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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

MAY/JUNE 2017: Anne Feeney's Fellow Travelers' Advisory, Volume 11, Number 2

Welcome to the May/June edition of the Fellow Travelers' Advisory.  This is the best way that I know to keep in touch with all the folks I know.  I'm so grateful to all the friends, family, followers, folkies and fellow travelers who support my work and make my life possible. The "reply" function works, so please let me know what you're up to - especially if you have news my 10,000 subscribers would be interested in.  For example, last month my faithful subscriber and dear friend Barbara Lebeau suggested larger type - VOILA!

Maryellen Deckard showed me how to enlarge any type that is too small on a PC laptop - Just down the button  with the windows logo on it adjacent to the space bar while pressing the + key.  To return, press the "-"  key (otherwise known as the hyphen).  If you know the keystrokes for Apple laptops, let me know.

As you can see from my tour schedule below, it's going to be a busy summer starting in FIVE DAYS -  If you're in or around Austin at 3PM on Sunday, May 21st, make a beeline to the air-conditioned Saxon Pub.  I played there first in 1990! This time I'll be joined by FABULOUS musicians who played on my new benefit/tribute CD 'WAR ON THE WORKERS' - available for purchase or download at cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid  Join me, the Hot Nut Riveters, Oliver Steck and more at 3PM, Sunday March 21, at the Saxon Pub!  You'll leave energized, inspired and uplifted!!!

2017 will be a challenging year for us all.  Fortunately, I get to keep doing what I have always been doing - raising hell, bearing witness, speaking truth to power and singing through the storm.  I hope to see a lot of you out there doing the same!

Don't forget to support the Utah Phillips Library - https://www.generosity.com/education-fundraising/utah-phillips-flanger-railroad-car-restoration

If you've checked out http://annefeeney.com lately, you'll see it's wildly different and under construction.  I could really use some help with it.  Let me know if you can help.

I'm including a new feature to improve my show.  I've gotten a holder that will display my backlit lyrics on my iPad so that I can jettison all my patter about forgetting lyrics and just sing the songs!  This too has a steep learning curve for me, so if anyone coming to Kerrville knows about iPads and Forscore, PLEASE help me to get this system up and runing!

Hope to see you somewhere on my Summer of Resistance tour! If you don't live in any of the cities I'm performing, I bet you know someone who does!  Please forward this newsletter to your friends. That's how it works.  You can be certain that your friends will not hear about these shows from my corporate sponsors  The calendar updates continuously at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html

Thanks for your help, loyalty and support.  I couldn't do this without you. 

