Backbone Meaningful Movies on Vashon
Vashon Theatre, 17723 Vashon Highway SW Vashon,WA
About Our Group:
“Our goal is to bring Islanders together through education and advocacy, using the power of social and environmental justice documentary films and discussion. We gather in a spirit of “We’re All in this Together” and by hearing the stories and learning the situations faced across the planet, we can support bold strokes toward social justice. This monthly community event is intended to educate, inspire, connect, and help Islanders rise up and champion effective, non‐violent solutions that will build a more peaceful and just world.”
Co-sponsoring organizations: Backbone Campaign, Island GreenTech, Vashon Theatre.
Screening Location:Vashon Theatre, 17723 Vashon Highway SW, Vashon, WA, 98070
Contact Email:amy@backbonecampaign.org
Our Upcoming Events
Our Past Events
0Backbone Meaningful Movies on VashonTuesday | 10/3/2023 | 6:00 PMVashon Theatre, 17723 Vashon Highway SW Vashon, WACovenant of the Salmon People
The Nez Perce is the oldest documented civilization in North America, with archaeological sites along Idaho's Salmon River dating back 16,500 years. The cornerstone of...
- Backbone Meaningful Movies on VashonTuesday | 4/28/2020 | 6:00 PMVashon Theatre, 17723 Vashon Highway SW Vashon, WA
CANCELLED: The Great American Lie
This film aims to expose social and economic immobility, viewed through the lens of our gendered values. "The Great American Lie," from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker...
- Backbone Meaningful Movies on VashonTuesday | 3/10/2020 | 6:00 PMVashon Theatre, 17723 Vashon Highway SW Vashon, WA
POSTPONED: Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins
This film tells the story of media firebrand Molly Ivins, six feet of Texas trouble who took on the Good Old Boy corruption wherever she...
- Backbone Meaningful Movies on VashonTuesday | 2/11/2020 | 6:00 PMVashon Theatre, 17723 Vashon Highway SW Vashon, WA
Blindspotting
Collin (Daveed Diggs) must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood...
- Backbone Meaningful Movies on VashonTuesday | 1/28/2020 | 6:00 PMVashon Theatre, 17723 Vashon Highway SW Vashon, WA
Soundtrack for a Revolution
This film tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music - the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in...
- Backbone Meaningful Movies on VashonTuesday | 8/6/2019 | 6:00 PMVashon Theatre, 17723 Vashon Highway SW Vashon, WA
The Nuns, the Priests, and the Bombs
Nuclear disarmament activists challenge the security and legality of America’s nuclear weapons when they break into two top-secret facilities: the “Fort Knox of Uranium” and a...
- Backbone Meaningful Movies on VashonTuesday | 7/9/2019 | 6:00 PMVashon Theatre, 17723 Vashon Highway SW Vashon, WA
Ancestral Waters
“Ancestral Waters” tells the story of the Puyallup Tribe who signed the Treaty of Medicine Creek in 1854. In exchange for ceding vast areas of...
- Backbone Meaningful Movies on VashonTuesday | 6/11/2019 | 6:00 PMVashon Theatre, 17723 Vashon Highway SW Vashon, WA
Dammed To Extinction
This much awaited documentary features the life's work of orca whale researcher Ken Balcomb and the beloved Puget Sound Southern Resident orca, of which only...
- Backbone Meaningful Movies on VashonTuesday | 5/14/2019 | 6:00 PMVashon Theatre, 17723 Vashon Highway SW Vashon, WA
This Is Home
What happens to Syrian refugees given haven in a western country? This striking suburban Baltimore set film paints a fascinating picture of the USA through...
