April 26th & 27th How Can We Resist Oppression, Stand with Allies, Act in Solidarity, and Fight for Dignity & Collective Liberation? Please fill out this supremely short survey on what Anti-Oppression workshops interests you most- SURVEY HERE If we are going to create the world we yearn for, we need to build social movements…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Effective and authentic leadership demands we address the problematic dynamics of oppression and privilege. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Backbone is very pleased to offer this terrific and valuable workshop to the Vashon Community. Take advantage of this rare opportunity by joining other Vashon leaders.What: Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment, a skills-based Anti-Oppression workshop for collective liberationWhen: Saturday…
Join progressive artists and activists from the greater Seattle area. This Sunday February 16th is Seattle’s Monthly Community Art & Imagery Build Party at the Fremont Abbey! Where: Fremont Abbey located at 4272 Fremont Avenue North Seattle, WA 98103 Who: You, your friends, and other artists, progressive minded activists, organizers and those who like…
Friday Jan 31st Day Of Action and Rally to Celebrate the Defeat of TPP While it may be a little premature to declare a final victory over the TPP, with more than 50 organizations demanding congress vote NO to Fast Track, a Inter-Continental Day Of Action on the anniversary of passage of NAFTA, multiple leaks…
Join progressive artists and activists and friends from 350 Seattle, WAmend, the Salish Sea Sanctuary movement, and the MLK March. This Sunday January 19th is Seattle’s Monthly Community Art & Imagery Build Party at the Fremont Abbey! Where: Fremont Abbey located at 4272 Fremont Avenue North Seattle, WA 98103 Who: You, your friends, and other…
Join progressive artists and activists for Seattle’s Monthly Community Art & Imagery Build Party at the Freemont Abbey. Day: Sunday December 15th Time: 1-4:30pm Where: Freemont Abbey located at 4272 Fremont Avenue North Seattle, WA 98103 Who: You, your friends, and other artists, progressive minded activists, organizers and those who like to have fun and…
In Protesters light up a Seattle building with their message — and it’s legal, Marc Styles of Puget Sound Business Journal reported on a light projection in opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership by the Backbone Campaign. Here’s my letter to Mr. Styles. Dear Mr. Stiles, I really appreciate that you stopped and took the time…
UPDATED – OVER 75,000 100,000 SIGNATURES! Whoo-Hoo! Ex-Senator Blanche Lincoln couldn’t say “No” to corporate money when she was in office and the same is true now. A longtime mouthpiece for WalMart, JPMorgan-Chase, and champion of the KeystoneXL pipeline, Blanche Lincoln is now reunited with another old Senate campaign sponsor, Monsanto. She needs to live…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pull The Democracy Dismantling TPP Out Of The Shadows & Into Public Scrutiny Can We Count on YOU? —-> RSVP to mobilize the Overpass Light Brigade! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send a email RSVP to let us know we can count on you. Join the facebook event HERE We need 20+ friends to mobilize the…
Grand Strategy & Creative Tactics is a signature workshop of Backbone that articulates a set of strategic principles and a frame through which our social movement can assess the effectiveness of the tactics we deploy in order to achieve our goals and manifest our vision. Presentation by Bill Moyer (Trainer Bio Here) An Interview for…