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The Backbone Campaign is a grassroots effort to embolden citizens and elected officials to stand up for progressive values. We are expanding the political dialogue by providing creative tools for citizens and the progressive movement. The backbone symbolizes an interlocking agenda, a coalition, and the personal courage necessary to fight for a future worthy of our children.
Spring Procession Tour:
Tempe, AZ - Feb. 26 - 28
Boulder, CO - March 5-8
Austin, TX - March 11-14
Gainesville, FL - March 19-21
Jacksonville, FL -March 18 & 22
Raleigh, NC -March 25-28
Baltimore, MD March 31
NEW YORK, NY - April 1-4
Providence, RI - April 15
Boston, MA - April 16-18
Rochester, NY - April 23-25
Chicago, IL- April 28-May 1
Tuesday, April 28 - DePaul University
Wednesday, April 29 - Little Village
Thursday, April 30 - Chicago RAN (TBA)
Friday, May 1 - MAY DAY march:
10am: Rally in Union Park (Ashland and Washington)
11:30am: March to Federal Plaza
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Please join Backbone Campaign, Ruckus Society and the Mosquito Fleet on beautiful Vashon Island, WA for five exciting days of creative tactics trainings, group camping, and connecting with seasoned and aspiring activists from around the nation, July 13-18th on Vashon Island, a 20 minute ferry ride from Seattle or Tacoma.
Cost: $100-300 sliding scale. More information and registration at LocalizeThis.org
A Plan to End the Wars07/03/2009 David Swanson
There are a million and one things that people can do to try to end the U.S. wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and to prevent new ones in Iran and elsewhere, as well as to close U.S. military bases in dozens of other nations around the world. Certain people are skilled at or interested in particular approaches, and nobody should be discouraged from contributing to the effort in their preferred ways. Far too often proposals to work for peace are needlessly framed as attacks on all strategies except one. But where new energy can be created or existing resources redirected, it is important that they go where most likely to succeed.
Waking from Madison's Nightmare
07/02/2009 David Swanson
The book I just read is in the running, in my estimation, for second-best text on how to undo the imperial presidency.
Declaration of Indictment
07/01/2009 David Swanson
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with a gang of lawless thugs and insist on the appointment of a special prosecutor to enforce the laws of the land even against those until recently holding the reins of Power, a decent respect to the opinions of humankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Prosecution.
Cheney's Top Torture Lawyers Now Work for Obama
06/29/2009 David Swanson
We've heard of John Yoo and Alberto Gonzales, and maybe even Jay Bybee. Some of us recall John Ashcroft, Michael Mukasey, and even David Addington. William Haynes, Stephen Bradbury, and Douglas Feith occasionally make the news. If I had any say about it all 40 of these facilitators of torture would be universally known -- plus the eight more that readers of this article will call to my attention and angrily accuse me of trying to cover for by only being aware of 40. I would also make universally known the fact that two of the worst now work for President Barack Obama.
Why Demand to Prosecute Torture Will Grow
06/25/2009 David Swanson
(Remarks at Torture Accountability Action Day rally in Washington, D.C., June 25, 2009 -- video of this and other speeches at AfterDowningStreet.org)
Rallies Around U.S. To Demand Accountability for Torture
06/22/2009 David Swanson
Thursday, June 25, 2009, has been designated Torture Accountability Action Day by a large coalition of human rights groups planning rallies and marches in major U.S. cities, including a rally in Washington, D.C.'s John Marshall Park at 11 a.m. followed by a noon march to the Justice Department where some participants will risk arrest in nonviolent protest if a special prosecutor for torture is not appointed.
What Bush Told Blair Could End the Wars
06/21/2009 David Swanson
The single most powerful, and yet largely ignored, document yet to emerge, might, now in 2009, finally, produce results. And, of course, it is our friends over in England who are, as always, two steps ahead of us.
Dear Friends,
I'm getting this out while impressions and numbers are fresh. The Spring '09 Procession for the Future tour was arguably our biggest success in the history of the Backbone Campaign. We have never so broadly achieved our mission of providing creative tools to the progressive movement than we did in the past 11 weeks.
On this 11,212 mile loop around the US we visited 16 cities, taught 24 workshops, organized 8 Processions, and provided imagery to 3 major demonstrations. We directly impacted over 850 participants and left silk screens, freeway banners, imagery and skills in our wake, all of which are bolstering the organizers and communities we touched, and in some places already earning media attention for their work.
Please take a look at our growing Flickr Slideshow. And check out the rest of our report here.
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