Anne Feeney - 
Summer of Resistance Tour
Sunday, May 21st, 2017 3:00 PM
CD RELEASE w many special guests!
Saxon Pub
1320 S. Lamar
Austin, TX
512-448-2552
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1481799?_ga=2.96070357.858604901.1494358221-2125165344.1494358220&__utma=1.1656138213.1494358220.1494358220.1494358220.1&__utmb=1.1.10.1494358220&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1494358220.1.1.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=44956964
Price: $5 
Wonderful guests will be on hand to celebrate the releasea of benefit/tribute CD : WAR ON THE WORKERS
also available for purchase/download @ http;//CDBaby.com/all/unionmaid
Saturday, June 17th, 2017 7:30 PM
Diane Crowe presents Anne Feeney in Concert
Mt. Toby Concerts for Peace and Social Change
Leverett, MA
https://mttobyconcerts.wordpress.com/
Sunday, June 18th, 2017 7:00 PM
Barre Historical Society presents Anne Feeney, Unionmaid and Hellraiser with special guest Charlie King!!
Socialist Labor Hall
46 Granite Street
Barre, VT
802-331-0013
http://oldlaborhall.org/
Price: $15  
I've been dreaming about playing at this National Historic Landmark since I first laid eyes on it in 1997! This dream-come-true is 20 years in the making - Please join me for a wonderful show!!!
Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 - Saturday, June 24th, 2017 at 2:00 PM
Great Labor Arts Exchange
iTommy Douglas Center for Labor Renewal
10000 New Hampshire Ave NW
Silver Spring, MD 20903
http://laborheritage.org
Price: see webste
Saturday, July 1st, 2017 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney Summer of Resistance Tour
Monkey House
1638 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA
http://www.themonkeyhouse.org/
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!! jOIN ME AND AILEEN VANCE AND OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS AT THIS GREAT VENUE!
Sunday, July 2nd, 2017 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney's Summer of Resistance Tour
Mendocino Community Center
998 School St
Mendocino, CA 94582
http://www.communitycenterofmendocino.org//
rkarch@mcn.com is the contact
Monday, July 3rd, 2017 8:00 PM
Health Care for All Oregon presents Anne Feeney's Summer of Resistance Tour!
Unitarian Universalist Church
4th and C
Ashland, OR
http://hcao.org/
Price: free!   Wes Brain  b
rain@mind.net is organizing the show
Wednesday, July 5th, 2017 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney Summer of Resistance Tour
Siuslaw Public Library
1460 Ninth St.
Florence, OR
http://annefeeney.com
I'm delighted to return to this wonderful venue. See you there!
Friday, July 7th, 2017 - Sunday, July 9th, 2017 at 12:00 PM
Oregon Country Fair (tentative)
Thursday, July 13th, 2017 8:00 PM
Summer of Resistance - Portland - with the Chris Chandler Show and 
Anne Feeney's Summer of Resistance
Fremont Theater
2393 NE Fremont Ave
Portland, OR
239
http://www.fremonttheater.com/events/?view=calendar&month=July-2017
Friday, July 14th, 2017 8:00 PM
The Chris Chandler Show invites Anne Feeney's Summer of Resistance Tour to Remember Woody Guthrie
TBA
Esticada, OR
Saturday, July 15th, 2017 7:30 PM
Anne Feeney's Summer of Resistance Tour
Tacoma, WA Marilyn Kimmerling is the contact
Sunday, July 16th, 2017 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney's Summer of Resistance Tour
tba
Seattle, WA 
PAUL BIGMAN is the contact

Wednesday, July 19th, 2017 8:00 PM
Cumberland BC Hosts 
Anne Feeney's Summer of Resistance Tour
House Concert at Diana Paige's
Cumberland, BC
Canada
250-336-8893
the perfect sorbet between Vancouver Folk Fest
and Islands Fest. Call Diana or email her at dipaige@gmail.com for reservations and directions
Saturday, July 22nd, 2017 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney's Summer of Resistance Tour - Benefit Concert for Larry Hildes
tba
Bellingham, WA  
Gary Kantner and Betsy Pernotto are the organizers
Sunday, July 23rd, 2017 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney's Summer of Resistance Tour
tba
Sequim/Port Angeles, WA
Wednesday, July 26th, 2017 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney's Summer of Resistance Tour
tba
Grey's Harbor, WA
Sunday, July 30th, 2017 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney Summer of Resistance Tour
with Eliot Kenin in Eliot's barn!
1072 Pereira
Martinez, CA 94553
800-965-1302
Eliot is the author of "You Ain't Been Doin' Nothin' if You Ain't Been Called a Red" and "F#%k Off and Die!" I am overjoyed to be sharing an evening with him performing in his barn. Please join us for potluck and music, starting at 7PM
eliotkenin29@gmail.com
  

Call or email Eliot for reservations and directions or
DIRECTIONS - IMPORTANT!! from berkeley or oakland, take Highway24 toward Orinda - go north 3 miles to Bear Creek Road. Turn right. Bear Creek becomes Pereira Look for signs to barn on right. don't wear high heels.

road from Pinole is still washed out.

Bring a warm jacket. It's cool at night.

Monday, July 31st, 2017 7:00 PM
LaborFest presents Anne Feeney and Roy Zimmerman!!
ILWU Local 34
801 2nd St
San Francisco, CA 94107

Monday, April 21, 2014

May 2014 - Anne Feeney's Fellow Travelers' Advisory - Volume 9, Number 7

Thanks so much for being part of my network of friends, family, fans, followers and fellow travelers.  It's just impossible, with 8500 subscribers, to keep in touch with everyone individually, but these once-a-month Fellow Travelers' Advisories are my invitation to you to stay in touch, tell me what's going on in your community, let me know about upcoming actions and events.

