Amy Morrison • Managing Director

Amy has a degree in Environmental Studies from Huxley College and spent a couple years in Gabon teaching Math as a Peace Corps Volunteer. More recently, she has studied nonprofit management, accounting, fundraising and other areas of nonprofit development. She currently lives in Spokane where she works passionately to restore the Lower Snake River. 

Amy Morrison
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Amy Morrison has been involved with the Backbone Campaign since it started in 2004.  She currently serves the Solutionary Rail project as its Managing Director.  

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Patagonia
Patagonia
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@backboneprog retweeted @patagonia
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2020-09-29 11:24:56 -0700
Nursing homes in Washington state struggled with adequate staffing for years. Then coronavirus struck.… https://t.co/wJ6rxHdX2c

@backboneprog tweeted.
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Kevin Gosztola
Kevin Gosztola
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@backboneprog retweeted @kgosztola
{"tweet"=>{"id"=>"1311001845137960961", "content"=>"RT @kgosztola: \"Slightly repetitive\" \n\nThis constant talk about cruelty in US prisons is a bit tiresome for BBC correspondent. #AssangeTria…", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}, "retweet"=>{"id"=>"1310987681409765380", "content"=>"\"Slightly repetitive\" \n\nThis constant talk about cruelty in US prisons is a bit tiresome for BBC correspondent.… https://t.co/xmJup1fwMM", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>false, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}}
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2020-09-29 00:01:47 -0700
I just uploaded “VITE-Teach-In-Pt8-SpinningYarn” to #Vimeo: https://t.co/5MdWAwXqfZ

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2020-09-28 19:01:11 -0700
Exclusive: As States Prepared Mail-in Ballots, Postal Service Failed to Update at Least 1.8 Million Addresses https://t.co/7FmVNt6fac

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2020-09-28 19:00:24 -0700

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog retweeted
{"tweet"=>{"id"=>"1310676725978734592", "content"=>"RT @backboneprog: The rise of Christian nationalism in America https://t.co/US8qaaxFvy via @NationofChange", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}, "retweet"=>{"id"=>"1310665878392901633", "content"=>"The rise of Christian nationalism in America https://t.co/US8qaaxFvy via @NationofChange", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}}
Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben
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@backboneprog retweeted @billmckibben
{"tweet"=>{"id"=>"1310667259539382272", "content"=>"RT @billmckibben: Working through Facebook, the Trump campaign in 2016 set out to deter 3.5 million Black Americans from voting. This is ug…", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}, "retweet"=>{"id"=>"1310665934009438208", "content"=>"Working through Facebook, the Trump campaign in 2016 set out to deter 3.5 million Black Americans from voting. This… https://t.co/D1BpmxkjvX", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>false, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}}
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2020-09-28 11:44:47 -0700
Herbs for Justice: How Portland Protesters Use Cannabis to Cope https://t.co/IwRwpznB7C

@backboneprog tweeted.
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vashondogboy
vashondogboy
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@backboneprog retweeted @vashondogboy
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2020-09-28 09:03:19 -0700
Protesters Rally Against ICE in Washington Square Park https://t.co/VgQam0oNoV

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2020-09-28 08:51:10 -0700
Watch “Gwich'in Voices for the Arctic Refuge” on #Vimeo https://t.co/Skm3Cy45WB

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2020-09-27 23:13:31 -0700
I just uploaded “VITE-Teach-In-Pt5-FunFastFurnitureRepair” to #Vimeo: https://t.co/KcqwCTHpPk

@backboneprog tweeted.
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Vandana Whitney
Vandana Whitney
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@backboneprog retweeted @VandanaWhitney
{"tweet"=>{"id"=>"1310452515087949824", "content"=>"RT @VandanaWhitney: Not just an education into Trump's tax dance, but a look at how all extremely wealthy people live fictional lives writt…", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}, "retweet"=>{"id"=>"1310451999012352002", "content"=>"Not just an education into Trump's tax dance, but a look at how all extremely wealthy people live fictional lives w… https://t.co/OjONeyDbUK", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>false, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}}
Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin
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@backboneprog retweeted @medeabenjamin
{"tweet"=>{"id"=>"1310448549881024512", "content"=>"RT @medeabenjamin: YES!!! Let’s make sure that Trump goes down like Al Capone—for tax evasion!!! From the White House to the jail house.…", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}, "retweet"=>{"id"=>"1310348981214621696", "content"=>"YES!!! Let’s make sure that Trump goes down like Al Capone—for tax evasion!!! From the White House to the jail hous… https://t.co/UTPimgqeQM", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>false, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}}
Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben
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@backboneprog retweeted @billmckibben
{"tweet"=>{"id"=>"1310448089061236736", "content"=>"RT @billmckibben: The president paid 100x more for hairdos than he paid in income tax (and he deducted the hairdos) (and his hair still loo…", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}, "retweet"=>{"id"=>"1310347667000754182", "content"=>"The president paid 100x more for hairdos than he paid in income tax (and he deducted the hairdos) (and his hair still looks silly)", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>false, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}}
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2020-09-27 22:04:07 -0700
Seattle | Several people hit by cars drifting near the Space Needle https://t.co/o9tgVOV3Uu

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2020-09-27 11:14:22 -0700
Millions of acres have now burned in wildfires across the US West Coast https://t.co/MpFLYANppA

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2020-09-27 10:37:50 -0700
3,500 Climate Strikes, Underground Protests, & 150K Poor People Flooding Phones: https://t.co/AsuyPwzXTI

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2020-09-27 10:37:10 -0700
I just added “VITE-Teach-In-Pt1-VashonHistory” to Vashon Time - Community Teach-In on #Vimeo: https://t.co/XjZnHArGzf

@backboneprog tweeted.
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