Sunday, August 23, 2009
Good luck!
On Thursday, August 27th, workers at the Westland Public Library will vote on whether or not to affiliate with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). What better way to celebrate Labor Day than with newly won union representation. In Sweden almost nine in ten workers have a union. Unions represent professors, engineers, nurses, doctors, librarians, pilots. It works really well. If you want a voice in your work life - if you want dignity and respect on the job - if you want to be treated fairly, and you want the same for your colleagues - then you want a union. Good luck!
SEPTEMBER 2009 - Anne Feeney's Fellow Travelers' Advisory - VOLUME 5, #6
SEPTEMBER 2009 - Anne Feeney's Fellow Travelers' Advisory - VOLUME 5, #6
IN THIS ISSUE:
IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS
LABOR DAY & AFL-CIO COMES TO PITTSBURGH!
COME TO PITTSBURGH FOR THE G-20!
SING OUT FOR SINGLE PAYER FINANCIAL REPORT
FAMILY NEWS/BIRTHDAYS
THE TOUR
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IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:
PEORIA, IL
PITTSBURGH
CHICAGO
MIDWEST TOUR IN OCTOBER WITH DAVID ROVICS!
David Rovics http://davidrovics.com is a great friend and a wonderful writer... Amy Goodman calls him "the musical version of Democracy Now!" I'm thrilled to be touring the midwest with him in October. Be sure to tell your friends to come and see us. The schedule is below.
Details for my upcoming shows appear below and continuously update at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html
Kopparberg, Sweden
August 23rd
Hi All
If you've been to any of my shows you've probably heard me quip that I have no corporate sponsorship. It's more than a joke, though... It's absolutely and permanently true. My work is labor of love spread by word-of-mouth ... so PLEASE spread the word. If you don't tell your friends and relations that I'm headed to their town, they probably won't find out any other way.
This is also my monthly invitation to you to stay in touch with me. Let me know what you're up to. If you've got something going on that would interest my readers, let me know about that, too. If you'd like to see me perform in your hometown, or at your next event, get in touch. We'll figure out how to make it happen.
You can get my cds (and I hope that you will!) at http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid - you can also download single songs or whole albums there!
I'm leaving for Ireland tomorrow afternoon, so if I don't get back to you right away, be patient.
In solidarity
Anne
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LABOR DAY
Monday September 7th is Labor Day in the United States. The rest of the world honors labor on May 1st. But we do things differently from the rest of the world. Like our corporate-controlled health care system, we observe a corporate-controlled Labor Day weekend filled with shopportunities and blowout back-to-school sales. And both our health and the health of the labor movement suffer as a result. Very little goes on in the way of remembering the sacrifices and victories of the labor movement in the United States. Unfortunately, many of the Labor Day Parades held around the country are little more than excuses to have a picnic & get loaded.
I'm so excited to be welcoming the AFL-CIO to Pittsburgh for its national convention. My friend Rich Trumka will assume the responsibility of leading labor through the difficult times ahead. In a movement that celebrates great oratory - with fantastically inspiring speakers like Cecil Roberts, RoseAnn DeMoro and Leo Gerard - Rich Trumka stands alone. Millions of workers across the country have been encouraged, inspired and ennobled by his words. He will be a great spokesperson for labor. And God knows we need one. But we need a lot more than talk. We need bold leadership. This Labor Day I want to talk about the workers at Vincent Bach in Elkhart, Indiana.
Elkhart, Indiana is the brass instrument capital of North America. If you or anyone you know ever played a tuba, trumpet, trombone or horn it was almost certainly made at Vincent Bach in Elkhart. Generations of students and professionals alike have played these quality instruments. Big band leaders regularly stopped by to visit (and jam with) their colleagues at Vincent Bach. Eventually the predominantly musician board of directors was replaced by profiteers and bean counters and the company sold several times. In 2006 the company posted a $63 million profit.
So it was quite a shock to the workers when the company came to the table demanding dramatic pay cuts, concessions, and the end of many work rules that made working at Vincent Bach a career instead of a job. Many of these workers are second and third generation employees. Many had decades of service to the company when the ultimatum was presented. The 230 member of UAW 394 voted to strike on April 1, 2006.
photo (c) wsbt-tv
The company outsourced much of its production to China. They brought scabs into the plant. The strikers couldn't imagine how the company could afford to train scabs to make these instruments... but the Republican governor of Indiana appropriated almost $50,000 of tax dollars from the so-called "Skills Enhancement Fund" specifically to subsidize the training of the scabs, as part of a $1.1 million dollar package of taxpayer subsidies to this profitable union-busting corporate bad neighbor. The company engaged in multiple unfair labor practices, which the union filed charges on, but these take years to be adjudicated by the understaffed National Labor Relations Board.
In the meantime, the workers walked the picket line, and took their story to the community and to other unions. As the strike dragged on, those who could find other jobs and/or relocate did so. The remaining 130 workers were consigned to subsisting on $200 a week strike benefits. They were mostly folks with 20 or more years of service at Vincent Bach. Employment prospects at their age were slim to none. They hung tough, confident that the Labor Board would side with them and they would get their jobs back. Their options were limited by a number of factors. Unemployment in Elkhart is among the highest in the nation. There were no other jobs, and with real estate values tanking, moving wasn't a good option either.
On November 7, 2007 the scabs (no doubt at the company's behest) called for an election to decertify the United Auto Workers union. On Thursday, July 30th, 2009 an understaffed NLRB panel decertified the union, ending the strike. Part of the reason the union lost the election is because desperate strikers who liquidated their 401 (k) plans to survive during the strike were ruled inelegible to vote in the election! After 40 months of faithfully staffing the picket line, the loyal 130 workers of Vincent Bach/Conn Selmer have no union, no jobs, no benefits, and no recourse. That is just wrong.
$63 million dollars should have been enough profit for Vincent Bach. I believe that if Vincent Bach were locally owned, it undoubtedly would have been enough profit. Vincent Bach's profits didn't stay in Elkhart, or Indiana, and probably not even in the United States. The people making money from the work done in Elkhart don't give a rat's ass about Elkhart, Indiana - they don't give a rat's ass about anyone but themselves. We need to regulate corporate acqusitions more closely to stop this "race to the bottom."
The Vincent Bach plant is still operating, but the jobs there are no longer living wage jobs. Over 100 good workers left Elkhart during the strike... stranding elders, depleting the tax base, driving down property values as they sold quickly to relocate. The overburdened taxpayers of Elkhart will face more cuts to social services, more deterioration of the infrastructure, increased demand for social services. And Vincent Bach pays absolutely nothing in reparations for the damage they have done to this community. This kind of tragedy has been played out countless thousands of times in the United States. I've been an eyewitness to a lot of it. It's got to stop.
This Labor Day, we must commit ourselves to standing up for good, living wage jobs in this country, and around the world. We must rein in these greedy multinational corporations that ruthlessly shift capital around the globe (often with taxpayer subsidies), pillaging the planet and exploiting the poorest, weakest and most desperate among us. We can, and must, do better. Our parents and grandparents missed meals, risked (and sometimes sacrificed) their lives to bring us an 8 hour day, vacations, paid sick days, pensions, seniority, safety regulations, grievance procedures and the right to organize. These past few decades we have been spendthrift children - squandering this sacred inheritance in the name of "cooperation," "flexibility" and "teamwork." We must do better. This legacy, and what we can add to it, belongs to future generations.
(This Labor Day message is gratefully offered in tribute to the sacrifices and devotion of the members of UAW 394 - especially Don Wagner, Deneen Siegler, Ron Czarnecki... and the workers of Boilermakers 484, AFSCME 3494, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, United American Nurses, the Charleston Five, UE Republic Workers, UAW 174 at Hercules Drawn Steel, Local 459 OPEIU Nurses, AK Strikers, Delphi workers, Staley workers, Frontier Casino Strikers, and millions more who have struggled against this monstrous corporate greed.)
And a Labor Day salute to Kay Tillow, Jerry Tucker, David Newby, Shelley Kessler, Paul Bigman, Jeff Crosby, Turner Wright, Dave Johnson, John David, Rosemary Trump, Amy Newell, Ron Kaminkow, Barb Ingalls, Brian McWilliams, Angaza Laughinghouse, Karen Newman, Barbara Byrd, Dexter Arnold, Laura Griffin, Stan Swart, Mike Matejka, Amy Niehouse, David Elsila, Charlie McCollester, Rose Feurer, Nathanette Mayo, Judy Ancel, Robin Alexander, Henry Nicholas, Nick Molnar, Betsy Pernotto, Larry Daves, Ed Sadlowski (the elder and the younger!) and Julius Margolin (safe journey, dear comrade) for your tireless work for working people.
