Photo by Doug CalvinIMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:
Specific details for all these gigs appear below, and also at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html - Confirm with the venue, or call me at 412-877-6480...
March 28th & 29th - Cleveland Heights, OH
March 29th - Southfield, MI
March 30th - Westland, MI
March 31st - South Bend, IN
April 1st - Elkhart, IN
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Ontario with Joey Only!
April 3rd - Toronto, ON
April 4th - Peterborough, ON
April 5th - Guelph, ON
April 6th - Hamilton, ON
April 8th - Ottawa, ON
April 9th or 10th - ANY IDEAS? JOEY AND I ARE LOOKING TO FILL IN THESE DATES!!
April 11th - Belleville, ON
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April 16-18th - UALE CONFERENCE - Silver Spring, MD - http://uale.prometheuslabor.com/2009-conference - space still available at this exciting conference!
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April 24-27 Stop Blackwater Conference - Stockton, IL - http://www.noprivatearmies.org/take_action.html#Anchor-STOP-49575 VERY exciting conference!
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April 28th (tentative) - Effingham, IL concert for Heartland Human Services strikers of AFSCME Local 3494 out of Council 31
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April 30th - PITTSBURGH!
Details for these shows, as well as
May, June, July and beyond appear at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html
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MUSIC ON THE RADIO, ON THE PLANES!
Woo hoo! I had a 'double-header' on Democracy Now! http://democracynow.org - the best journalism being done in America today - Amy Goodman featured "War on the Workers" after their feature on the Employee Free Choice Act - and the day before she played "National Health Care Now!" in their feature on HR 676 - John Conyers' bill for national health care. Both songs appear on UNION MAID -
You can buy Union Maid and all my CDs at http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid - or call 1-800-BUY-MY-CD
"Hallelujah I'm a Bum/Business News," "How Much for the Life of a Miner?" and "Have You Been to Jail for Justice?" are all playing on AirTran, Southwest, and JetBlue flights... cool beans!
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March 26
Pittsburgh, PA
Hi there Folks
This will be a really short Fellow Travelers' Advisory... I'm leaving on Saturday for the midwest on this mini-tour in support of the Conn Selmer Strikers of UAW 364 - making brass instruments for Vincent Bach until they were driven from their jobs by corporate greed on April 1, 2006. In 2005 the company made a $63 million dollar profit, but that apparently wasn't enough to satisfy the corporoid bean-counters. If you have friends or relatives in Cleveland, Detroit, South Bend or Elkhart, IN - please forward them these dates!
I had a fabulous tour of Florida. Many thanks to Ward and Rebecca, Jack Fiorito, Joe Courter and Jenny Brown, Ken and Cee Cee, Stan Swart,John Maycumber, Candice Carter, Shelley and Matthew Clay-Robison, Sandra Parks, Stetson Kennedy, Allen Marcil, Terry Buckenmeyer, Frank Schulman, Bob and Patty Bender, Vicki Ryder, Alexis, Dave Cambest, Michael Stock, Kathy Schmitz, Amy Carol Webb and Brooke Bell, Brad in Sarasota, Martha Shunn, Arlene Sweeting, Wendyl Jay and Bill Bailey, and Laura Griffin. My husband was able to join me for the last ten days and I've posted pictures from this best-ever tour of Florida at http://www.flickr.com/photos/annefeeney/sets/72157615960829064/show/
Lake Worth Raging Grannies - Photo by Leonard BryantI'm booking the summer right now - better late than never! I'm planning on doing another NW tour in July ... looking for places to play between SF and Vancouver ... drop me a line with your ideas!
In this issue:
Four Seats Left!
National Health Care Now!
Pete Seeger is 90!
Archie Green, Rest in Peace
Family News
Birthdays
The Tour
Thanks for your support, and for taking a look at this email every month!
Anne
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STILL FOUR SEATS LEFT!
We can still take four more people on the 2009 Ireland tour. If you'd like to join a very lively and exciting group of activists on a tour of Galway, Dublin and Clare from August 25-September 3rd, drop me a line and I'll send you more information.
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NATIONAL HEALTH CARE NOW!!
HR 676 would institute a single payer health care system by expanding a
greatly improved Medicare system to everyone residing in the U. S.
