October 2012 - Anne Feeney's Fellow Travelers' Advisory - VOLUME EIGHT, Number 4

IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:

CLEVELAND, OH

PITTSBURGH, PA

MERCER, PA

PITTSBURGH, PA

The Berrymans Return!  Don't Miss It!

I'm so pleased to be able to present Lou and Peter Berryman again.  Their shows are always so hilarious, inspiring and energizing.  Don't miss this chance to hear them in Pittsburgh.  This time they're traveling with our super talented pal Matt Watroba, who hosted the best folk show ever in Detroit for 22 years - "Folks Like Us" and now hosts a folk show online for Folk Alley.  He's a fabulously talented musician and he and I will both do some performing that evening.

Don't miss it! 

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Thursday, October 4th, 2012 7:30 PM

House Concert at Sue's!!

Sue's House

Cleveland Heights, OH

216-214-7673 

http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html

Price: $Suggested $15-25

Call or email Sue to make reservations and get directions.

suehanibal@gmail.com (wheelchair accessible)

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Sunday, October 7th, 2012 7:30 PM

Thomas Merton Center Fundraiser with Mike Stout and the Human Union

Frick Fine Arts Auditorium

University Of Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

412-361-3022

http://mikestoutmusic.com/

I'll sing a couple songs at this show, too - support the Thomas Merton Center!

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Saturday, October 13th, 2012 10:00 AM

WE ARE ONE Rally - Join Us to Stand Strong for Public Education and Unions!!

Mercer County Courthouse Lawn

Mercer, PA

724-748-4972

Price: free

call Judy Hines at the number above for more information.

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Saturday, October 20th, 2012 8:00 PM

Peter and Lou Berryman in Concert

Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church

416 W North Ave

Pittsburgh, PA 15212

412.877-6480

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Thursday, November 8th, 2012 6:00 PM

Thomas Merton Center 40th Anniversary Party with Medea Benjamin!

Sherator Station Square

Pittsburgh, PA

http://thomasmertoncenter.org

Medea Benjamin founded Code Pink and will be a FABULOUS speaker.... don't miss this wonderful event! I'll be there and sing a few songs, too!

shows continuously updating at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html

cds available for purchase or download at http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid

  

I had so much fun getting to sing for my pal Liana Kennedy's union - CUPE - (the Canadian Union of Public Employees) at the University of Victoria on my Canadian tour last month. And I spent a wonderful morning workshop with Vancouver's awesome Solidarity Notes choir!  And Michael Goodman and Sharon Sjerven hosted a lovely brunch for me.  Jim and Joey and Chris and Liana & Frances provided their usual fabulous hospitality, and all the presenters were great... thanks Tark, Karen, Ken & Carol. 

Congratulations to the Chicago Teachers!  Well done! I'm in Cleveland right now with the amazing president of ATU - Larry Hanley -  organizing a "Vote Transit" conference.  He's a fantastic true-blue trade unionist who truly knows which side he's on. (and he knows the value of labor culture!  hooray!)   I'm  predicting now that Republicans are NOT going to be able to vote for Romney.  They'll prefer a more moderate Republican like Barack Obama.  I'm hoping Obama maintains his lead in PA so that I can comfortably vote for Jill Stein without worrying that Romney would carry Pennsylvania.  (Pennsylvania is the state that James Carville described as 'a large state with a big city on each end and Alabama in the middle)  In 1972 Richard Nixon, then considered a right-wing Republican, supported a Guaranteed Annual Income for all Americans.  Can you imagine Obama doing that?  But still, I urge you all to vote. If voting didn't change anything they wouldn't have shoved so many Voter Suppression Acts through the legislatures.   Do it for the same reason you would pick up a piece of trash on the street.  It's not going to save the world, but it only takes a few minutes, and it's the right thing to do.  It certainly doesn't discharge your civic duties ... we must all continue to raise hell and work to build a better world.  

Two great Election Day videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypRW5qoraTw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceN-JBMZWOg (not for prudes...)

FRIENDS AND FAMILY - BIRTHDAYS AND SUCH

Casey Horne, Oct 5; my son Daniel Feeney Berlin, Oct 6; cousins Maureen Metcalfe and Jennifer Erin McCahill also Oct 6; Wonderful pal Jan Boyd, Oct 9; cousins Jill Merrill and Bill Feeney, Oct 16, never-to-be-forgotten dear friend Tim Sullivan, Oct 18; Shelley Belusar, Oct 20; cousin Steve Merrill, Oct 20; cousin Della Belmont McCahill, Oct 21; Mason Avery Gailiunas is 4 years old!, Oct 22; cousin Carolyn Weldon Mitchell, Oct 28; singer/songwriter Annie Dinerman, Oct 29.  Happy Birthday!

