Over the last several days, the Backbone Campaign has been conducting marches, trainings and workshops in downtown Portland.Their aim is to demand accountability from elected leaders to follow the will of the people to end the war in Iraq.The methods used by the campaign involve direct action and creative protest. Antonia Juhasz, the author of "The Bush Agenda: Invading the World One Economy at a Time", spoke at one of the events. Antonia Juhasz with the Backbone campaign, spoke earlier this week in downtown Portland.The group has completed the Portland leg of their trip, but continue to tour around the country urging the democrats in Congress to QUOTE, "Get a backbone".More information can be found on the group's website at www-dot-backbonecampaign-dot-org.
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