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
Amy Morrison 3037.40sc

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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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-19 13:48:34 -0700
The true story of Michel Foucault's LSD trip that changed history https://t.co/46u4MfaHM0
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-19 12:50:56 -0700
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-19 12:24:41 -0700
Lara Trump-linked dog rescue charity spent $2m on Trump properties https://t.co/p2XddWbk8Q
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-19 12:13:01 -0700
Support Amazon Workers https://t.co/p0blQ6jdWq
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@backboneprog retweeted @patagonia
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-19 11:31:50 -0700
Trump's Washington hotel echoes to silence of missing Maga crowd https://t.co/5Y1YOrDBx4
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-19 11:23:04 -0700
Protecting for-profit drug producers over human lives in Brazil...
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-19 11:18:56 -0700
How many people aren’t returning for a second COVID-19 vaccine shot? Do people have a choice of vaccine?… https://t.co/X9Q902VHWe
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@backboneprog retweeted @medeabenjamin
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@backboneprog retweeted @RiveraSunAuthor
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@backboneprog retweeted @NicholsUprising
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@backboneprog retweeted @medeabenjamin
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-18 13:13:33 -0700
Today at 5pm https://t.co/1d2SNrU9gU
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-03-18 13:12:06 -0700
The Adolescent Redemption Project (TARP) seeks mercy for those who made mistakes when their brains were not fully d… https://t.co/MVSazRLuvQ
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Amy Morrison
Amy Morrison
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published From the Frontlines of Fossil Fuel Fights - Creative Activism Call, 3/23
Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin
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@backboneprog retweeted @medeabenjamin
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@backboneprog retweeted @patagonia
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@backboneprog retweeted @VandanaWhitney
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Amy Morrison
Amy Morrison
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published Electric Vehicles, Smart Growth, and Environmental Justice