Monique (4th from left, looking right at the camera)  "Dancing Under the Stars" in Zimbabwe!

Karen Brandow is doing much better! Keep Jon Fromer and Jerry Tucker in your hearts, thoughts and prayers.  And add my wonderful activist friend Al Dale, from Bellingham, WA to your list.  He's really struggling to come back from a stroke.  Al's an amazing guy... among other things, he was the original faculty sponsor for the Black Panthers on campus at San Francisco state.  He and his wife of many years, Dotty, have been stalwart peace and justice activists for better than 6 decades.  You could send Al a get well card:

Al Dale

741 Chuckanut Dr

Bellingham, WA 98226

I was so saddened to hear of the passing of legendary Canadian feminist labor singer Arlene Mantle

http://lynnmantle.com/?section=bio

Hellraiser Arlene Mantle - 1939-2012

I'm going to be off for most of the rest of the year to help Amy any way that I can in planning her wedding.  It will be wonderful, too, to be in Pittsburgh with my husband and to work on some of the many domestic projects I have in mind.

Many many thanks to the generous friends who have stepped up to help me with my expenses. My bank account must have a sensor... as soon as anything accumulates in it, I have an economic meltdown commensurate with the amount...  last month I lost a tenant, had to paint the rental, replace the carpeting... just as my water heater and washer at home gave up the ghost.  always something.  I have a whole new round of doctor visits in October, but I'm expecting all good news!

If you're within 100 miles of Pittsburgh, you don't want to miss the Lou and Peter Berryman concert on October 20th..  See you there (I hope!)

Til next month,

Anne

November 2011 - Anne Feeney's Fellow Travelers' Advisory - VOLUME SEVEN, #7

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IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:
Harare, Zimbabwe!
People's Music Network Winter Gathering - Lawrence, MA - Jan 27-29, 2010


IN THIS ISSUE:
Fellow Travelers' Holiday Shopping Advisory
Link of the Month
Family News
Jailed for Justice
Occupy America!




Hi Folks-


The last time I wrote to you was October 1st...  If I had let November slip away without writing to you, it would have been the first time I missed a month in 91 months!  But, I have never been so exhausted in my life.  I'm working with an endocrinologist to figure out how to wake up my sleeping adrenal system.  In the meantime, I'm a bald version of Sleeping Beauty.


I wanted to let you know that I'm thinking of you, that I'm incredibly grateful for your friendship, love and support, and I'm hoping that your year ends up well and is followed by a better year for us all...








Holiday Shopping Advisory


A lot of you will be out shopping, and ordering gifts online... so here are my holiday shopping tips -


Please, don't shop at Amazon this year.  You may have already seen some of the horror stories emanating from the Amazon warehouse in Breinigsville, PA.  It's not a very good place to work. For example, during summer heat waves, Amazon arranged to have paramedics parked in ambulances outside, ready to treat the many workers who dehydrated or suffered other forms of heat stress. Those who couldn’t quickly cool off and return to work were sent home or taken out in stretchers and wheelchairs and transported to area hospitals. And new applicants were ready to begin work at any time.

If you want to read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Amazon+warehouse+employees+Pennsylvania+hospitalized+heat/5432663/story.html#ixzz1f42vAZMI


So... If you're buying books this holiday season, let me enthusiastically recommend Powell's books in Portland. They have an inventory to rival Amazon's *and* the workers are happy members of the ILWU - a great union. Use this link http://www.ilwulocal5.com/shop-union/ to shop at the world's best union bookstore!  


And while I'm at it, let me recommend my pal Bill Adler's wonderful book "The Man Who Never Died: The Life, Times and Legacy of Joe Hill. (http://themanwhoneverdied.com/)


And if you're buying music, let me recommend http://cdbaby.com  -  They have a great collection of music and you can rest assured that you, the artists, and their employees will treated very well.  And my music makes a great gift for the activists in your life! - the direct link to my music there is http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid  - and Roy Zimmerman(http://royzimmerman.com) , Chris Chandler (http://chrischandler.org), Four Shillings Short (http://4shillingsshort.com), Lou and Peter Berryman (http://louandpeter.com)  and Evan Greer (http://evangreer.org) all have new releases. 


