• Genghis John (An intro to Col. John R. Boyd who deeply influenced Chuck.)
• How Obama Won (An exploration of the "Motherhood and Mismatch" concept.)
• The Domestic Roots of Perpetual War (A landmark piece on the Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex.)

• Evolutionary Epistemology is Chucks reworking of Boyd's Destruction and Creation
  

Boyd's Discourse on Winning and Losing

1. Introduction and Conceptual Spiral
2. Patterns of Conflict
3. Organic Design for Command and Control
4. Strategic Game

Artful Activism - Strategy, Creative Tactics & Community Organizing Intensive Where: BEAUTIFUL Vashon Island, WA (20 min. Ferry from Seattle) When: August 14-21, 2011 Final Action on 21st Cost: Sliding scale $200-$400 for all 8 days (No one will be turned away for lack of funds*) Per day $25-$50 (suggested) All Camping, Trainings, and Food are included! (Bring a tent & sleeping bag.) REGISTER HERE TODAY! Contact Backbone Campaign if you have questions: 206.408.8058 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. * FYI - The real cost of camp for Backbone is over $350 per person. Please consider increasing your payment to $400 or more in order to help us cover the cost of scholarships. Skill Sharing & Building All Week Long! Grand Strategy & Creative Tactics Community Supported Organizer Skills Action Planning & Earned Media Anti-Foreclosure, Eviction Protection & Buy-back Strategies (by City Life-Vida Urbana of Boston) Organizing from a Human Rights Framework (by United Workers of Baltimore) NVDA, Tripod, Blockades Training Rappelling, Kayak Safety & Water-Based Tactics Giant Puppet & Banner Building Economic Democracy Strategies Drumming, Flash Mobs and More! Friends and Allies, Join us on our beautiful home base of Vashon Island for the third annual Localize this! Creative Tactics for Land and Sea Artful Action Camp. We had such a great time the past two years that we want to host another gathering of committed, action-oriented activists. This year we are honored to announce that we are expanding the program with the help of some of the most exciting community organizers working in the US today. This year, Camp will be held at the amazing Vashon Youth Hostel, which is within minutes of the beach where we hold the water-based trainings on Puget Sound. We'll be organizing kitchen & other volunteers, as everyone pitches in with camp chores. There are enough tent sites for hundreds and teepees for rent at extra cost. We are expecting 75-150 of our movement's finest (including you!) to make this part of their summer plans. For those who cannot attend the entire week, Please REGISTER anyway and indicate which days you plan to be there. Forward Together! Team Backbone Contact Backbone Campaign if you have questions: 206.408.8058 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. "The only war that matters is the war against the imagination All other wars are subsumed by it." ~ Diane di Prima

This camp is made possible by the generous support of the: Nathan Cummings Foundation, Puffin Foundation West, and others. Please Join them in supporting this movement building work. If you would like to support our camp scholarship fund, sponsor an activist or delegation from your town or organization Donate HERE or Contact Us. Partner with Us! If you would like your organization listed as a Partner, please call the Backbone Campaign office 206-408-8058 Last Year's Localize This! Action Camp came to an amazing finish with song and dance and almost 2 million views on Youtube. Angry at Target's donation of over $150K to Tom Emmer, a conservative candidate for Governor of Minnesota (one of the first donations under the infamous Citizens United case), the Backbone Campaign and Agit-Pop produced a flash mob at Localize This! that descended on the big box retailer and sang! "Target Ain't People". (Thank You to all those who performed and worked so hard to make camp and this awesome action successful. We hope to see you all again this year.) Team Backbone Photos from 2009 & 2010 below: Check out the strategic media coverage of our 2009 camp: Larger versions of slideshows from 2009 and 2010 camps:

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