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COME TO PITTSBURGH FOR THE G-20!!
Looks like the first amendment isn't repealed in Pittsburgh after all!
Pittsburgh will be a very happening place in the month of September. Beginning with the pre-AFL-CIO conferences on the 10th and running through the G-20 (September 24th & 25th) there will be lots of action - teach-ins, demonstrations, marches, concerts, direct action and more.
Thanks to a grant from the Hen Foundation, I'll be presenting some cultural activities ... Look for the Coop D'Etat logo that Julie just made for me.
http://www.g20media.org/sectors is a great list of the activities planned in my hometown. Come join us!
I was disgusted to see that Channel 11 has a "What is the G20?" story on their website and I'd bet my bottom dollar they just printed up a G20 press release and ran it as "news." What crap. Leave them a comment at:
http://www.wpxi.com/politics/20429438/detail.html
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SING OUT FOR SINGLE PAYER FINANCIAL REPORT
Citizens Band with Jason Luckett in Bellingham - July 27th
Expenses
Payroll: $17,000 (197 performances)
Rental Car: 2,825
Travel: 835
Hotels: 191
Meals: 984
Supplies:
Tee Shirts 1,690
Car Signs
+ shipping 284
Office 120
Sound Syst 800
Banner Frame 42
Buttons 200
Shipping 58
Fuel 522
Total $25,551
INCOME:
Donations & Grants:
prior to 7/1 $15,818
Los Angeles -
LaJolla 600
Santa Cruz 500
El Cerrito 100
Ashland 1,000
Bend -
Florence 300
OCF -
Corvallis -
Coos Bay -
Newport 150
Yachats 200
Eugene 300
Portland 300
McMinnville 200
Astoria 300
Vancouver 125
Olympia -125
Port Angeles -
Seattle 2,145
Tacoma -
Bellingham 200
Income Subtotal $22,133
post 7/1 2,253
Total Income $24,386
Shortfall 1,165
By folk musicians' standards, this was a howling success! To have this much fun and do this much great work and only have it cost me $1165 ... pretty fantastic. I know that I haven't written to the folks who mailed checks to me. I just had no time at all before I left for the tour, and I came straight to Sweden afterward. I hope I have time to write to each of you and thank you for your generous support of this amazing Road Show.
I hear that we were instrumental in inspiring the Mad As Hell Doctors' Road Show http://www.madashelldoctors.com/, leaving from Oregon for Washington, DC on September 8th
I hear we may have inspired a Senate campaign.
I hear we raised enough money in Portland to finance a radio advertising campaign for single payer.
I know we have more than 60 musicians traveling the country now who know how vital this issue as and they're talking about it at their shows.
I know that thousands of people took literature to educate themselves and their neighbors.
I know we raised thousands of dollars for our host communities.
It couldn't have happened without your help. You're fantastic!
I extend my profound gratitude to all of you who made this happen...
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FAMILY NEWS/BIRTHDAYS
My wonderful friend Faith Petric will be 94 on September 13th. Many of you already know this indefatigable "Fort Knox of Folk Music." You can watch her sing "I Wanna Be a Dog" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12pW6LfQJEo You can send her a birthday card at:
Faith Petric
885 Clayton Stret
San Francisco, CA 94117
My son Dan got a nice break after studying for and taking the DC Bar Exam. He and Monique got to go to the Greek Islands for her brother's romantic 'destination' wedding. He keeps a terrific blog at http://balancingtheegg.blogspot.com/
My long-lost cousin Debbie Metcalfe Humphrey had a great visit with my sister Kathleen in New Jersey. It's great to be back in touch with her.
My sister and her daughter Kimberly, and Kim's son Casey have decided to come spend Christmas in Sweden with me and Julie! I'm so excited.
And in January, Julie and I will visit Dan and Monique in Ecuador! Cool beans.
My dear friend Julius Margolin celebrated his 93rd birthday in hospice care. Julius was stealing every heart at the nursing home, but he wanted to go home from the nursing home. Now he's back in his apartment in Manhattan, surrounded by friends. He sent our pal George Mann out to buy him a sixpack the night before last. I hope you'll make time to send him a card at:
Julius Margolin
PO BOX 697
New York, NY 10033
Birthdays - Friends
Windy Cooler-Stith, Aug 28th - Kris Deelane, Sep 12th, Faith Petric, Sep 13, 1915 - Danny Donnelly also Sep 13th - Tod Faller, Sep 14th -
Birthdays - Family
Jonas Engström, Aug 31 - Amy Sue Berlin, Sep 1st - Christina Mumphrey, Sep 3rd - Mary Grefenstette, Sep 11th - Mardy Weber McCahill, Sep 21st (60!) - Kay McCahill Mumphrey, Sep 25th, Charlie Warren, Sep 27 (3!)
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THE TOUR
(always check with the contact people or call me at 412-877-6480 before heading off to the gig... I do my best to keep my schedule current at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html ... but things change...)
Monday, September 7th, 2009 2:00 PM
Labor Day in Peoria!!
Riverfront Festival Park
Peoria, IL
n.paul9154(@)sbcglobal.net is the contact
Labor Day Picnic and Parade begins in front of the Fire Station on Monroe Street, and it ends at the Riverfront Festival Park. In 2008, the parade consisted of over 100 entries of various trade unions, etc. The picnic festivities run from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Festival Park, and feature live music, beer garden and food vendors
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 7:30 PM
Sing Out for Single Payer Road Show!
Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church
416 W North Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412.877-6480
http://www.unitedforsinglepayer.org/multimedia/Anne%20Feeney%20Concert%207-25-09-H.264%20300Kbps%20Streaming.mov
Price: $10-20 suggested
I'm rounding up as many members of the tour as I can to give you a sample of the fabulous show that we took from San Diego to Bellingham over 26 days in July!
Sunday, September 20th, 2009 8:00 PM
Roy Zimmerman and Anne Feeney in Concert!
Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church
416 W North Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412.877-6480
http://royzimmerman.com
Price: $10-20 suggested
Join me as I welcome the pre-eminent political satirist of our time to Pittsburgh. Roy is the author of "Defenders of Marriage," "Creation Science 101," and dozens of other hard-hitting and hilarious songs. Don't miss this show! Come after the huge march for jobs!
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 8:00 PM
IBEW conference
Adams Mark Holiday Inn
Chicago, IL
Price: members only
darlene johnson is the contact... 630-434-1683
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
details tba
Chicago, IL
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 6:00 PM
Eugene Debs Annual Award Dinner
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
http://eugenevdebs.com/pages/announ.htm
Sunday, October 4th, 2009 10:30 AM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics at UU Service
Tentative - All Souls
Indianapolis, IN
Sunday, October 4th, 2009 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
probably at the IMC
Champaign, IL
jrbarret@uiuc.edu is the contact
Monday, October 5th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tentative
Bloomington/Normal, IL
mike matejka is the contact
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics on Campus and in Concert
Western Illinois University (tentative)
Macomb, IL
lj-barr(@)wiu.edu Lisa Barr is the contact
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Quad Cities area
Chris Dunn is the contact crisplydone(@)hotmail.com
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Dubuque, IA
(563) 584-9300
for more information contact Art Roche rocheart3@msn.com or phone Mary Moody at the number above.
Friday, October 9th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tentative
Des Moines, IA
Saturday, October 10th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics
The Art Center
228 East Fifth Street
Winona, MN 55987
507-453-9959
Price: $15 suggested
Polly Gower is the contact pollygower(@)hotmail.com
Sunday, October 11th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Minneapolis, MN
Colleen Rowley
rowleyclan(@)earthlink.net and Larry
Olds 612-722-3442, lolds(@)popednews.org are the contacts...