The amazing Bev Grant is working on a new CD.. http://bevgrant.com/  and there are sooooo many other great artists out there - Charlie King and Karen Brandow, Rebel Voices, David Rovics, Si Kahn, John McCutcheon, Kim and Reggie Harris, Magpie, Dan Bern, Anais Mitchell, Nick Annis, Brian QTN, Laura Love, Joey Only, Jan Hammarlund, Emma's Revolution, Len Wallace, Connie Cohen, Jim Page, Joe Jencks, Peggy Seeger, Tom Paxton, Utah Phillips and don't stop there!


And see how much of your spending you can keep in your own community - supporting local artisans, massage therapists, restaurants... why not give your friends gift certificates to local merchants, locally owned health clubs ... or make a contribution to a local charity.

Saoirse on his first picket line at American Crystal Sugar 

And I hope some of you will remember the locked out workers at American Crystal Sugar as you plan your holiday giving.  They've been without a paycheck since August 1st - and the hard-hit workers of North Dakota (a right-to-work state... that's the right to work without benefits...) are unable to collect unemployment benefits because North Dakota considers a lockout to be the equivalent of a strike.  I visited the picket line of these determined workers in October - They are very deserving of your support... They are members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco and Grain Millers' union, Local 167G


BCTGM Relief Fund
c/o Local 167G
100 N 3rd Street - Suite 50
Grand Forks, ND 58203


Or do two good things at once by donating to a local charity, or the locked out workers at American Crystal Sugar, or School of the Americas Watch (http://soaw.org)  in honor of a friend...




Link of the Month


If you could use a belly laugh, enjoy Debbie Reynolds singing "If I Had a Hammer" - it's pretty surreal...  http://youtu.be/ng2Ls4OA2k4 


Family News


I spent a month in Sweden with my wonderful husband, although I slept through most of it because of this adrenal dysfunction I'm dealing with.  He was so thoughtful and wonderful - and we did squeeze in a visit with Julie's daughter Sara and new baby Levi!

My cousin Bill and I traveled from Pittsburgh to New Orleans for the wedding of my cousin Christina Mumphrey to Michael Schafer - It was totally grand with many many of my cousins from near and far in attendance.


Both of my kids have been spending time in Pittsburgh caring for their dad, Ron Berlin, who underwent a sextuple bypass just before Thanksgiving.  I'm pleased to report that he is at home and recovering well under Amy's loving care.

Halloween - with Monique as Amy Winehouse and Sebastian the Frog!

Daniel is back in Zimbabwe now, waiting for us to come and celebrate the holidays with him, Monique and, of course, Sebastian!  


I can't wait to see them again. My sister and I leave on November 30th...  and I won't be back in the US until January 20th. Amy and her very significant other, Mike Meadows, will be joining us in Zimbabwe too.  On New Year's Eve we plan to be in lodges in Hwange National Park and on to Victoria Falls!
What an adventure!


Jailed for Justice


“Do I refocus and put my energy into exposing the on-going crime of medical negligence in these jails? Do I begin a campaign to highlight the illegal starvation diet in the Blount County jail, for which no one has been arrested? Do I join the effort to condemn the practice of overcharging mostly dirt poor inmates for phone calls, and commissary, so that corporations and counties receive greater kickbacks? 


Should I add my voice to those in this courthouse who show up protesting unjust sentences for nonviolent conspiracy charges? Or should I spend all of my time researching how many prosecutors, judges, attorneys, court clerks and law enforcement personnel who hold stock in the private prison industry, commissary companies, phone providers or medical contractors in these human warehouses? I see so many literal and moral crimes, and I’m just one person. My final answer is none of the above. I will continue to resist the ultimate crime of nuclear weapons and their production  here and around the world.”  


