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 race to save the world redirect
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published Race to Save the World - film screening & panel discussion
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-29 12:12:14 -0700
Investigation finds more deadly delays in cancer diagnosis and treatment at Washington state prisons… https://t.co/e3t9R8ym4Y
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Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader
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@backboneprog retweeted @RalphNader
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Ralph Nader
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-29 07:57:18 -0700
San Francisco rolls out a guaranteed income program giving artists $1,000 a month https://t.co/lYeftXR1dy
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-28 09:02:06 -0700
Tribes call on Biden, Congress to remove Snake River dams https://t.co/lpaxaZBxBh
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-27 16:14:44 -0700
Hey, Pike St Market fans! USA Today launched a Readers' Choice poll for the best public market. Vote for Pike Place… https://t.co/LJlI2q2suc
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vashondogboy
vashondogboy
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-26 11:56:32 -0700
John Lewis would march from Selma to Bessemer's Amazon fulfillment center | Opinion https://t.co/SJpGunBeOH
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-26 11:51:01 -0700
I just uploaded “Kens Slides-.mov” to #Vimeo: https://t.co/a7t0OMP5gw
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-25 23:20:35 -0700
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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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Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin
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@backboneprog retweeted @medeabenjamin
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Amy Morrison
Amy Morrison
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published Resources for Policymakers
Patagonia
Patagonia
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@backboneprog retweeted @patagonia
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-25 09:20:17 -0700
Carrying Guns in Public Is Not a Constitutional Right, Ninth Circuit Rules https://t.co/uHh9wUDI4C
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-25 08:18:20 -0700
Karen Wristen: B.C.’s salmon farmers had ample chance to discuss a sustainable future. They blew it https://t.co/Nel5KdzVpf
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