Monday, October 12th, 2009 8:00 AM
Anne Feeney
Women's Breakfast or Lunch (tentative)
Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
Goodman Center
Madison , WI
matt and john peck are working on this show
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Rockford, IL
David Stocker is the contact
Thursday, October 15th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
DeKalb , IL
td0raf1(@)wpo.cso.niu.edu Rose Feurer is the contact
Friday, October 16th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba - University of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
Greta Pennell gpennell@uindy.edu is the contact
Saturday, October 17th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics on Tour in the Midwest
AVAILABLE
call me at 412-877-6480 or email me at anne@annefeeney.com if you have any ideas for this lovely Saturday night!
Sunday, October 18th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Lafayette, IN
Harry Targ targ@purdue.edu is the contact
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 7:00 PM
David Rovics and Anne Feeney in Concert
tba
Columbus, OH
bruce bostick and victoria parks are looking into this date for us!
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Cincinnati, OH
mfwood(@)fuse.net Maureen Wood is the contact
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Lexington, KY
Janet Tucker is the contact...
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
St John's Day Center
700 E Muhammad Ali Blvd
Louisville, KY 40202
dos4@insightbb.com - for more information
Saturday, October 24th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics
Charleston, WV
plantandgnome(@)verizon.net - Chris Higgins is the contact
Sunday, October 25th, 2009 10:00 AM
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
520 Kanawha Blvd W
Charleston, WV
304-345-5042
Price: all welcome
chris@plantandgnome is the host
Sunday, October 25th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Pittsburgh, PA
any ideas, folks?
Anne Feeney
http://annefeeney.com
http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid - Buy CDs!
412-877-6480 (cell)
"Anne Feeney is the greatest labor singer in North America." -- Utah Phillips
IN THIS ISSUE:
IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS
LABOR DAY & AFL-CIO COMES TO PITTSBURGH!
COME TO PITTSBURGH FOR THE G-20!
SING OUT FOR SINGLE PAYER FINANCIAL REPORT
FAMILY NEWS/BIRTHDAYS
THE TOUR
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IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:
PEORIA, IL
PITTSBURGH
CHICAGO
MIDWEST TOUR IN OCTOBER WITH DAVID ROVICS!
David Rovics http://davidrovics.com is a great friend and a wonderful writer... Amy Goodman calls him "the musical version of Democracy Now!" I'm thrilled to be touring the midwest with him in October. Be sure to tell your friends to come and see us. The schedule is below.
Details for my upcoming shows appear below and continuously update at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html
Kopparberg, Sweden
August 23rd
Hi All
If you've been to any of my shows you've probably heard me quip that I have no corporate sponsorship. It's more than a joke, though... It's absolutely and permanently true. My work is labor of love spread by word-of-mouth ... so PLEASE spread the word. If you don't tell your friends and relations that I'm headed to their town, they probably won't find out any other way.
This is also my monthly invitation to you to stay in touch with me. Let me know what you're up to. If you've got something going on that would interest my readers, let me know about that, too. If you'd like to see me perform in your hometown, or at your next event, get in touch. We'll figure out how to make it happen.
You can get my cds (and I hope that you will!) at http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid - you can also download single songs or whole albums there!
I'm leaving for Ireland tomorrow afternoon, so if I don't get back to you right away, be patient.
In solidarity
Anne
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LABOR DAY
Monday September 7th is Labor Day in the United States. The rest of the world honors labor on May 1st. But we do things differently from the rest of the world. Like our corporate-controlled health care system, we observe a corporate-controlled Labor Day weekend filled with shopportunities and blowout back-to-school sales. And both our health and the health of the labor movement suffer as a result. Very little goes on in the way of remembering the sacrifices and victories of the labor movement in the United States. Unfortunately, many of the Labor Day Parades held around the country are little more than excuses to have a picnic & get loaded.
I'm so excited to be welcoming the AFL-CIO to Pittsburgh for its national convention. My friend Rich Trumka will assume the responsibility of leading labor through the difficult times ahead. In a movement that celebrates great oratory - with fantastically inspiring speakers like Cecil Roberts, RoseAnn DeMoro and Leo Gerard - Rich Trumka stands alone. Millions of workers across the country have been encouraged, inspired and ennobled by his words. He will be a great spokesperson for labor. And God knows we need one. But we need a lot more than talk. We need bold leadership. This Labor Day I want to talk about the workers at Vincent Bach in Elkhart, Indiana.
Elkhart, Indiana is the brass instrument capital of North America. If you or anyone you know ever played a tuba, trumpet, trombone or horn it was almost certainly made at Vincent Bach in Elkhart. Generations of students and professionals alike have played these quality instruments. Big band leaders regularly stopped by to visit (and jam with) their colleagues at Vincent Bach. Eventually the predominantly musician board of directors was replaced by profiteers and bean counters and the company sold several times. In 2006 the company posted a $63 million profit.
So it was quite a shock to the workers when the company came to the table demanding dramatic pay cuts, concessions, and the end of many work rules that made working at Vincent Bach a career instead of a job. Many of these workers are second and third generation employees. Many had decades of service to the company when the ultimatum was presented. The 230 member of UAW 394 voted to strike on April 1, 2006.
photo (c) wsbt-tv
The company outsourced much of its production to China. They brought scabs into the plant. The strikers couldn't imagine how the company could afford to train scabs to make these instruments... but the Republican governor of Indiana appropriated almost $50,000 of tax dollars from the so-called "Skills Enhancement Fund" specifically to subsidize the training of the scabs, as part of a $1.1 million dollar package of taxpayer subsidies to this profitable union-busting corporate bad neighbor. The company engaged in multiple unfair labor practices, which the union filed charges on, but these take years to be adjudicated by the understaffed National Labor Relations Board.
In the meantime, the workers walked the picket line, and took their story to the community and to other unions. As the strike dragged on, those who could find other jobs and/or relocate did so. The remaining 130 workers were consigned to subsisting on $200 a week strike benefits. They were mostly folks with 20 or more years of service at Vincent Bach. Employment prospects at their age were slim to none. They hung tough, confident that the Labor Board would side with them and they would get their jobs back. Their options were limited by a number of factors. Unemployment in Elkhart is among the highest in the nation. There were no other jobs, and with real estate values tanking, moving wasn't a good option either.
On November 7, 2007 the scabs (no doubt at the company's behest) called for an election to decertify the United Auto Workers union. On Thursday, July 30th, 2009 an understaffed NLRB panel decertified the union, ending the strike. Part of the reason the union lost the election is because desperate strikers who liquidated their 401 (k) plans to survive during the strike were ruled inelegible to vote in the election! After 40 months of faithfully staffing the picket line, the loyal 130 workers of Vincent Bach/Conn Selmer have no union, no jobs, no benefits, and no recourse. That is just wrong.
$63 million dollars should have been enough profit for Vincent Bach. I believe that if Vincent Bach were locally owned, it undoubtedly would have been enough profit. Vincent Bach's profits didn't stay in Elkhart, or Indiana, and probably not even in the United States. The people making money from the work done in Elkhart don't give a rat's ass about Elkhart, Indiana - they don't give a rat's ass about anyone but themselves. We need to regulate corporate acqusitions more closely to stop this "race to the bottom."
The Vincent Bach plant is still operating, but the jobs there are no longer living wage jobs. Over 100 good workers left Elkhart during the strike... stranding elders, depleting the tax base, driving down property values as they sold quickly to relocate. The overburdened taxpayers of Elkhart will face more cuts to social services, more deterioration of the infrastructure, increased demand for social services. And Vincent Bach pays absolutely nothing in reparations for the damage they have done to this community. This kind of tragedy has been played out countless thousands of times in the United States. I've been an eyewitness to a lot of it. It's got to stop.
This Labor Day, we must commit ourselves to standing up for good, living wage jobs in this country, and around the world. We must rein in these greedy multinational corporations that ruthlessly shift capital around the globe (often with taxpayer subsidies), pillaging the planet and exploiting the poorest, weakest and most desperate among us. We can, and must, do better. Our parents and grandparents missed meals, risked (and sometimes sacrificed) their lives to bring us an 8 hour day, vacations, paid sick days, pensions, seniority, safety regulations, grievance procedures and the right to organize. These past few decades we have been spendthrift children - squandering this sacred inheritance in the name of "cooperation," "flexibility" and "teamwork." We must do better. This legacy, and what we can add to it, belongs to future generations.