This quote is from a good friend of ours, Bonnie Urfer, who works at NukeWatch in Luck WI. 
 She just received the maximum penalty of 8 months in prison for her nonviolent civil disobedience action of  “trespassing”  at the Oak Ridge TN nuclear weapons plant.  Those of us who have spent time in jail know of the hidden injustice that occurs each day to inmates, especially to the many who suffer from psychological illness. It is symptomatic of how our society deals  with people.  If you have unmet needs, it is your own fault.  If you fail to conform to the mandates of society you are condemned to physical and mental punishment since the belief in our society is that the way to change people’s behavior is to physically or mentally mistreat them. Then they will learn right from wrong.  This is a far cry from the belief of Christ, Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dorothy Day and so many others who believe that only the power of love and kindness changes people to be better people. If you want a person to be loving and compassionate you must love and forgive that person the wrong he or she has done…..even when he or she has not apologized.  The Alma Center in Milwaukee attempts to do this by taking people just out of jail and giving them a place where they are treated with respect, dignity and love.  Most of the inmates have been born and bred in the midst of violence and poverty and, as a result, often go in and out of jail as a matter of course. They are merely responding to their unmet needs with the violence they were taught throughout their lives.  They were taught that violence gets you what you want.  The Casa Maria Catholic Worker community, the Alma Center and other 
communities are trying to teach that only nonviolence and the power of love will change people to be better.  To terrorize the terrorist is being a terrorist.. ------Don Timmerman


This moving piece starts with the words of Bonnie Urfer, whom Evan Greer and I met when we performed in Luck, WI.  Don Timmerman adds the rest of the commentary in the fabulous monthly newsletter that he and his wife, Roberta send out - THE SPARROW SINGS.  You can subscribe by emailing Don and Roberta at don2roberta@yahoo.com


OCCUPY AMERICA!


As I listened to all the media pundits declaring that the Occupy Movement is unfocused and has no demands ... I came across this manifesto - I think it's very inspiring - and i think, accurate too.  Something to wish for this holiday season. As the days get shorter, and the darkness appears to be taking over, it's my wish for all of us.

Can You Hear Us, America?

by Randall Amster

We find these views to be mutually relevant…

that all people, by virtue of their basic humanity, deserve the opportunity to live, work, and associate according to the dictates of their own consciences and capacities;

that the exercise of such freedoms is only tenable in conjunction with the ability of all people to do so, in the recognition that no one is free unless everyone is free;

that people situated in place know best how to manage the conditions of their lives, and that the political autonomy and economic self-sufficiency of local communities are the primary means of ensuring the freedom of the individuals in their midst;

that individuals and communities do not exist in isolation, but are interlinked through a global network of communications and cultural exchange that enables the realization of a shared future and a common interest in effectively preserving the continued existence of humankind;

that the integrity of the whole is based on the vitality of its parts, and that the stability and productivity of social relationships is contingent upon and reflective of our collective human interactions with the balance of life around us, upon which we depend for survival;

that the fruits of the earth belong to humankind collectively, and especially to the future generations from whom we merely borrow their blessings;

that no one ought to be bound into the indentured servitude of indebtedness, which coerces people to become complicit with an alienating economy and structures of their own oppression;

that education must be free, open to all, and not merely confined to classrooms and institutions;

that intergenerational justice works in both directions, with young and old alike being equivalent teachers and learners, bringing together the lessons of the past, the challenges of the present, and opportunities for the future into an evolving tapestry of mutual engagement;

that none should be compelled to labor for another except by the inherent desires of conscience and the reciprocal benefits of being served by others through the experience of community;

that collective decisions shall only be taken with the direct participation and informed consent of all those potentially affected by them;

that people, left to their own devices, are capable of self-organizing, self-regulating, and developing mutually beneficial structures of governance and the distribution of resources;

that we live in a world of abundance rather than scarcity, with the problems of inequality being ones of maldistribution and disenfranchisement rather than of quantitative lack;

that the shared spaces of society, including the material bases of existence, cannot be owned or controlled by private interests but must remain the collective responsibility of humankind entire;

that we already possess all of the tools and technologies necessary to create a just world, and that we require only the will to reorient the purposes to which we deploy them in order to realize it;

that what we do matters, that there is meaning to our existence, that we honor ourselves and each other through service and compassion, and that our lives are bound together in a seamless web of destiny;

that our rights and freedoms are equally balanced by our responsibilities and mutual obligations;

that we seek both independence and interdependence as the necessary conditions of social existence;

that there can be no peace without justice, no future without the past, no individuality without community, no opportunity without education, no liberty without equality, and no politics without participation;

that we strive to always create more than we destroy, to produce more than we consume, to give more than we take, to laugh more than we cry, to uplift more than we denigrate, to construct more than we critique, to share more than we acquire, and to love more than we hate;

