Backbone.js Click Event Isn't Firing

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I have been trying to learn backbone.js, but I can't figure out why my click event isn't firing when I click the home link. What am I missing?

Backbone.js

var HomeView = Backbone.View.extend({
	el: $('.content'),
	
	events:{
    	"click #home": "animateNavigation"
    },
	initialize: function(){
		_.bindAll(this, 'displayTrips'); 
		
		// Add the model collections
		this.collection = new ModelList();
		this.collection.bind('add', this.displayTrips); // Collection event binder
	},
	animateNavigation: function(){
		alert('test');
		
		return false;
	},
	displayTrips: function(params){
		var items = params.get('data');
		
		//console.log(items);
		// All the logic for displaying the trips goes here
		//for(i = 0; i < items.length; i++){
			//console.log(items[i]);
		//}
	}
});

var home_view = new HomeView();

HTML

<div class="content">
	<div class="left">
		<ul>
			<li>
				<div class="nav_arrow"></div>					
				<a href="home" class="active" id="home">
					<img alt="Home" src="/assets/img/nav/left/star.png">
					<span>Home</span>
				</a>
			</li>
			<li>
				<a href="tropical" id="tropical">
					<img alt="Tropical" src="/assets/img/nav/left/fins_grey.png">
					<span>Tropical</span>
				</a>
			</li>
		</ul>
	</div>
</div>