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Spokane Nighttime Light Visibility Tactics at Spokane Coal Hearing

We're Winning!

 

"All across the state people are protesting a proposed coal export

terminal"- KHQ

TV News Station

 

"Environmentalists and other opponents of the terminal,

many of whom were dressed in red T-shirts, dominated public

testimony before a crowd of about 400."- Spokesman

Review

 

If Earned Media is any indication of of where we stand in the fight for

climate and environmental justice and a sustainable future against coal

exports, than the tide has turned in favor of activists and the

communities we strive to protect. The coal export battle is truly being

fought in the court of public opinion. Giant-sized sympathetic visuals

conveying the values we stand for and what threatens them, and an

engaging experience that helped communities feel a sense of shared power

were all prominent in the earned mainstream media coverage in Spokane

that included two television spots and the front page on their local

paper. The iconic imagery resonates so well that those in a position to

decide the regulations and even the coal export proponents were enamored

with it, excited, and joyful as they took pictures of and with it. We're

grateful to our supporters through whose support we're able to make sure

this critical flank of the fight is present to amplify, inspire, and

build engagement. If you are long to be a part of vibrant community

working to bring the world in closer harmony with your values, than join

Backbone Campaign, our

allies, and collaborators to build a powerful progressive movement.

 

Special thanks is owed to Spokane

Coalition Builders, and Occupy Spokane whose

dedicated engagement in their community and continued collaboration have

helped to reinvigorate engagement in the NW. The Power Past Coal

Coalition and Sierra Club have dedicated a ton of resources and energy

to mobilize the community to speak out at the hearings, with many other

community members from across the state and beyond sharing their talents

and gifts to make Fossil Fuel Foolishness a thing of the past.

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Uploaded on October 14, 2013
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