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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Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin
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@backboneprog retweeted @medeabenjamin
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Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin
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@backboneprog retweeted @medeabenjamin
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Rivera Sun
Rivera Sun
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@backboneprog retweeted @RiveraSunAuthor
{"tweet"=>{"id"=>"1400907999359557636", "content"=>"RT @RiveraSunAuthor: All our issues are connected. @PPEHRCorg understands and takes action. Please help them. https://t.co/e73M4kjTsW http…", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}, "retweet"=>{"id"=>"1400907762658426880", "content"=>"All our issues are connected. @PPEHRCorg understands and takes action. Please help them. https://t.co/e73M4kjTsW https://t.co/gKEXLNdYwH", "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. 2021-06-04 10:41:57 -0700
I just liked “Human Orca Mural in Astoria, Oregon” on #Vimeo: https://t.co/veMa4Px7TB
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-06-03 12:52:28 -0700
Plans for Jones Act LNG Bunker Barge to Operate from Tacoma https://t.co/75sOtsAY7O
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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Kevin Gosztola
Kevin Gosztola
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@backboneprog retweeted @kgosztola
{"tweet"=>{"id"=>"1400540625062170626", "content"=>"RT @kgosztola: Going live at the top of the hour with the latest edition of \"Dissenter Weekly,\" which covers whistleblower stories from the…", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}, "retweet"=>{"id"=>"1400539508941131779", "content"=>"Going live at the top of the hour with the latest edition of \"Dissenter Weekly,\" which covers whistleblower stories… https://t.co/9dI8IJ9osg", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>false, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}}
vashondogboy
vashondogboy
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@backboneprog retweeted @vashondogboy
{"tweet"=>{"id"=>"1400529927649193990", "content"=>"RT @vashondogboy: Cory Doctorow On The History Of The EFF https://t.co/LWYRgg1gJz via @YouTube", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}, "retweet"=>{"id"=>"1400527675794460673", "content"=>"Cory Doctorow On The History Of The EFF https://t.co/LWYRgg1gJz via @YouTube", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}}
vashondogboy
vashondogboy
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@backboneprog retweeted @vashondogboy
{"tweet"=>{"id"=>"1400529827904380932", "content"=>"RT @vashondogboy: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy facing federal campaign finance investigation over former business https://t.co/AfusERTAf9", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}, "retweet"=>{"id"=>"1400528718473228288", "content"=>"Postmaster General Louis DeJoy facing federal campaign finance investigation over former business https://t.co/AfusERTAf9", "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. 2021-06-03 10:20:34 -0700
#MedicareForAll must be enacted! We're still in a pandemic. We live in a modern country, supposedly. Why is this ha… https://t.co/jcCD6U2THB
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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Leslie Harris
Leslie Harris
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-06-03 10:06:09 -0700
Rates of maternal death in the United States are disturbingly high https://t.co/QeIygeDTXm
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-06-03 09:58:11 -0700
2020 was a terrible year for police violence, but a new report shows that many more people, particularly people of… https://t.co/OcZo9snUI6
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin
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@backboneprog retweeted @medeabenjamin
{"tweet"=>{"id"=>"1400303345735135234", "content"=>"RT @medeabenjamin: Biden has refused to move an inch on Cuba policy — despite his promises https://t.co/oBRKkMUhGS", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}, "retweet"=>{"id"=>"1400274011255459843", "content"=>"Biden has refused to move an inch on Cuba policy — despite his promises https://t.co/oBRKkMUhGS", "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. 2021-06-02 11:36:17 -0700
Washington voters led much of the nation in saying guns must sometimes be seized to prevent violence. How's the law… https://t.co/kLa4Diqpe6
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-06-02 11:21:03 -0700
1,000 Civil Disobedience Arrests Expected if Minnesota Gov. Walz Doesn't Stop Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline https://t.co/vPeMbjf1aD
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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vashondogboy
vashondogboy
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@backboneprog retweeted @vashondogboy
{"tweet"=>{"id"=>"1400146922489352192", "content"=>"RT @vashondogboy: Amazon relaxes a warehouse rule and also will no longer test for pot https://t.co/CX8LH8eYVw via @seattletimes", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}, "retweet"=>{"id"=>"1400146629223620608", "content"=>"Amazon relaxes a warehouse rule and also will no longer test for pot https://t.co/CX8LH8eYVw via @seattletimes", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}}
Greenpeace Usa
Greenpeace Usa
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@backboneprog retweeted @greenpeaceusa
{"tweet"=>{"id"=>"1400118895332139013", "content"=>"RT @greenpeaceusa: Did you know: There are MILLIONS of abandoned oil and gas wells that are polluting our air, water, and climate?\n\nYesterd…", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}, "retweet"=>{"id"=>"1397941862942580741", "content"=>"Did you know: There are MILLIONS of abandoned oil and gas wells that are polluting our air, water, and climate?\n\nYe… https://t.co/SncYLLbP7L", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>false, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}}
Rivera Sun
Rivera Sun
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@backboneprog retweeted @RiveraSunAuthor
{"tweet"=>{"id"=>"1400106531044003842", "content"=>"RT @RiveraSunAuthor: So many books, so little time. Frank Zappa https://t.co/8DYJgHgwzM", "has_pic?"=>false, "pic_thumb_url"=>nil, "pic_url"=>nil, "is_retweet?"=>true, "has_actly?"=>false, "actly_url"=>nil, "actly_id"=>nil}, "retweet"=>{"id"=>"1400105979409219586", "content"=>"So many books, so little time. Frank Zappa https://t.co/8DYJgHgwzM", "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. 2021-06-01 13:10:01 -0700
Striking coalminers in Alabama energize support across the south https://t.co/QOS7kR4bWo
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-06-01 12:06:20 -0700
Facebook’s AI treats Palestinian activists like it treats American Black activists. It blocks them.… https://t.co/ZXY1JOtaA6
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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