that we seek a better world not merely for ourselves, our communities, and our allies, but for all of humankind, including those who have exercised their power unjustly and unwisely;

that we acknowledge the urgency of the moment while affirming our willingness and desire to remain engaged in long-term, perhaps even unending, struggles for human dignity and environmental sustainability;

that this task cannot be passed on to others, that we are the ones it has fallen upon, that it is our generational calling, that we have the power to alter the arc of society, and that we are the ones we have been waiting for to bring peace and prosperity to the world;

that the pursuit of material wealth represents a moral and spiritual void, and that the use of manipulation and force to maintain wealth disparity is a self-defeating enterprise based on the failure to recognize the binding principle of interconnectedness in every aspect of existence;

that we can, must, and will succeed in working collaboratively to turn crises into opportunities and to move from the brink of annihilation toward a world of appreciation;

that life is meant to be lived, that we are the creators of culture and not merely its consumers, that our actions and processes are ends in themselves, and that what we do at every moment is the revolution;

that the future depends upon us to occupy place and liberate space on its behalf, and our own;

that we have nothing to lose but our chains, and literally everything to gain;

that the person standing next to you is part of you, an extension of you, a reflection of you, an ally, a colleague, a relative, and a friend;

that the earth beneath our feet creates and sustains us, and that we must do the same for it in return;

that there is one unified race, the human race, and that our inherent diversity provides the strength that will see us through the changes and challenges at hand;

that there are no nations or borders, only peoples and places;

that we need everyone’s open hearts, willing hands, strong backs, and keen minds to avert calamity and ensure posterity;

that the sound of a child’s laugh casts out the monotonous drone of commercialism, that the wonder in a child’s eyes invokes beauty against blight, and that the hope in a child’s heart is more powerful than the downward spiral of despair;

that you are important, that your dreams are real, that your needs will be met, that your burdens are shared, that your wellbeing is paramount, and that you are loved.

Affirmed by deeds, to be enacted voluntarily by the people individually and in concert as a living declaration.

Thanks for reading!  See you next month!  Love, Anne
And hope to see you at the People's Music Network Winter Gathering in Lawrence, MA - January 27-29, 2012 - Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the "Bread and Roses" strike!!

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IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:

complete and updated info @ http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html

Please tell your friends that I'm headed to ---

Joe Hill's Birthplace Museum - Gävle, Sweden - August 5th
Kulturhustäket - Stockholm, Sweden - August 6th
Sandino's - Derry, N. Ireland - August 21st
Ireland Anti-War Benefit - Dublin, Ireland - August 24th
Kerrville Wine & Music Fest - August 29-Sept 1st (not performing,
though)
Collette's - North Bend, OR - September 6th
House Concert - Bandon, OR - September 7th
Library - Florence, OR - September 8th
House Concert - Albany, OR - September 9th
Sam Bond's Garage - Eugene, OR - September 10th
PJSA Conference - Portland, OR - September 11-13th
European Social Forum - Malmö, Sweden Sept 17-21
Svendborg, Denmark on September 26thJ
Third IRELAND tour - September 30th-October 9th

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Come to Ireland with Me!!

There are still seats left on the tour of Cork, Kerry and Clare that
begins September 30 and ends October 9th. This will be a fantastic
tour with great music every night and breathtaking scenery every day.
We've got a wonderful group of people and we're saving a space for
YOU!!! This is a fantastic value... Here's a picture of our June tour group, taken at the bridge featured in the John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara film "The Quiet Man."







Check out all the details at
http://www.enchantedwaytours.ie/?page_id=13 where you'll find a
complete description and email me at anne@annefeeney.com to come
along...

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LABOR DAY 2008

The only place you'll be able to hear me sing this Labor Day is on
your stereo. I couldn't find any work. And it looks like my
colleagues are also unemployed this Labor Day Weekend. What's
happening to labor culture???

You would think that in such a crucial election year that labor would be taking advantage of Labor Day to present cultural events coast to coast that tell Labor's vision, history and values.

The best idea I've seen for the future of labor comes from my friend
Tom Geoghegan --

Six words could change the future for organized labor... find out
what they are at:

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_9988069

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DID YOU KNOW...