(This Labor Day message is gratefully offered in tribute to the sacrifices and devotion of the members of UAW 394 - especially Don Wagner, Deneen Siegler, Ron Czarnecki... and the workers of Boilermakers 484, AFSCME 3494, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, United American Nurses, the Charleston Five, UE Republic Workers, UAW 174 at Hercules Drawn Steel, Local 459 OPEIU Nurses, AK Strikers, Delphi workers, Staley workers, Frontier Casino Strikers, and millions more who have struggled against this monstrous corporate greed.)
And a Labor Day salute to Kay Tillow, Jerry Tucker, David Newby, Shelley Kessler, Paul Bigman, Jeff Crosby, Turner Wright, Dave Johnson, John David, Rosemary Trump, Amy Newell, Ron Kaminkow, Barb Ingalls, Brian McWilliams, Angaza Laughinghouse, Karen Newman, Barbara Byrd, Dexter Arnold, Laura Griffin, Stan Swart, Mike Matejka, Amy Niehouse, David Elsila, Charlie McCollester, Rose Feurer, Nathanette Mayo, Judy Ancel, Robin Alexander, Henry Nicholas, Nick Molnar, Betsy Pernotto, Larry Daves, Ed Sadlowski (the elder and the younger!) and Julius Margolin (safe journey, dear comrade) for your tireless work for working people.
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COME TO PITTSBURGH FOR THE G-20!!
Looks like the first amendment isn't repealed in Pittsburgh after all!
Pittsburgh will be a very happening place in the month of September. Beginning with the pre-AFL-CIO conferences on the 10th and running through the G-20 (September 24th & 25th) there will be lots of action - teach-ins, demonstrations, marches, concerts, direct action and more.
Thanks to a grant from the Hen Foundation, I'll be presenting some cultural activities ... Look for the Coop D'Etat logo that Julie just made for me.
http://www.g20media.org/sectors is a great list of the activities planned in my hometown. Come join us!
I was disgusted to see that Channel 11 has a "What is the G20?" story on their website and I'd bet my bottom dollar they just printed up a G20 press release and ran it as "news." What crap. Leave them a comment at:
http://www.wpxi.com/politics/20429438/detail.html
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SING OUT FOR SINGLE PAYER FINANCIAL REPORT
Citizens Band with Jason Luckett in Bellingham - July 27th
Expenses
Payroll: $17,000 (197 performances)
Rental Car: 2,825
Travel: 835
Hotels: 191
Meals: 984
Supplies:
Tee Shirts 1,690
Car Signs
+ shipping 284
Office 120
Sound Syst 800
Banner Frame 42
Buttons 200
Shipping 58
Fuel 522
Total $25,551
INCOME:
Donations & Grants:
prior to 7/1 $15,818
Los Angeles -
LaJolla 600
Santa Cruz 500
El Cerrito 100
Ashland 1,000
Bend -
Florence 300
OCF -
Corvallis -
Coos Bay -
Newport 150
Yachats 200
Eugene 300
Portland 300
McMinnville 200
Astoria 300
Vancouver 125
Olympia -125
Port Angeles -
Seattle 2,145
Tacoma -
Bellingham 200
Income Subtotal $22,133
post 7/1 2,253
Total Income $24,386
Shortfall 1,165
By folk musicians' standards, this was a howling success! To have this much fun and do this much great work and only have it cost me $1165 ... pretty fantastic. I know that I haven't written to the folks who mailed checks to me. I just had no time at all before I left for the tour, and I came straight to Sweden afterward. I hope I have time to write to each of you and thank you for your generous support of this amazing Road Show.
I hear that we were instrumental in inspiring the Mad As Hell Doctors' Road Show http://www.madashelldoctors.com/, leaving from Oregon for Washington, DC on September 8th
I hear we may have inspired a Senate campaign.
I hear we raised enough money in Portland to finance a radio advertising campaign for single payer.
I know we have more than 60 musicians traveling the country now who know how vital this issue as and they're talking about it at their shows.
I know that thousands of people took literature to educate themselves and their neighbors.
I know we raised thousands of dollars for our host communities.
It couldn't have happened without your help. You're fantastic!
I extend my profound gratitude to all of you who made this happen...
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FAMILY NEWS/BIRTHDAYS
My wonderful friend Faith Petric will be 94 on September 13th. Many of you already know this indefatigable "Fort Knox of Folk Music." You can watch her sing "I Wanna Be a Dog" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12pW6LfQJEo You can send her a birthday card at:
Faith Petric
885 Clayton Stret
San Francisco, CA 94117
My son Dan got a nice break after studying for and taking the DC Bar Exam. He and Monique got to go to the Greek Islands for her brother's romantic 'destination' wedding. He keeps a terrific blog at http://balancingtheegg.blogspot.com/
My long-lost cousin Debbie Metcalfe Humphrey had a great visit with my sister Kathleen in New Jersey. It's great to be back in touch with her.
My sister and her daughter Kimberly, and Kim's son Casey have decided to come spend Christmas in Sweden with me and Julie! I'm so excited.
And in January, Julie and I will visit Dan and Monique in Ecuador! Cool beans.
My dear friend Julius Margolin celebrated his 93rd birthday in hospice care. Julius was stealing every heart at the nursing home, but he wanted to go home from the nursing home. Now he's back in his apartment in Manhattan, surrounded by friends. He sent our pal George Mann out to buy him a sixpack the night before last. I hope you'll make time to send him a card at:
Julius Margolin
PO BOX 697
New York, NY 10033
Birthdays - Friends
Windy Cooler-Stith, Aug 28th - Kris Deelane, Sep 12th, Faith Petric, Sep 13, 1915 - Danny Donnelly also Sep 13th - Tod Faller, Sep 14th -
Birthdays - Family
Jonas Engström, Aug 31 - Amy Sue Berlin, Sep 1st - Christina Mumphrey, Sep 3rd - Mary Grefenstette, Sep 11th - Mardy Weber McCahill, Sep 21st (60!) - Kay McCahill Mumphrey, Sep 25th, Charlie Warren, Sep 27 (3!)
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THE TOUR
(always check with the contact people or call me at 412-877-6480 before heading off to the gig... I do my best to keep my schedule current at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html ... but things change...)
Monday, September 7th, 2009 2:00 PM
Labor Day in Peoria!!
Riverfront Festival Park
Peoria, IL
n.paul9154(@)sbcglobal.net is the contact
Labor Day Picnic and Parade begins in front of the Fire Station on Monroe Street, and it ends at the Riverfront Festival Park. In 2008, the parade consisted of over 100 entries of various trade unions, etc. The picnic festivities run from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Festival Park, and feature live music, beer garden and food vendors
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 7:30 PM
Sing Out for Single Payer Road Show!
Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church
416 W North Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412.877-6480
http://www.unitedforsinglepayer.org/multimedia/Anne%20Feeney%20Concert%207-25-09-H.264%20300Kbps%20Streaming.mov
Price: $10-20 suggested
I'm rounding up as many members of the tour as I can to give you a sample of the fabulous show that we took from San Diego to Bellingham over 26 days in July!
Sunday, September 20th, 2009 8:00 PM
Roy Zimmerman and Anne Feeney in Concert!
Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church
416 W North Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412.877-6480
http://royzimmerman.com
Price: $10-20 suggested
Join me as I welcome the pre-eminent political satirist of our time to Pittsburgh. Roy is the author of "Defenders of Marriage," "Creation Science 101," and dozens of other hard-hitting and hilarious songs. Don't miss this show! Come after the huge march for jobs!
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 8:00 PM
IBEW conference
Adams Mark Holiday Inn
Chicago, IL
Price: members only
darlene johnson is the contact... 630-434-1683
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
details tba
Chicago, IL
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 6:00 PM
Eugene Debs Annual Award Dinner
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
http://eugenevdebs.com/pages/announ.htm
Sunday, October 4th, 2009 10:30 AM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics at UU Service
Tentative - All Souls
Indianapolis, IN
Sunday, October 4th, 2009 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
probably at the IMC
Champaign, IL
jrbarret@uiuc.edu is the contact
Monday, October 5th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tentative
Bloomington/Normal, IL
mike matejka is the contact
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics on Campus and in Concert
Western Illinois University (tentative)
Macomb, IL
lj-barr(@)wiu.edu Lisa Barr is the contact
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Quad Cities area
Chris Dunn is the contact crisplydone(@)hotmail.com
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Dubuque, IA
(563) 584-9300
for more information contact Art Roche rocheart3@msn.com or phone Mary Moody at the number above.
