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WOW! CBS News featured Backbone's Student Debt Ball & Chain icon on Sunday!
DC Doo-Occupy Training & Actions Continue to Pay Dividends for the Movement
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Footage of Backbone Campaign's recent Washington, DC Doo-Occupy action The March of the Student Debt Slaves was featured in Sunday morning's CBS story on the student debt crisis. Watch here.

CBS features Giant Debt BallWe can never guarantee you that our hard work will be rewarded by press coverage or victories. But we know that chance favors the prepared mind, that there is genius in being bold, and timing is everything. So we don't wait for funding to come through before we take action.

Our recent Doo-Occupy trainings and actions are a great example. Yesterday, footage was from one action was on CBS. The day after the training in DC, we held an eviction blockade and kept a family in their home. I believe that YOU value this about Backbone Campaign. So, PLEASE show your support for our work with a tax-deductible contribution today. Donate & become an official member HERE.
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Team Backbone is very proud to have provided another iconic image representing progressive values strong enough that it could penetrate the corporate dominated press. We couldn't have done any of this without collaboration with allies around the country. Diane Wittner, Roger Fulton, our guests helped us lift up this issue through our December 2011 podcast, resulting resource page. Our allies in DC helped make the DC Doo-Occupy trainings and actions possible. Now we are excited to continue to support the agitation of those stuck in the student debt bubble in order to bring them into the broader social movement for a new human rights based social contract.

HERE's what YOU can do:
Backbone is part of a national effort to organize a series of fun actions at commencements around the country
For more resources see http://OccupyGraduation.net, and contact our ally and organizer Kyle McCarthy of OccupyStudentDebt.com to learn how you can be part of this effort. Check out the Backbone Campaign's Student Debt Jubilee - Why Higher Education Ought to be Free podcast and resources page to learn more about this issue.

Ultimately, the debate we really need is have is not one about just reducing interest rates, or even restoring of basic consumer protections like bankruptcy. Fundamentally, the debate we deserve to have is about human rights, and the obligation of our government to side with the people, not the profiteers.

Please invest in Backbone Campaign by becoming a paying member TODAY!

In collaboration and gratitude,

Bill Moyer
Backbone Campaign
206-408-8058

Check out the amazing photos from this action HERE.
March of Student Debt Slaves - Doo-Occupy



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