Did you know that when you buy one of my CDs on CDBaby they send me a
cute email that says: Break out the Champagne!! Look who just bought a
copy of "Dump the Bosses Off Your Back!" (or "Union Maid" or "If I
Can't Dance" or "Heartland" or "Look to the Left" ... you get the
idea..) and it gives me your name, info, and any message you've left
for me. It's so exciting and such a lift to get those emails! I love
it!!

So please, go to http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid and get one of my
CDs for yourself, or as a gift for the working class hero in your
life. Put some labor culture into your Labor Day celebrations.

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SWEDISH PRESS

Since my arrival in Sweden I've had a dozen or more press interviews
and reviews... (here's a link to a nice one about a wonderful
festival I played in Skellefteå -- 700 miles north of Stockholm --
just a couple hours south of the Arctic Circle.)

http://norran.se/noje/article144681.ece

The one that made me laugh out loud was a story where the (very)
young reporter asked me to describe my music. I replied that it was
very much in the spirit of Pete Seeger. Her face was blank. So I
wrote down his name for her and suggested that she look him up. I
told her a little bit about Pete and his music and his work.
Apparently she didn't have time to look him up. The next day the
article said, "When I asked her to describe her music, she said that
she sounds like an 89 year old man who is still performing."

BOOKS

I'm reading Les Leopold's wonderful biography of Tony Mazzochi - The
Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony
Mazzochi. God how I miss Tony Mazzochi - a real visionary.

And as soon as I've finished it, I'm ordering

Steve Ellner. Rethinking Venezuelan Politics: Class, Conflict, and
the Chavez Phenomenon. Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner, 2008 from
Powell's Books.

There is so much crazy stuff being written about Hugo Chavez, but Kim
Scipes' thoughtful review
http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/scipes170708.html convinced me this
is the book I want to read about what's going on in Venezuela -- and
South America.

The Shock Doctrine is out in paperback now. If you haven't read
Naomi Klein's book, I'm sure that you'll find it very interesting.


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STANDING IN THE WAY OF PROGRESS?

These young activists in Indiana need some bail and legal defense
funds. Any group that wants to dance/march into the Cato Institute
has got my support!

http://stopi69. wordpress. com/
http://stopi69.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/i-69-opponent-hit-with-repression-in-slapp-lawsuit-after-lockdown-arrest-support-needed/

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FAMILY NEWS!

I missed a July family birthday -- the Duncan triplets, Emma, Tara
and Colin -- turned three in San Diego on July 16th.



It's Emma, Colin, Tara and big brother Connor ...



They'll be getting a new cousin, too, we hear! Katie and James
McCahill are expecting...

And Kristin Brown and Anthony Blanco will be providing little
Antonito with a sister or brother in February...

Jody Brown has moved to Hong Kong to work for EDAW.

Monique Murad and Dan Berlin will be moving to QUITO, Ecuador very
soon. Monique will be working for USAID there, and Dan will do his
last semester of law school at 10,000 feet in Ecuador.

Monique and Dan, and my daughter Amy Berlin and her sweetie Jesse
Dalton and I will all be together at the Kerrville Wine and Music
Festival, August 28-Sept 1st. I'm soooooo looking forward to that!

And Iron Man Dan Berlin turned in some respectable scores in The
General Smallwood Triathlon .. He had to swim 1500 meters, bike
24.9 miles, run 6.2 miles ... ouch! He finished 11th in his age
group (25-29) and 73rd overall... you can check his scores at:
http://www.setupevents.com/files/GSI_AGMen_08.html

And my darling Amy was called upon to officiate at a wedding ceremony
in Mexico last month when the shaman who was supposed to perform the
ceremony was unable to attend!!

Julie is putting his house on the market ... we're painting and
packing and sprucing the place up... he's going to move to
Kopparberg... a little town about 30 miles from here .... A dear old
friend of his has bought a gorgeous estate and is setting it up as a
sort of hippie retirement commune... We'll have a five room
apartment there... It's an idyllic spot. It's bittersweet to leave
this house and Smedjebacken behind us... luckily it's not very far
behind us... we can come back to see friends any time we like...