Friday, October 9th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tentative
Des Moines, IA
Saturday, October 10th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics
The Art Center
228 East Fifth Street
Winona, MN 55987
507-453-9959
Price: $15 suggested
Polly Gower is the contact pollygower(@)hotmail.com
Sunday, October 11th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Minneapolis, MN
Colleen Rowley
rowleyclan(@)earthlink.net and Larry
Olds 612-722-3442, lolds(@)popednews.org are the contacts...
Monday, October 12th, 2009 8:00 AM
Anne Feeney
Women's Breakfast or Lunch (tentative)
Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
Goodman Center
Madison , WI
matt and john peck are working on this show
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Rockford, IL
David Stocker is the contact
Thursday, October 15th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
DeKalb , IL
td0raf1(@)wpo.cso.niu.edu Rose Feurer is the contact
Friday, October 16th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba - University of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
Greta Pennell gpennell@uindy.edu is the contact
Saturday, October 17th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics on Tour in the Midwest
AVAILABLE
call me at 412-877-6480 or email me at anne@annefeeney.com if you have any ideas for this lovely Saturday night!
Sunday, October 18th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Lafayette, IN
Harry Targ targ@purdue.edu is the contact
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 7:00 PM
David Rovics and Anne Feeney in Concert
tba
Columbus, OH
bruce bostick and victoria parks are looking into this date for us!
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Cincinnati, OH
mfwood(@)fuse.net Maureen Wood is the contact
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Lexington, KY
Janet Tucker is the contact...
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
St John's Day Center
700 E Muhammad Ali Blvd
Louisville, KY 40202
dos4@insightbb.com - for more information
Saturday, October 24th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics
Charleston, WV
plantandgnome(@)verizon.net - Chris Higgins is the contact
Sunday, October 25th, 2009 10:00 AM
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
520 Kanawha Blvd W
Charleston, WV
304-345-5042
Price: all welcome
chris@plantandgnome is the host
Sunday, October 25th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Pittsburgh, PA
any ideas, folks?
Anne Feeney
http://annefeeney.com
http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid - Buy CDs!
412-877-6480 (cell)
"Anne Feeney is the greatest labor singer in North America." -- Utah Phillips
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
AUGUST 2009 - Anne Feeney's Fellow Travelers' Advisory - VOLUME 5, #5
IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:
Spejaren in Leksand
Blacksmith Marathon in Smedjebacken
Joe Hill House in Gävle
Streaming on Swedish National Radio P2
Folkbildningshuset - Stockholm (Solna)
Labor Day in Peoria!
Pittsburgh in September...
October in the Midwest with David Rovics!
details at the bottom of this message and continuously updating at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html
Thanks so much for signing up for my once-a-month email news - The Fellow Travelers' Advisory. It's the best, and really, the only way I have of staying in touch with all the wonderful folks I meet in my travels. It may seem impersonal, but I promise you that a very real person (me) is working hard every month to find items that will interest, inspire and amuse you. If you write back - and I hope you do - I'll answer.
You can buy my cds (or download single songs) at http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Preliminary Report on the Sing Out for Single Payer Road Show
Sweden in August!
The AFL-CIO *and* the G-20 Come to Pittsburgh in September!!
David Rovics and I Tour the Midwest in October
Family News
Hej, allihop! (as we say in Sweden...)
I went straight from the Sing Out for Single Payer Road Show to Stockholm. My husband is still hoping to catch me with my eyes open. We're settled in to his fabulous new place in Kopparberg. I've been sleeping a LOT! Sorry the newsletter is a little late this month, but I was REALLY tired when I got here. Yesterday I was a guest on the Swedish national morning show (like being on the TODAY show or GOOD MORNING AMERICA).
You can see the interview http://tv4play.se/aktualitet/nyhetsmorgon?videoId=1.1121233&renderingdepartment=2.34562
or hear me sing "A Song for Santiago Cruz" http://tv4play.se/aktualitet/nyhetsmorgon?videoId=1.1121438&renderingdepartment=2.34562
or "Have You Been to Jail for Justice?" http://tv4play.se/aktualitet/nyhetsmorgon?videoId=1.1121422&renderingdepartment=2.34562
And next Sunday, August 9th, Swedish national radio will broadcast an interview I did with Jan Hammarlund on Irish music. The show on P2 is called Irländska sånger (Irish Songs) and will broadcast at 19:00 (which is 1PM EDT, noon CDT, etc..)
Here's the link -
http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/P2/tabla/p2Musik/index.asp?date=2009-08-09 and it should be archived there for a week after the broadcast, too.
I'll be pretty busy here this month, but it's nothing compared to last month's schedule, or to how busy I hope to be in Pittsburgh in September with the AFL-CIO convention, the G20, and numerous local activities scheduled around both events. Look for a reprise of the Sing Out for Single Payer Road Show in Pittsburgh during the AFL-CIO Convention!
David Rovics http://davidrovics.com and I are still trying to fill in a few dates on our October midwest tour. If you have ideas, suggestions, email me anne@annefeeney.com.
I hope you enjoy the newsletter and that you'll stay in touch!
Love and solidarity
Anne
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SING OUT FOR SINGLE PAYER ROAD SHOW!!
What an amazing 26 days! Altogether it was a 3600 mile trip, with 30 shows and several radio shows to boot. Over 60 musicians participated in what totalled out over 170 musical services. We passed out tens of thousands of pieces of literature. We performed for about 7,000 people. We had dozens of good newspaper articles on single payer and on the concerts themselves.
Here are some responses we got...
"Dear Anne, Chris, Dave, Eric, Jason and Joyce,
Just want to thank you all again for putting on a great show! I've gotten some wonderful feedback that it was the best event some of these people ever attended! Now, if we can just get them to DO SOMETHING! I think you also made Rep Bob Filner's day.....and the song you sang for him, he actually thought you had just written it for him!
Have a great Sing Out road show tour and may your audiences be as receptive as ours." (Anita Simons, activist/playwright and presenter in La Jolla)
"I am blown away by the donation from the show...I had no idea there was to be any such thing... I want to thank you most sincerely for this extremely generous gift....HCA appreciates it very much. This is the kind of lift that encourages us all to go on with the good fight! Thank you so much!!!" Health Care for All, Santa Cruz..
"The promotion of your Sing Out for Single Payer Health Care will bring a tremendous amount of attention to the subject. Thanks again for the incredible energy and planning it is taking to put on the Sing Out. Thanks to all of you for your inspiration last night. Onward to Oregon!" Sandra Decker, Contra Costa County Green Party
Anne Feeney's Road Show Rocks Ashland
Vanessa Houk, 08.07.2009 08:43
"I have ... to tell you why Anne and many other fine musicians are touring the West Coast for the Single Payer Road Show to support HR 676 and SB 703 for National Health Care. All across the United States, artists, musicians, poets and writers often have to choose between their craft or finding a job that provides at least some sort of coverage (or marrying someone who has access to health care). That this great country does not recognize the people who entertain us is something worth changing. That many millions of people do not have access to health care is staggering, inexcusable, embarrassing and something that we can change. So Anne Feeney got together with dozens of other singers and started touring the West Coast to agitate us a bit and start a dialogue about the need for National Health Care. What I didn't know is that the show is not "two hours of songs about health care", as she joked, "because that would be boring." Musicians sang about a number of subjects, styles and the evening was full of variety and fun! The list of performers was long and also included Jason Luckett, Raina Rose, Jack Williams, Citizens Band, Trevor Smith, Andrew Pressman, Little Thom, Patrick Dodd and another favorite local performer, Frankie Hernandez. I hope I didn't forget anyone, because they were all wonderful."
From Margaret Butler of Portland Jobs with Justice:
Dear Anne, Thanks again for helping us raise so much money for the single payer work. We are going to start our radio ad buy next week. Attached are a couple of the best photos of you performing! Everyone loved the event! Solidarity, Margaret
From the Port Angeles organizers:
Dear Anne,
Although your audience was disappointingly small in Port Angeles you left a big
impact on those of us who were there.
With the money we raised we have invited Paul Hochfield here to speak on Aug 25 to
raise interest in the Doctors Mad As Hell Caravan. Between now and then i am showing
the DVD at the Sequim Library three different times to get people out to hear Paul.
