We invite you to be part of an epic “take the streets” action this July 4th in Washington, DC when we deploy all 700 feet of our We the People banner.
Over the last 19 years, Backbone's giant We the People banner has served as an icon of people power and our aspirations to fulfill our shared mission of creating "a more perfect Union." Today, more than ever, it is a national symbol of resistance AND resilience.
After nearly two decades of touring the country, the We the People banner was 210 feet long last June. Thanks to an amazing team of Backbone volunteers on Vashon Island, WA, our We the People has grown over 500 feet in the last year. Not only have we added two more Preamble sections, additional signature extensions are being created each week. Those extensions have been all over the country, including a 2 month tour of Ohio, multiple No Kings, May Day and MLK Day marches. Now the banner has tens of thousands of signatures, on over 700 feet of canvas - and will debut in its full glory when we take to the streets of DC.
Since the Trump Administration has refused to issue permits, a brave collection of people from across the country will engage in an un-permitted march, exercising the rights guaranteed to them in the First Amendment. This expression of patriotism, resolve, and liberty will call forth all Americans to embrace the common cause of championing the unifying mission expressed in this Preamble to our Constitution.
Amidst this moment of national crisis, unprecedented corruption, and concentration of unchecked executive power by the Trump Administration, we stand not merely in opposition, but also in proposition. In Order to form a more perfect Union Backbone is leaning into proposition. To the extant possible, Backbone Campaign's contingent in this historic action will be framed as a Procession for the Future, asserting a vision in which the arc of history continues to bend toward justice, expands liberty, and increases the welfare of all.
Here are a couple ways you can be part of this historic action:
- Meet us in DC on or before Saturday, July 4th to help deploy We the People and other imagery.
RSVP HERE -
Pitch In TODAY! Sending our 18 person team and 1,000 pounds of We the People & props across the country is expensive.
We need all the help we can get.
July 4th and Beyond! Our colorful Procession for the Future platform banners from 2008 are pictured below. We are deploying these and creating an updated set expanding our demands and our vision. Backbone considers the July 4th action, not en end, but a beginning. Over the coming years, our Procession for the Future led by the We the People will offer an opportunity to pivot from being defined by what we oppose, to defining ourselves by the visions we propose.
Thank you for your steadfast support of this work and these actions. Backbone is a small organization, committed to making an outsized impact on restoring people power, and we cannot do it without you.
Forward Together!
Bill Moyer & Team Backbone
PS - after you RSVP or Pitch in, be sure to check out the amazing new Story Map about the We the People banner at BackboneCampaign.org/WeThePeople.
