has risen to. The debt ball was also labelled HR 2366 to bring attention to a house bill that would restore bankruptcy protections for student loans.
April 10
- HOPE Single Payer Action Camp attendees visited Senator Sanders' office to share stories about how his Medicare for All bill will impact each of us and our communities.
April 9
- As part of the HOPE Action camp, folks marched to the Canadian embassy, AHIP (American Health Insurance Plans) and finished at HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) for a rally.
- Backbone folks, plus newcomers looking to learn light projection, projected Healthcare messaging onto the Rayburn office building. We had an exciting encounter with Capitol Hill police but were ultimately able to project what we wanted with no arrests!
April 3
- A small team deployed to PSE's illegal construction site in Tacoma to project on the tank for their proposed LNG terminal.

Check out our Recent Actions blog to read about more awesome actions by Backbone's Solidarity Brigade teams around the country.

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Together, we can transform crisis into opportunity and despair into hope by taking impactful action on the issues we all care about. And action by action, we'll build the world we aspire to create.

Forward Together!

Team Backbone - Bill, Amy, Roni, Judy, Phil