On Aug 1 we marched in a small community parade in Joyce with our signs chanting
"Hey, hey, ho, ho Insurance greed has to go" and people watching applauded and
chanted along with us. This in an area reknown for its conservatism.
We've got to relearn how to shout louder.
Yours
Carlyn
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I'm hoping that folks who saw the show will posts comments at http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/ or at http://annefeeney.com/guestbook.html.
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We have lots of great dvd footage from the shows, which may turn into a recording ... Right now we're on the front page of http://www.unitedforsinglepayer.org
Or you can click here to go straight to the video of our standard 'encore.' http://www.unitedforsinglepayer.org/multimedia/Anne%20Feeney%20Concert%207-25-09-H.264%20300Kbps%20Streaming.mov
And here's one of my favorite moments from the tour, provided by the incomparable Roy Zimmerman -
I wish I had a link Little Thom's Ashland performance of "I Just Can't Wait to Do a Tracheotomy." http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/littlethom
It was such a joy to perform with Green Mountain Grass, and to have their oh-so-talented Bluegrass Dave Wilmoth continue on with us for the last dozen shows. Jason Luckett was the ideal traveling companion and a red-hot guitar player too! Dan Scanlan, Pat Dodd, Bob Wickline, Citizens Band, Chris Chandler & Paul Benoit, David Rovics and Raina Rose all were on hand for a bunch of shows and brought so much to the stage! Every show was different - and every show was great. We raised more than $3000 at the Portland and Seattle shows. All in all, I think we raised more than $20,000 for Single Payer activities in host communities, and we also received great support for the Road Show from many of our hosts. Many thanks to Stuart Henderson, Wes Brain, David McLanahan, Paul Hochfeld, Anita Simon, Leslie Lashinsky, Cate Engel, Betsy Pernotto and Bob Marshall, Rich Staggenborg, Ray Duray, Michael Funke, Louis and Nancy LaFortune, Sandra Decker, Joanne Cvar, Ann Miller, Jeanine Malito, John Chadwick, Margaret Butler, Tom Leedham, Joe Munger, Cindi Fisher, Carol Newman, John Sandige, Steve Zeltzer, the New Morning Bakery, Kate Reeves, Charlotte Maloney, Marc Shapiro, Liz Stein, Grace Cox, Carlyn and all the great folks in Port Angeles, Bob Barnes, Marilyn Kimmerling, Al and Dotty Dale.
And special thanks to Jerry Tucker, Kay and Walter Tillow, Mark Dudzik, Labor for Single Payer, All Unions Committee for Single Payer HR 676, Health Care Now!, CNA, Donna Smith, Shelley Kessler, Sign & Display Local 510, Gary Huck, Peter Yarrow and Physicians for a National Health Plan.
I'm disgusted at the manipulation of the truly stupid people in this country that's being done by the teabaggers - Limbaugh, Beck, O'Reilly etc. It's crazy to watch people shouting down legislators who are trying to bring health care to them and their families.
And the disinformation continues - often with outright LIES! The Republican pawns of the insurance/pharma/medical-industrial complex were actually caught lying:
http://www.care2.com/next/707426685/
This is the month to turn on the heat with Congress. I hope you got to see Rep. Weiner introduce his amendment substituting HR 676 for the Obamacare plan. You can see it here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x346087
This got a promise from Nancy Pelosi and Henry Waxman that Single Payer will be voted on in the House. Insist that it come with a Congressional Budget Office study. Single payer is the only plan that we can afford. It will cover everyone. It will expand and improve Medicare and extend coverage to all of us. I can't wait!
Many thanks to the wonderful musicians who made the Road Show happen! I love you all and I'm so grateful you were part of this historic campaign!
Sweden in August
It's certainly wonderful to be here. Even if it means missing my 8th grade reunion.
My classmates and I have been doing a lot of online reminiscing. I'll have to catch up with some of them in September when I'm back in Pittsburgh.
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THE AFL-CIO and G-20 COME TO PITTSBURGH!
September will be a very exciting month in my hometown. If you're planning on coming to Pittsburgh for either the AFL-CIO Convention, the G20 resistance, or the many teach-in type events in between, let me know.
G20 resistance events are being co-ordinated at http://www.thomasmertoncenter.org/g20action.htm and it should be a most exciting and informative time to visit my hometown!
Thanks to some support from the Hen Foundation, I may be organizing a Coop d'Etat in September!
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David Rovics and Anne Feeney Midwest Tour - October 2009
Many dates are already settled, but if you'd like to host me and David Rovics (http://davidrovics.com) - the fellow Amy Goodman calls "the musical version of Democracy Now" - check http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html to find an empty date and fill it for us!
If you live in any of the towns along our route, you can download this cool poster in color
or black & white:
and post it freely in your neighborhoods.
That's it for this month! Hope to see you somewhere soon!
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Family News
My son Daniel took the bar exam in Washington, DC last week. No more pencils, no more books! He won't find out until November if he passed. He and Monique are on some island in Greece for Monique's brother's wedding. Mazel tov!
Congratulations to Danielle and Dan on the birth of Lulu Pepper Juliana Bern!
Happy 60th birthday to Jeanne Clark!
Happy 93rd birthday to Julius Margolin. Julius is not well. He could use a card or a letter from you. Send it to:
Happy August birthdays to: Steffi Domike, Cathy Weldon, Judy Wolfson, Janet Stecher, Gun Magnusson Forsberg, Windy Cooler-Stith and Jonas Engström
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THE DATES:
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney In Concert
Spejaren
Leksand
Sweden
fredrik@goatbridge.com is booking me in Sweden this month!
Friday, August 7th, 2009 8:00 PM
Blacksmith Marathon with Abalone Dots and Anne Feeney
Smedjebacken
Sweden
(0)240-65 12 70
fredrik@goatbridge.com is booking me this month in Sweden
Saturday, August 8th, 2009 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
Joe Hill Huset
Nedre Bergsgatan 28
Gavle
Sweden
070-3186391
http://www.gavle.se/turism/sevart/gamla_g.html
fredrik@goatbridge.com has more information
Sunday, August 9th, 2009 7:00 PM
Irländska Sånger
P2 Radio
Sweden
http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/P2/tabla/p2Musik/index.asp?date=2009-08-09
This radio interview, conducted by Jan Hammarlund with me - our subject was Irish music - will be streaming live at 19:00 on Swedish national radio (that's 1PM Eastern Time, noon Central, etc...)
Friday, August 21st, 2009 8:15 PM
Temadag om Industrial Workers of the World med Anne Feeney konsert!
Folkbildningshusen
Häggviksvägen 2
Stockholm/Solna/Sollentuna
Sweden
08-290585
http://www.motkraft.net/kalendarium/1177
solna.ls@sac.se for more information - This wonderful event begins at 18:30 and runs until 23:30 and is presented by SAC
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 8:00 PM
Come to Ireland with me!
Clare, Dublin and Galway
Ireland
http://www.annefeeney.com/Pages/enchantedwaytours.html
Price: $1950 + airfare
sold out long ago! 2010 tour dates will be posted soon!
Monday, September 7th, 2009 2:00 PM
Labor Day in Peoria!!
Peoria, IL
n.paul9154(@)sbcglobal.net is the contact
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 8:00 PM
IBEW conference
Adams Mark Holiday Inn
Chicago, IL
Price: members only
darlene johnson is the contact... 630-434-1683
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
details tba
Chicago, IL
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 6:00 PM
Eugene Debs Annual Award Dinner
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
http://eugenevdebs.com/pages/announ.htm
Sunday, October 4th, 2009 10:30 AM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics at UU Service
Tentative - All Souls
Indianapolis, IN
Sunday, October 4th, 2009 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
probably at the IMC
Champaign, IL
jrbarret@uiuc.edu is the contact
Monday, October 5th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tentative
Bloomington/Normal, IL
mike matejka is the contact
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics on Campus and in Concert
Western Illinois University (tentative)
Macomb, IL
lj-barr(@)wiu.edu Lisa Barr is the contact
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Quad Cities area
Chris Dunn is the contact crisplydone(@)hotmail.com
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Dubuque, IA
(563) 584-9300
Mary Moody is the contact - mamoody@live.com
Friday, October 9th
A FRIDAY NIGHT OFF??? IMPOCEROUS!!
