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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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-04-17 14:03:29 -0700
Germany’s Supreme Court overturns Berlin rent cap https://t.co/niw0Dd0B7z
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-04-17 13:59:34 -0700
Pompeo violated ethics rules by asking State Dept employees to do personal tasks -watchdog https://t.co/2gRMXZot4f
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-04-17 13:57:00 -0700
Gawker set to return again – but can it recapture ‘the old anarchic spirit’? https://t.co/PzpGkPUp73
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-04-17 13:29:19 -0700
Justice For Black Lives, Turkey's Students, Kyrgyzstan's Women: https://t.co/FJTaaC5O73
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben
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@backboneprog retweeted @billmckibben
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-04-16 11:47:13 -0700
Climate crisis pushing polar bears to mate with grizzlies, producing hybrid ‘pizzly’ bears https://t.co/RUIhyROD5A
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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Rivera Sun
Rivera Sun
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@backboneprog retweeted @RiveraSunAuthor
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-04-16 07:50:28 -0700
The future of WA transportation hinges on carbon pricing debate | Crosscut https://t.co/JkEF3Bfa7I
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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Rivera Sun
Rivera Sun
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@backboneprog retweeted @RiveraSunAuthor
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Amy Morrison
Amy Morrison
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published Support Salmon, Orca, and a resilient, connected SE Washington
Amy Morrison
Amy Morrison
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published Creative Actions to Stop Extinction and Save Wild Salmon and Orca
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-04-15 08:18:00 -0700
How the far right is plotting to kill voting rights ‘behind the scenes’: journalist https://t.co/weInUAKvW6
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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Patagonia
Patagonia
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@backboneprog retweeted @patagonia
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-04-15 08:12:48 -0700
Cut the Defense Budget: Rep. Khanna on Bloated Pentagon Spending, Ending War in Yemen, UAE Arms Deal… https://t.co/bFvTWk8mK6
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-04-15 07:51:43 -0700
Advances mean all new US vehicles can be electric by 2035, study finds https://t.co/T3wizPAzVG
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-04-14 18:36:40 -0700
BB light projection on left... https://t.co/066r7KrhHI
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-04-14 15:58:15 -0700
Australian Military scandal developing. https://t.co/KBo7AxYNjd
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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Rivera Sun
Rivera Sun
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@backboneprog retweeted @RiveraSunAuthor
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