If YOU also believe that bottom up resistance is necessary to wrestle our democracy back from pollution pushing profiteers, TAKE & SUPPORT ACTION Please pitch in to support our team of Backbone Brigadiers Doug Skove, Denise Henrickson, and Eric Ross in DC while Bill Moyer, Rod Tharp and others support solidarity actions in Pacific NW! Included in this email are a number of opportunities to join us on the streets in DC, and across Western Washington this month. See right hand column OR our NEW online action listing HERE. Contribute Online Today Send A Check To: Backbone Campaign P.O. Box 278 Vashon, WA 98070 Or see other ways to support our work below Calling all Backbone Brigadiers- Join us at the actions listed to the right to mobilize fabulous imagery like these pictured here & more! Donate Your Vehicle to be our latest addition to the fleet of BackboneMobiles! Could the newest addition to our small fleet of BackboneMobiles be your former family car? Backbone is growing, to help us meet the demand for creative, artful direct actions please donate today! Call 206-408-8058 Blood on Maples Painted Silk Art by Suzanna Leigh to Benefit Backbone: Beautiful art from wonderful and generous Vashon artist Suzanna Leigh is available for purchase at the Vashon Tea Shop or at her online store. ALL the proceeds from this show go to Backbone Campaign. Thank you Suzanna! Visit the show online HERE Celebrity Bartender Night at the Vashon Hardware Store: Schmooze with Backbone's very own Bill Moyer & John Sellers of Agit-Pop and The Other 98% for a special Celebrity Bartender Night at the Hardware Store Restaurant for Thirsty Thursday! Brought to you by Vashon Events.

Training Opportunity: Nonviolent Direct Action & Creative Tactics Training Sponsored by: Evergreen Geoduck Student Union Sunday 2/17 workshops at Evergreen in Olympia. Presented by Bill Moyer and Danielle. With march on State Capital on Monday 2/18 Learn more Action Opportunities Feb. 11 - Vashon Image prep for DC at Backbone HQ. Learn more Feb. 13 - Seattle Free tickets to first 10 Backbone volunteers for Exploring the Powder River Basin Coal-Train Proposals. Learn more Feb 14th- Olympia Hearing on Creating a State Investment Trust Learn more Feb. 15 -Seattle Seattle Overpass Light Brigade Learn more Feb. 17: Seattle - Stop Keystone Learn more Olympia - Confront Climate Crisis Learn more Washington, DC - Stop Keystone Learn more Olympia - NVDA & Creative Tactics Trainings at Evergreen Learn more Feb. 18 Olympia - Education Is A Human Right March on the WA State Capitol Learn more Feb. 19: Olympia - Environmental Lobby Day Learn more Bellingham - Fossil Fuel Divestment Learn more Feb. 21st: Vashon - Celebrity Bartender Night at the Hardware Store Learn more Feb. 22nd: 1st Ever National Network Strategy Conference Call Learn more