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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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-02-18 09:34:39 -0800
Seattle has finally reached peak car, and only one other densely populated U.S. city has more cars per capita… https://t.co/ck3SsjsDV6

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog retweeted @RiveraSunAuthor
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-02-17 11:34:58 -0800
#StopLine3 in Milwaukee with Biden - watch the brief action video and get inspired. More solidarity actions are nee… https://t.co/Zsrfp1aaYy

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-02-17 11:07:03 -0800
Now call for a general strike till we get single payer health coverage for everyone, a $20 dollar per hour minimum… https://t.co/68NYAtMMg0

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-02-17 10:59:55 -0800
A Texas mayor resigned after telling people it was their own fault if they froze when power went out in the deadly… https://t.co/890fugJnyU

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-02-17 09:40:09 -0800
Rush Limbaugh, right-wing radio host and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, dead at 70 https://t.co/BieCyC9fUR

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-02-17 09:28:40 -0800
Euro Consumer Advocate Files Complaint Against TikTok Over Child Privacy https://t.co/rJ2rU0Cpnl

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-02-17 09:27:51 -0800
Arkansas' anti-BDS law violates the First Amendment, says court https://t.co/Uam9HmZTCu

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-02-17 09:20:42 -0800
Homeland Security officials scrap Trump-era union deal that could have stalled Biden's immigration policies… https://t.co/B0C4sJxksT

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog retweeted @RiveraSunAuthor
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@backboneprog retweeted @patagonia
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-02-16 06:44:35 -0800
Peak cabin: a fire-spotter's lonely vantage point in Washington state https://t.co/bRb6kyyzuF

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted. 2021-02-16 06:34:58 -0800
Revealed: Monsanto owner and US officials pressured Mexico to drop glyphosate ban https://t.co/wfSpHYKx9B

@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog tweeted.
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@backboneprog retweeted @RiveraSunAuthor
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@backboneprog retweeted
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@backboneprog retweeted @RiveraSunAuthor
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@backboneprog retweeted @RiveraSunAuthor
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