Saturday, October 10th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics
The Art Center
228 East Fifth Street
Winona, MN 55987
507-453-9959
Price: $15 suggested
Polly Gower is the contact pollygower(@)hotmail.com
Sunday, October 11th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Minneapolis, MN
Colleen Rowley
rowleyclan(@)earthlink.net and Larry
Olds 612-722-3442, lolds(@)popednews.org are the contacts...
Monday, October 12th, 2009 8:00 AM
Anne Feeney
Women's Breakfast or Lunch (tentative)
Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
Goodman Community Center
Madison, WI
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
ROCKFORD?? (Tentative)
Thursday, October 15th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
DeKalb , IL
td0raf1(@)wpo.cso.niu.edu Rose Feurer is the contact
Friday, October 16th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics on Tour in the Midwest
AVAILABLE
call me at 412-877-6480 or email me at anne@annefeeney.com if you have any ideas for this lovely Friday night!
Carbondale, perhaps??
Indianapolis? Bloomington??
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 7:00 PM
David Rovics and Anne Feeney in Concert
tentative
Columbus, OH
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Cincinnati, OH
mfwood(@)fuse.net Maureen Wood is the contact
Thursday, October 22nd
help!! Louisville??
Friday, October 23rd
help!! Lexington??
Saturday, October 24th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics
tba
Charleston, WV
plantandgnome(@)verizon.net - Chris Higgins is the contact
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Pittsburgh
venue tba
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Spejaren in Leksand
Blacksmith Marathon in Smedjebacken
Joe Hill House in Gävle
Streaming on Swedish National Radio P2
Folkbildningshuset - Stockholm (Solna)
Labor Day in Peoria!
Pittsburgh in September...
October in the Midwest with David Rovics!
details at the bottom of this message and continuously updating at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Preliminary Report on the Sing Out for Single Payer Road Show
Sweden in August!
The AFL-CIO *and* the G-20 Come to Pittsburgh in September!!
David Rovics and I Tour the Midwest in October
Family News
Hej, allihop! (as we say in Sweden...)
I went straight from the Sing Out for Single Payer Road Show to Stockholm. My husband is still hoping to catch me with my eyes open. We're settled in to his fabulous new place in Kopparberg. I've been sleeping a LOT! Sorry the newsletter is a little late this month, but I was REALLY tired when I got here. Yesterday I was a guest on the Swedish national morning show (like being on the TODAY show or GOOD MORNING AMERICA).
You can see the interview http://tv4play.se/aktualitet/nyhetsmorgon?videoId=1.1121233&renderingdepartment=2.34562
or hear me sing "A Song for Santiago Cruz" http://tv4play.se/aktualitet/nyhetsmorgon?videoId=1.1121438&renderingdepartment=2.34562
or "Have You Been to Jail for Justice?" http://tv4play.se/aktualitet/nyhetsmorgon?videoId=1.1121422&renderingdepartment=2.34562
And next Sunday, August 9th, Swedish national radio will broadcast an interview I did with Jan Hammarlund on Irish music. The show on P2 is called Irländska sånger (Irish Songs) and will broadcast at 19:00 (which is 1PM EDT, noon CDT, etc..)
Here's the link -
http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/P2/tabla/p2Musik/index.asp?date=2009-08-09 and it should be archived there for a week after the broadcast, too.
I'll be pretty busy here this month, but it's nothing compared to last month's schedule, or to how busy I hope to be in Pittsburgh in September with the AFL-CIO convention, the G20, and numerous local activities scheduled around both events. Look for a reprise of the Sing Out for Single Payer Road Show in Pittsburgh during the AFL-CIO Convention!
David Rovics http://davidrovics.com and I are still trying to fill in a few dates on our October midwest tour. If you have ideas, suggestions, email me anne@annefeeney.com.
I hope you enjoy the newsletter and that you'll stay in touch!
Love and solidarity
Anne
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SING OUT FOR SINGLE PAYER ROAD SHOW!!
What an amazing 26 days! Altogether it was a 3600 mile trip, with 30 shows and several radio shows to boot. Over 60 musicians participated in what totalled out over 170 musical services. We passed out tens of thousands of pieces of literature. We performed for about 7,000 people. We had dozens of good newspaper articles on single payer and on the concerts themselves.
Here are some responses we got...
"Dear Anne, Chris, Dave, Eric, Jason and Joyce,
Just want to thank you all again for putting on a great show! I've gotten some wonderful feedback that it was the best event some of these people ever attended! Now, if we can just get them to DO SOMETHING! I think you also made Rep Bob Filner's day.....and the song you sang for him, he actually thought you had just written it for him!
Have a great Sing Out road show tour and may your audiences be as receptive as ours." (Anita Simons, activist/playwright and presenter in La Jolla)
"I am blown away by the donation from the show...I had no idea there was to be any such thing... I want to thank you most sincerely for this extremely generous gift....HCA appreciates it very much. This is the kind of lift that encourages us all to go on with the good fight! Thank you so much!!!" Health Care for All, Santa Cruz..
"The promotion of your Sing Out for Single Payer Health Care will bring a tremendous amount of attention to the subject. Thanks again for the incredible energy and planning it is taking to put on the Sing Out. Thanks to all of you for your inspiration last night. Onward to Oregon!" Sandra Decker, Contra Costa County Green Party
Anne Feeney's Road Show Rocks Ashland
Vanessa Houk, 08.07.2009 08:43
"I have ... to tell you why Anne and many other fine musicians are touring the West Coast for the Single Payer Road Show to support HR 676 and SB 703 for National Health Care. All across the United States, artists, musicians, poets and writers often have to choose between their craft or finding a job that provides at least some sort of coverage (or marrying someone who has access to health care). That this great country does not recognize the people who entertain us is something worth changing. That many millions of people do not have access to health care is staggering, inexcusable, embarrassing and something that we can change. So Anne Feeney got together with dozens of other singers and started touring the West Coast to agitate us a bit and start a dialogue about the need for National Health Care. What I didn't know is that the show is not "two hours of songs about health care", as she joked, "because that would be boring." Musicians sang about a number of subjects, styles and the evening was full of variety and fun! The list of performers was long and also included Jason Luckett, Raina Rose, Jack Williams, Citizens Band, Trevor Smith, Andrew Pressman, Little Thom, Patrick Dodd and another favorite local performer, Frankie Hernandez. I hope I didn't forget anyone, because they were all wonderful."
From Margaret Butler of Portland Jobs with Justice:
Dear Anne, Thanks again for helping us raise so much money for the single payer work. We are going to start our radio ad buy next week. Attached are a couple of the best photos of you performing! Everyone loved the event! Solidarity, Margaret
From the Port Angeles organizers:
Dear Anne,
Although your audience was disappointingly small in Port Angeles you left a big
impact on those of us who were there.
With the money we raised we have invited Paul Hochfield here to speak on Aug 25 to
raise interest in the Doctors Mad As Hell Caravan. Between now and then i am showing
the DVD at the Sequim Library three different times to get people out to hear Paul.
On Aug 1 we marched in a small community parade in Joyce with our signs chanting
"Hey, hey, ho, ho Insurance greed has to go" and people watching applauded and
chanted along with us. This in an area reknown for its conservatism.
We've got to relearn how to shout louder.
Yours
Carlyn
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I'm hoping that folks who saw the show will posts comments at http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/ or at http://annefeeney.com/guestbook.html.
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We have lots of great dvd footage from the shows, which may turn into a recording ... Right now we're on the front page of http://www.unitedforsinglepayer.org
Or you can click here to go straight to the video of our standard 'encore.' http://www.unitedforsinglepayer.org/multimedia/Anne%20Feeney%20Concert%207-25-09-H.264%20300Kbps%20Streaming.mov
And here's one of my favorite moments from the tour, provided by the incomparable Roy Zimmerman -
I wish I had a link Little Thom's Ashland performance of "I Just Can't Wait to Do a Tracheotomy." http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/littlethom
It was such a joy to perform with Green Mountain Grass, and to have their oh-so-talented Bluegrass Dave Wilmoth continue on with us for the last dozen shows. Jason Luckett was the ideal traveling companion and a red-hot guitar player too! Dan Scanlan, Pat Dodd, Bob Wickline, Citizens Band, Chris Chandler & Paul Benoit, David Rovics and Raina Rose all were on hand for a bunch of shows and brought so much to the stage! Every show was different - and every show was great. We raised more than $3000 at the Portland and Seattle shows. All in all, I think we raised more than $20,000 for Single Payer activities in host communities, and we also received great support for the Road Show from many of our hosts. Many thanks to Stuart Henderson, Wes Brain, David McLanahan, Paul Hochfeld, Anita Simon, Leslie Lashinsky, Cate Engel, Betsy Pernotto and Bob Marshall, Rich Staggenborg, Ray Duray, Michael Funke, Louis and Nancy LaFortune, Sandra Decker, Joanne Cvar, Ann Miller, Jeanine Malito, John Chadwick, Margaret Butler, Tom Leedham, Joe Munger, Cindi Fisher, Carol Newman, John Sandige, Steve Zeltzer, the New Morning Bakery, Kate Reeves, Charlotte Maloney, Marc Shapiro, Liz Stein, Grace Cox, Carlyn and all the great folks in Port Angeles, Bob Barnes, Marilyn Kimmerling, Al and Dotty Dale.
