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Artful Activism with the Backbone Campaign

Amplifying the Voices and Visions of Youth

2020-10-01 16:00:00 2020-10-01 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Artful Activism with the Backbone Campaign Join Bill Moyer, co-founder of the Backbone Campaign, for discussion and demonstration of tools and strategies for nonviolent social change. Virtual Pierce County Library -

Thursday, October 01
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2020-10-01 16:00:00 2020-10-01 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Artful Activism with the Backbone Campaign Join Bill Moyer, co-founder of the Backbone Campaign, for discussion and demonstration of tools and strategies for nonviolent social change. Virtual Pierce County Library -

Join Bill Moyer, co-founder of the Backbone Campaign, for discussion and demonstration of tools and strategies for nonviolent social change.

Note- The library's virtual program is hosted on Zoom, an online platform. The event will be recorded and monitored by library staff. Only first names will be used.

Backbone Campaign co-founder Bill Moyer will give an overview of creative tools that get attention, drawing from Backbone’s 17 years of artful activism. Along the way, he’ll touch on concepts of grand strategy for nonviolent social change - identifying targets and allies, messaging, expanding alliances, increasing cohesion and deepening resolve. 

Bill will demonstrate tools youth can use to heighten message visibility – including freeway bannering, light projection, and the use of inflatables and other props. 

About the Trainer:

Bill Moyer considers himself a radical solutionary, addressing root problems with just, sustainable solutions. A fourth generation Washingtonian, Bill lives with his wife and daughter in the woods of Vashon Island, WA.  He co-founded and has directed the Backbone Campaign since 2004.  A leader in the theory and practice of artful activism, Backbone combines lessons of the performing arts with grand strategic principles from the Art of War to invigorate nonviolent social change. 

Bill and his Backbone colleagues have designed and produced hundreds of creative nonviolent protests and trained thousands of change agents across the country.  They introduced the world to kayaktivism during the sHellNo! campaign to stop Arctic drilling. Bill coauthored the book Solutionary Rail, a people-powered campaign to electrify America's railroads and open corridors to a clean energy future.  He is proud to provide this strategic tool for unifying Americans in otherwise divisive times.  As he says, our “No” is only as powerful as our “Yes” is compelling. 

Join Zoom program:

This is an event for teens. If you are a teen or a parent of a teen who would like to attend, please email virtualpcls@pierceceountylibrary.org

How do Zoom programs work?

  • Register for the program.
  • A few hours before the program you will receive an email from the Pierce County Library System with a Zoom link and phone login information.
  • When the Zoom program is scheduled to begin, log in and enjoy the program.
  • If you are having trouble logging into the program simply reply to the email you received with the Zoom login information and ask for help.
  • The Pierce County Library recommends using the latest version of Zoom, with all current updates. Check for the latest version by clicking here.
  • The Library System expects that all participants in Library virtual events and classes follow the Library Rules of Conduct. If an individual does not follow the Rules of Conduct, the library has the right to ask that individual to leave the virtual program.
  • If you have registered for the event and are having trouble accessing the event, please email VirtualPCLS@pcls.us.

Public Notice & Disclaimer

During this program, you may be using a third-party platform, Zoom, for the purpose of communication, collaboration, projects, etc. This service may collect some personally identifying information about you, such as name, username, email address, and password. This service will treat the information it collects about you pursuant to its own privacy policy, which can be found here:  Zoom Privacy Policy.

AGE GROUP: | Teens (13-18) |

EVENT TYPE: | Activities & Games |

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