HR 676 would cover every person for all necessary medical care including
prescription drugs, hospital, surgical, outpatient services, primary and
preventive care, emergency services, dental, mental health, home health,
physical therapy, rehabilitation (including for substance abuse), vision
care, hearing services including hearing aids, chiropractic, durable
medical equipment, palliative care, and long term care.
HR 676 ends deductibles and co-payments. HR 676 would save hundreds of
billions annually by eliminating the high overhead and profits of the
private health insurance industry and HMOs.
In the current Congress, HR 676 has 72 co-sponsors in addition to Conyers.
HR 676 has been endorsed by 499 union organizations in 49 states including
123 Central Labor Councils and Area Labor Federations and 39 state
AFL-CIO's (KY, PA, CT, OH, DE, ND, WA, SC, WY, VT, FL, WI, WV, SD, NC, MO, MN, ME, AR, MD-DC, TX, IA, AZ, TN, OR, GA, OK, KS, CO, IN, AL, CA, AK, MI, MT, NE, NY, NV & MA).
For further information, a list of union endorsers, or a sample
endorsement resolution, contact:
Kay Tillow
All Unions Committee For Single Payer Health Care--HR 676
c/o Nurses Professional Organization (NPO)
1169 Eastern Parkway, Suite 2218
Louisville, KY 40217
(502) 636 1551
Email: nursenpo@aol.com
http://unionsforsinglepayerHR676.org
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PETE SEEGER IS 90!
Not yet, but on May 3rd. And what an extravaganza is planned! Check out the lineup for his Madison Square Garden birthday concert at http://seeger90.com
I was thrilled to see my friends Larry Long and Tommy Sands included on the bill with so many luminaries. The NYC Labor Chorus will perform too. Since Pete and my sister Kathleen have a mutual birthday, she and I are making the splurge and attending this gala along with my niece, Kim Sever and her handsome son (my Grand-in-every-sense-of-the-word-Nephew) Casey Horne.
Visit http://www.nobelprize4pete.org/ and sign the petition for Pete Seeger to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. He certainly deserves it!
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Archie Green, Beloved Folklorist, Dies in California
One of the most pleasant mornings I've spent in years was at the San Francisco home of Archie Green when I interviewed him in conjunction with my review of "The Big Red Songbook." Archie and I had one of the liveliest and most spirited conversations of my lifetime. He was thoroughly charming, gracious and encyclopedic in his knowledge of folk music. Although we argued pretty extensively that morning, I found him a most convivial adversary and very much looked forward to another visit.
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/ArchieGreen.html
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Family News
I'm heartbroken to report that my dear and last aunt, Claire O'Connor, died on March 8th - International Women's Day - in Aiken, SC just 3 months short of her 90th birthday. I'll miss her terribly.
http://www.legacy.com/postgazette/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=125012540
My son Dan's blog is terrific. His link to a "linguistically amusing description" of the cable car ride in Quito at http://www.in-quito.com/teleferico-quito-ecuador/teleferico.htm is the funniest thing I've read in a long time. Read all of Dan's posts and check out the pictures of the Ecuadoran delicacy - smoked guinea pig (cuy) at http://www.balancingtheegg.blogspot.com/
Birthdays – Friends
Bette Jacobson, Mar 26 - Martha Shunn, Mar 27 - Guy Zahller, Apr 9 - David Rovics, Apr 10 - Joyce Kornbluh, Apr 16 - Joey Only. Apr 17 - Rosanna Lane and Karen Newman, Apr 19
and Family -
Mary Weldon, Mar 29th and Kelly Grefenstette, Mar 31st
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THE TOUR
Saturday, March 28th, 2009 7:30 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
UU Society of Cleveland
2728 Lancashire Road
Cleveland Heights, OH
216.932.1898
http://uusocietyofcleveland.tripod.com/index.html
Price: $10 suggested
Sunday, March 29th, 2009 10:45 AM
Music for Sunday Service
UU Society of Cleveland
2728 Lancashire Road
Cleveland Heights, OH
216.932.1898
http://uusocietyofcleveland.tripod.com/index.html
Price: all welcome
Sunday, March 29th, 2009 4:00 PM
Conn Selmer Strike Benefit Concert
Al Cholger and Maureen Sheehan's House
20996 Inkster Rd
Southfield, MI
248.631.8432
Price: $20
RSVPs: acholger@comcast.net
masheahan@aol.com
Or call: Al @ 248.631.8432
Maureen @ 248.376.5701
Monday, March 30th, 2009 7:00 PM
Women's History Month Concert
Westland Public Library
6123 Central City Parkway
Westland, MI 48185
734-326-6123
http://www.westland.lib.mi.us
Price: FREE
cheryl.napsha<@>westland.lib.mi.us is the contact. (major directions: Ford Road exit of 275; take Ford Road east, left on Central City Parkway)
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 7:00 PM
Benefit Concert for Conn Selmer Strikers - UAW 364
The New Gallery
805 & 807 Lincoln Way West
South Bend, IN 46616
574-807-2935
http://newgalleriesonlww.com/
Price: $10 suggested
your generous check payable to Food4Strikers will be most appreciated!
