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Pictures! Backbone Campaign Weds PG

By dinazina
Sat Feb 18, 2006 at 06:28:46 AM PST
Section: Diary Topic: Building the base

The Backbone Campaign (those creative Libruls who parade the Giant Spine around Seattle) continues its good fight from Vashon Island, now in Civil Union with ProgressiveGovernment.org.

The "wedding" ceremony was most amusing, performed with music & theatrics, and one of the costumes by Moi. I have to admire my own handiwork...

The fundraiser brought in about $5K.

Lots of wedding pictures here:
http://www.costumegoddess.com/backbone/wedding.htm

More below...

I am excited to be considered an honorary vertebra after participating in two events, perhaps the tailbone, often overlooked but pleasingly quirky.

Good picture of Giant Spine in action:
http://www.costumegoddess.com/antiwar/3-19-05.htm

Organized by Backbone was the recent "Operation Homecoming" with speakers McDermott, Insley, and several peace activists:
http://www.costumegoddess.com/OPHomecoming/OH.htm
and last summer's "Downing Street Memo" event, also with McDermott.

Every event features something creative by the BB players.

The BB Campaign also have conference calls with political guests, and they give out "Golden Spine" awards. The first few went to Howard Dean, McDermott, Kucinich, Jim Hightower.

From their website:
"The aim of the Backbone Campaign is to transform the Democratic Party by sparking the strategic political engagement of progressives through a media-savvy, culturally rich and inclusive activist art project."

Show the Backbone Campaign some love! They deserve it.
http://backbonecampaign.org/

Thanks, Dina

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Pictures! Backbone Campaign Weds PG | 3 comments (3 topical)

for a man who is a man, and, as my neighbor says, has a bone in his back which you cannot pass your hand through!"

Henry David Thoreau, "Civil Disobedience"

To which I would add:

"O for a woman who is a woman, and, as my neighbor says, has a bone in her back which you cannot pass your hand through!"

by PCO3318 on Sat Feb 18, 2006 at 09:13:41 AM PST

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I love it!

and glad to be introduced to Progressive Government

"A better government is out there"

Yes!

by noemie maxwell on Sat Feb 18, 2006 at 11:24:51 AM PST

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One more--

"The subtle and deadly change of heart that might occur in you would be involved with the realization that a civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless."

--James Baldwin, "The Fire Next Time"

by PCO3318 on Sat Feb 18, 2006 at 01:52:32 PM PST

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