You can unsubscribe if you must by clicking the link at the end of this newsletter.  I'll miss you!

You can update your information as well.  If you are changing email addresses you can just click at the link at the botton, and put enter your new email.

You can download single songs, download albums, or buy my CDs at http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid or by calling 1-800-BUY-MY-CD

Lots of love from Victoria, BC

Anne

In this issue:

MY IRISH TOURS CANCEL FOREVER UNLESS...

CARRY IT ON! - with ANNE FEENEY AND EVAN GREER
- a multi-generational tour honoring the legacy of Pete Seeger

POST CARD FROM MY SON, DANIEL BERLIN IN ZIMBABWE


PETE SEEGER BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IN PITTSBURGH


ANNE FEENEY AND BRAD YODER - KERRVILLE OR BUST!


SWEDEN, DENMARK, HERE I COME!


LABOR DAY IN OLYMPIA, WA



MY IRISH TOURS CANCELLED FOREVER UNLESS...


It breaks my heart to tell you that I may have to cancel this year's Ireland tour.  Eleven of my favorite people have already committed to this year's tour, but we will have to cancel it if we don't get at least 4 more people.  I know I'll never do another tour if this tour cancels..  I'm just sick about having to disappoint the loyal folks who wanted to go with me.

See last month's Fellow Travelers' Advisory for all the details on this wonderful tour http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2014/03/april-2014-anne-feeneys-fellow.html .

The only way this tour could still go this year, and in the future,  is if 4 of you signed up within 24 hours. An email to VBelinoski@austin.rr.com will reserve a seat if you're interested.  This isn't sudden notice ... it's been in my newsletter for months, and on my website and blog and facebook.  If you have thought "Someday, I'm going to do that," this is someday.

Ironically, I've already purchased my tickets to Ireland.  I'll still be performing at the Mother Jones Festival with Si Kahn on July 31st.  I'm going to have a wonderful time in Ireland this year... but I'll sure miss you!

CARRY IT ON! - with ANNE FEENEY AND EVAN GREER- a multi-generational tour honoring the legacy of Pete Seeger


The three shows we've done on this tour have been spectacular - all wildly exceeding our expectations.  Olympia was terrific thanks to Linda Dobson, Harry Levine, Grace Cox, Bob Barnes, Daniel Bernstein and Jim Cubbage.  We got great ink in OLYWA, too:

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/04/14/3086732/folk-singers-to-perform-pete-seeger.html
http://olyblog.net/anne-feeney-evan-greer-tour-honor-legacy-pete-seeger


And RD Grunbaum and Linda Orgul provided their famous hospitalty in Aberdeen, where we had a fantastic show.  The audience was so enthusiastic and sang so well.... ahhh.. it's why I do this work.


This morning we departed from gorgeous Sequim, WA where Evan and I enjoyed the sumptuous hospitality of Carlyn Syvanen before leaving for Vancouver Island. 

Monday, April 21st, 2014 6:00 PM
EVAN GREER WORKSHOP: QUEER LIBERATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Camas Bookstore and Infoshop
2620 Quadra St,
Victoria, BC
Canada


Monday, April 21st, 2014 7:30 PM
ANNE FEENEY AND EVAN GREER -CARRY IT ON - a multi-generational tour honoring the legacy of Pete Seeger
Camas Bookstore and Infoshop
2620 Quadra St,
Victoria, BC
Canada
Price: $10 suggested


Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 7:00 PM
Mayworks presents: ANNE FEENEY AND EVAN GREER -CARRY IT ON - a multi-generational tour honoring the legacy of Pete Seeger
Courtenay Zocalo Cafe
208 5 St
Courtenay, BC V9N 1J6
Canada
250-331-0933
http://zocalocafe.ca/


Thursday, April 24th, 2014 7:30 PM
The Campbell River Labour Council presents: ANNE FEENEY AND EVAN GREER -CARRY IT ON - a multi-generational tour honoring the legacy of Pete Seeger
The Carriage Room - Royal Coachman Inn
84 Dogwood St
Campbell River, BC
contact: bcharlton@shaw.ca