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 5:00 PM
Third Anniversary Reunion of Locked Out Conn-Selmer Workers!
McNaughton Park Pavilion
701 Arcade Ave
Elkhart, IN 46516
574-264-1591
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3386674426389672298&/
Price: donations
Ronald Czarnecki ronczarnecki@msn.com is the contact - Bring checks payable to Food4Strikers, or cash, or food
Friday, April 3rd, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and Joey Only's Big Ontario Tour
USWA Hall
25 Cecil Street
Toronto, ON
Canada
Price: $15 suggested
as always, no one is turned away!
Saturday, April 4th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and Joey Only
private party
Peterborough, ON
Canada
http://joeyonly.com
Sunday, April 5th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney & Joey Only
UU Congregation of Guelph
122 Harris at York
Guelph, ON
Canada
http://www.guelph-unitarians.com/guelph_unitarians/how_to_find_us.shtml
Monday, April 6th, 2009 9:00 PM
Wax Mannequin presents Anne Feeney and Joey Only
38 King William St
Hamilton , ON
Canada
http://joeyonly.com
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney & Joey Only
Presented by the Ottawa IWW
76 Murray St
Ottawa, ON
Canada
http://joeyonly.com
Saturday, April 11th, 2009 8:00 PM
THE TENANT ACTION GROUP, ONTARIO COALITION AGAINST POVERTY, PCAP, KCAP and GUTS present Anne Feeney and Joey Only
Ontario Common Front Consulta at location tba
225 Front Street
Belleville, ON
Canada
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
UALE Conference
National Labor College
10000 New Hampshire Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20903
http://uale.prometheuslabor.com/2009-conference
Friday, April 17th, 2009
UALE Conference
National Labor College
10000 New Hampshire Ave
Silver Spring, MD
http://uale.prometheuslabor.com/2009-conference
Saturday, April 18th, 2009
UALE Conference
National Labor College
10000 New Hampshire Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20903
http://uale.prometheuslabor.com/2009-conference
Saturday, April 18th, 2009 - 8PM
Tentative show in New Brunswick, NJ
details from kcfesq@aol.com
Friday, April 24th - Monday, April 27th 2009 8:00 PM
Stop Blackwater Conference
Unitarian Universalist Church of Stockton
219 North Pearl Street
Stockton, IL 61085
http://www.noprivatearmies.org/take_action.html#Anchor-STOP-49575
Price: see web page
A Catholic Worker and Clearwater Conference - With Keynote by Jeremy Scahill, Author of the NY Times Bestseller "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army." He is also a journalist with "The Nation" and with Democracy NOW!
We will also be joined by Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator or Voices for Creative Nonviolence and Diane Wilson, co-founder of CodePink and Texas Jail Project.org, along with Col. Ann Wright will be joining us for the conference on Saturday April 25th. more info:Dan@NoPrivateArmies.org or Mary@NoPrivateArmies.org
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 8:00 PM
Concert for the Lock Out Heartland Human Services Workers
tba
Effingham, IL
I need some details on this event! Is this going to happen or not?
In the meantime, send checks to:
AFSCME Council 31 Solidarity Fund
615 S. Second St.
P.O. Box 2328
Springfield, IL 62705
Thursday, April 30th, 2009 8:30 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church
416 W North Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412.877-6480
Price: $10-20 sliding
The Union Makes Us Strong! - photo by Leonard Bryant
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