And special thanks to Jerry Tucker, Kay and Walter Tillow, Mark Dudzik, Labor for Single Payer, All Unions Committee for Single Payer HR 676, Health Care Now!, CNA, Donna Smith, Shelley Kessler, Sign & Display Local 510, Gary Huck, Peter Yarrow and Physicians for a National Health Plan.
I'm disgusted at the manipulation of the truly stupid people in this country that's being done by the teabaggers - Limbaugh, Beck, O'Reilly etc. It's crazy to watch people shouting down legislators who are trying to bring health care to them and their families.
And the disinformation continues - often with outright LIES! The Republican pawns of the insurance/pharma/medical-industrial complex were actually caught lying:
http://www.care2.com/next/707426685/
This is the month to turn on the heat with Congress. I hope you got to see Rep. Weiner introduce his amendment substituting HR 676 for the Obamacare plan. You can see it here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x346087
This got a promise from Nancy Pelosi and Henry Waxman that Single Payer will be voted on in the House. Insist that it come with a Congressional Budget Office study. Single payer is the only plan that we can afford. It will cover everyone. It will expand and improve Medicare and extend coverage to all of us. I can't wait!
Many thanks to the wonderful musicians who made the Road Show happen! I love you all and I'm so grateful you were part of this historic campaign!
Sweden in August
It's certainly wonderful to be here. Even if it means missing my 8th grade reunion.
My classmates and I have been doing a lot of online reminiscing. I'll have to catch up with some of them in September when I'm back in Pittsburgh.
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THE AFL-CIO and G-20 COME TO PITTSBURGH!
September will be a very exciting month in my hometown. If you're planning on coming to Pittsburgh for either the AFL-CIO Convention, the G20 resistance, or the many teach-in type events in between, let me know.
G20 resistance events are being co-ordinated at http://www.thomasmertoncenter.org/g20action.htm and it should be a most exciting and informative time to visit my hometown!
Thanks to some support from the Hen Foundation, I may be organizing a Coop d'Etat in September!
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David Rovics and Anne Feeney Midwest Tour - October 2009
Many dates are already settled, but if you'd like to host me and David Rovics (http://davidrovics.com) - the fellow Amy Goodman calls "the musical version of Democracy Now" - check http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html to find an empty date and fill it for us!
If you live in any of the towns along our route, you can download this cool poster in color
or black & white:
and post it freely in your neighborhoods.
That's it for this month! Hope to see you somewhere soon!
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Family News
My son Daniel took the bar exam in Washington, DC last week. No more pencils, no more books! He won't find out until November if he passed. He and Monique are on some island in Greece for Monique's brother's wedding. Mazel tov!
Congratulations to Danielle and Dan on the birth of Lulu Pepper Juliana Bern!
Happy 60th birthday to Jeanne Clark!
Happy 93rd birthday to Julius Margolin. Julius is not well. He could use a card or a letter from you. Send it to:
Julius Margolin
PO BOX 697
New York, NY 10033
Happy August birthdays to: Steffi Domike, Cathy Weldon, Judy Wolfson, Janet Stecher, Gun Magnusson Forsberg, Windy Cooler-Stith and Jonas Engström
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THE DATES:
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney In Concert
Spejaren
Leksand
Sweden
fredrik@goatbridge.com is booking me in Sweden this month!
Friday, August 7th, 2009 8:00 PM
Blacksmith Marathon with Abalone Dots and Anne Feeney
Smedjebacken
Sweden
(0)240-65 12 70
fredrik@goatbridge.com is booking me this month in Sweden
Saturday, August 8th, 2009 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
Joe Hill Huset
Nedre Bergsgatan 28
Gavle
Sweden
070-3186391
http://www.gavle.se/turism/sevart/gamla_g.html
fredrik@goatbridge.com has more information
Sunday, August 9th, 2009 7:00 PM
Irländska Sånger
P2 Radio
Sweden
http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/P2/tabla/p2Musik/index.asp?date=2009-08-09
This radio interview, conducted by Jan Hammarlund with me - our subject was Irish music - will be streaming live at 19:00 on Swedish national radio (that's 1PM Eastern Time, noon Central, etc...)
Friday, August 21st, 2009 8:15 PM
Temadag om Industrial Workers of the World med Anne Feeney konsert!
Folkbildningshusen
Häggviksvägen 2
Stockholm/Solna/Sollentuna
Sweden
08-290585
http://www.motkraft.net/kalendarium/1177
solna.ls@sac.se for more information - This wonderful event begins at 18:30 and runs until 23:30 and is presented by SAC
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 8:00 PM
Come to Ireland with me!
Clare, Dublin and Galway
Ireland
http://www.annefeeney.com/Pages/enchantedwaytours.html
Price: $1950 + airfare
sold out long ago! 2010 tour dates will be posted soon!
Monday, September 7th, 2009 2:00 PM
Labor Day in Peoria!!
Peoria, IL
n.paul9154(@)sbcglobal.net is the contact
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 8:00 PM
IBEW conference
Adams Mark Holiday Inn
Chicago, IL
Price: members only
darlene johnson is the contact... 630-434-1683
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
details tba
Chicago, IL
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 6:00 PM
Eugene Debs Annual Award Dinner
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
http://eugenevdebs.com/pages/announ.htm
Sunday, October 4th, 2009 10:30 AM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics at UU Service
Tentative - All Souls
Indianapolis, IN
Sunday, October 4th, 2009 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
probably at the IMC
Champaign, IL
jrbarret@uiuc.edu is the contact
Monday, October 5th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tentative
Bloomington/Normal, IL
mike matejka is the contact
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics on Campus and in Concert
Western Illinois University (tentative)
Macomb, IL
lj-barr(@)wiu.edu Lisa Barr is the contact
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Quad Cities area
Chris Dunn is the contact crisplydone(@)hotmail.com
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Dubuque, IA
(563) 584-9300
Mary Moody is the contact - mamoody@live.com
Friday, October 9th
A FRIDAY NIGHT OFF??? IMPOCEROUS!!
Saturday, October 10th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics
The Art Center
228 East Fifth Street
Winona, MN 55987
507-453-9959
Price: $15 suggested
Polly Gower is the contact pollygower(@)hotmail.com
Sunday, October 11th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Minneapolis, MN
Colleen Rowley
rowleyclan(@)earthlink.net and Larry
Olds 612-722-3442, lolds(@)popednews.org are the contacts...
Monday, October 12th, 2009 8:00 AM
Anne Feeney
Women's Breakfast or Lunch (tentative)
Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
Goodman Community Center
Madison, WI
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
ROCKFORD?? (Tentative)
Thursday, October 15th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
DeKalb , IL
td0raf1(@)wpo.cso.niu.edu Rose Feurer is the contact
Friday, October 16th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics on Tour in the Midwest
AVAILABLE
call me at 412-877-6480 or email me at anne@annefeeney.com if you have any ideas for this lovely Friday night!
Carbondale, perhaps??
Indianapolis? Bloomington??
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 7:00 PM
David Rovics and Anne Feeney in Concert
tentative
Columbus, OH
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics in Concert
tba
Cincinnati, OH
mfwood(@)fuse.net Maureen Wood is the contact
Thursday, October 22nd
help!! Louisville??
Friday, October 23rd
help!! Lexington??
Saturday, October 24th, 2009 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and David Rovics
tba
Charleston, WV
plantandgnome(@)verizon.net - Chris Higgins is the contact
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Pittsburgh
venue tba
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