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BIRTHDAYS

Jeanne Clark - Aug 4, Cathy Weldon - Aug 7, Judy Sue Wolfson - Aug
10, Working Class Hero Julius Margolin - August 15th, Jonas Engström - Aug 31 1981

Send Julius Margolin a birthday card



Julius Margolin
330 W 28th, Apt 3-G
New York, NY 10001





He's 92 this year - Learn more about his life and work at http://georgemann.home.att.net/film/new_film_index.html

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THE TOUR:

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 7:30 PM
Anne Feeney in Consert!
Joe Hill Huset
Nedre Bergsgatan 28
Gävle, Sweden
070-3186391
http://www.gavle.se/turism/sevart/gamla_g.html


Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
Kulturhustaket
Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.kulturhuset.stockholm.se/default.asp?id=22977
Price: 150 sek
Kompledigt© -- Stiko Per Larsson, Anne Feeney
Stiko Per Larsson är en dalkarl som på rekordtid, och med hjälp av
albumdebuten "Flyktsagor", byggt upp en hängiven publik runtom i
landet. Hör du inte till dom redan är det kanske dags att upptäcka
honom på Kulturhustaket... (with a special guest, too!)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008 7:00 PM
Fundraiser for Derry Anti-War Committee
Sandino's
Derry, Ireland
http://www.sandinos.com/
Contact: Resistderry(@)aol.com


Sunday, August 24th, 2008 3-8PM
Ireland Anti-War Committee Benefit Concert 3PM-8PM
Venue to be announced very soon!
Dublin - Ireland
087 918 4552
http://www.antiwarireland.org
Price: €10 suggested... all welcome
This show is definite, although the location is not, as I go to
press. We'll be starting with a couple of support acts, and the "$7
million disarmament hammer" will be available for folks to take
photos with and maybe a short speech by Harry Browne about his
forthcoming book "Hammered by the Irish" (www.counterpunch.org )

ADMISSION 5 euro and 10 euro
CONTACT PHONE Ciaron
EMAIL ploughsharesireland(@)yahoo.co.uk
also check out http://www.peaceontrial.com


Saturday, September 6th, 2008 7:30 PM
Concert at Collette's
Collette's Crepes
1611 Virginia Avenue, Suite #501
North Bend, OR 97459-2759
(541) 751-1475
http://www.colettescrepes.com/1294187.html
Price: $15 suggested

Sunday, September 7th, 2008 8:00 PM
House Concert
Ken and Janet Bates' place
89569 Sunny Loop Lane
Bandon, OR 97411
email jankenb@starband.net for more information and reservations

Monday, September 8th, 2008 6:30 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert in the Bromley Room
Florence Public Library
Florence, OR
Price: $10 suggested

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
Ron Rodgers' House
Albany, OR
email roknron_99(@)yahoo.com to reserve a seat and get directions


Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
Sam Bond's Garage
407 BLAIR BLVD
Eugene, OR
http://www.sambonds.com/
Price: $8

Thursday, September 11th- Sunday, Sept 13th
Peace & Justice Studies A Conference
Portland State University
Portland, OR
http://www.peacejusticestudies.org/conference/
this conference runs through Sept 14th
Kathy Kelly, Ann Wright, Stephen Zunes, David Rovics and much much
more! Don't miss it
info(at)peacejusticestudies.org
I perform several times: Thursday evening, at a rally on Friday
afternoon, at the banquet on Saturday evening.



Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 8:00 PM
European Social Forum
Malmö, Sweden
http://www.esf2008.org/
This Forum runs from September 17-21 - I'll be there for the whole
thing, and looking for gigs in Lund, Copenhagen and thereabouts until
I leave for Ireland on September 29th.

Friday, September 26th, 2008 8:00 PM
Consert with Micael Castor Andersen
Svendborg, Denmark
more info soon


Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 8:00 PM
Tour Ireland with me! September 30-October 9th
plenty of seats on this tour, which will feature the best airfares of
the year, a great group of folks, the best music, amazing scenery...
yow!! come along!!
Check out all the details at
http://www.enchantedwaytours.ie/?page_id=13 where you'll find a
complete description and email me at anne@annefeeney.com to come
along...


and after that...

NEW ENGLAND IN NOVEMBER... including a mini-tour with the wonderful
Charlie King!

SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH VIGIL @ FT BENNING

A MIDWEST TOUR IN DECEMBER WITH THE ORNERY DUFFERS - featuring me,
Oliver Steck (trumpet, accordion, somersaults and vocals) and a tuba
player TBA... this tour will be part marching band, part dance band,
part revolutionary incendiary sing a long, part circus!! book a show
in your town now! email anne@annefeeney.com

JANUARY 2009 - PACIFIC NORTHWEST/BRITISH COLUMBIA

APRIL 2009 - ONTARIO with JOEY ONLY!!