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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.
We 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.
(Note: Old donate page should still work though menu links
will not. If you have difficulty making a donation, please call
the Backbone office at 206-408-8058.)
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.