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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published Railroad Land Grants - Part 1 in our History of US Railroads series
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@backboneprog retweeted @medeabenjamin
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-05-25 10:39:34 -0700
Amazon’s relentless pace is injuring warehouse workers and violating the law, Washington state regulator says… https://t.co/wK0c9dIvl1
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-05-24 13:22:08 -0700
I just uploaded “SR-Hive” to #Vimeo: https://t.co/n2MNfsENEZ
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-05-23 08:59:04 -0700
YouTube Censoring Israel Coverage By Independent News via Rokfin https://t.co/vugrse7mrF #Rokfin
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog retweeted @patagonia
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@backboneprog retweeted @Jim_Brunner
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-05-22 10:35:23 -0700
US military running a massive undercover army and conducting warrantless surveillance of Americans https://t.co/cZS1TqQZOQ
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-05-22 10:31:50 -0700
Scheer Intelligence: CIA Mideast Expert’s View Of The Israeli-Palestinian Crisis - https://t.co/3hEgNXnPiq… https://t.co/CCzt7rhTF2
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-05-22 10:26:28 -0700
Israeli security forces storm al-Aqsa after Gaza ceasefire https://t.co/Tpma7zhq8N
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-05-22 10:12:22 -0700
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-05-21 23:35:48 -0700
Ammon Bundy files to run for Idaho governor in Republican primary https://t.co/sfaoO0mGYG
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-05-21 22:01:30 -0700
Roll th dice... https://t.co/OrnDWLqZBs
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-05-21 18:58:25 -0700
Fawn Sharp: Tribal consent becomes the law in Washington state https://t.co/XuiJJxb8oM
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-05-21 16:36:12 -0700
Millions of unemployed in US face hardship under Republican benefit cuts https://t.co/ZYD0rZ6xWR
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-05-21 15:22:03 -0700
@_GreatUnwashed No Public Option, No Minumum Wage Increase, No Student Debt Forgiveness, No $2K checks. https://t.co/6b3U7KtCWs
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog retweeted @JMBooyah
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@backboneprog retweeted @medeabenjamin
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@backboneprog retweeted @medeabenjamin
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-05-20 13:11:16 -0700
#NoBundyville #ExtremeChristians #EndTimers https://t.co/qXrPjUGuWZ
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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