There will be appetizers available for purchase at the interval between our two sets, and cds and dvds available for purchse.
Friday, April 25th, 2014 8:00 PM
ANNE FEENEY AND EVAN GREER -CARRY IT ON - a multi-generational tour honoring the legacy of Pete Seeger
House Concert
Victoria (James Bay), BC
250-385-1307
Price: $15-20 suggested
Tix are $20 waged, $15 other, and reservations directions are available at
why2342@hotmail.com, or 250 385 1307


Saturday, April 26th, 2014 2:00 PM
ANNE FEENEY AND EVAN GREER -CARRY IT ON - a multi-generational tour honoring the legacy of Pete Seeger
Heartwood Cafe
317 E Broadway
Vancouver, BC
Canada
http://www.heartwoodcc.ca/
Come a little early for a delicious brunch, and attend our 2PM matinee - our last show in Canada!

Monday, April 28th, 2014 12:00 PM
ANNE FEENEY AND EVAN GREER -CARRY IT ON - a multi-generational tour honoring the legacy of Pete Seeger
Commemorating Workers' Memorial Day on the Bellingham Public Library Lawn
210 Central Ave
Bellingham, WA 98227 
betsy pernotto is the contact

Monday, April 28th, 2014 7:30 PM
ANNE FEENEY AND EVAN GREER -CARRY IT ON - a multi-generational tour honoring the legacy of Pete Seeger
Union Center
1700 N. State Street (upstairs)
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-647-1752
http://evangreer.org
Price: $10-20 suggested
Betsy pernotto is the contact


Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 7:00 PM
Linda Newton presents ANNE FEENEY AND EVAN GREER -CARRY IT ON - a multi-generational tour honoring the legacy of Pete Seeger
Firewheel Community Coffeehouse
2727 Colby Ave
Everett, WA 98201
425-374-7946
https://www.facebook.com/events/720810671296896/
Price: donations


Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 7:00 PM
WS Labor Council May Works, PNHP and SEIU 1199NW presents:ANNE FEENEY AND EVAN GREER -CARRY IT ON - a multi-generational tour honoring the legacy of Pete Seeger
Seattle Labor Temple Hall #1
2800 First Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
Price: $15-25 suggested
all welcome. no one turned away for lack of funds.

Thursday, May 1st, 2014 7:00 PM
UW Tacoma Campus presents; ANNE FEENEY AND EVAN GREER -CARRY IT ON -a multi-generational tour honoring the legacy of Pete Seeger
UW Tacoma Campus - Carwein Hall
Tacoma, WA
Mike Honey is the contact.




From my son, Daniel BerlinApril 20

After 850 kms on the bike, a relatively painless two-wheeled border crossing, successful selling of the bikes to Zimbabwean truckers in Musina, an overnight train, a delayed flight, a lost bag, and relearning how to drive a stick shift on a right-hand drive rental car, I'm safe and sound in Cape Town and happily reunited with the family!  

Thanks so much to everyone who supported me! It's not too late to donate to Asylum Access to help me reach my fundraising goal asap   https://www.causes.com/campaigns/72465-support-refugee-rights-in-africa-asia-and-latin-america



Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 7:30 PM

Remembering Pete Seeger on his 95th birthday - Carry it on!
First Unitarian Church
Ellsworth and Morewood
15232
412-361-3022


Join me, Mike Stout, Ginny Hildebrand and a host of Pittsburgh's finest musicians as we honor the legacy of Pete Seeger with an evening of . Proceeds will, in part, benefit Marcellus Protest and the campaign to organize at UPMC


Anne Feeney and Brad Yoder: Kerrville or Bust!

I'll be driving to the Kerrville Folk Festival, as I have done almost every year since 1989.  This will be the first festival ever without former director Rod Kennedy, who died recently. 

But I'm very excited to be sharing the drive and the stage on the way there and back with my pal Brad Yoder (http://www.bradyoder.com/).  Here are the dates we have booked... but if you'd want us in Columbus on May 17th, or  June 9th, 10th or 11th in San Antonio or Austin, June 12th in Dallas.... reply to this email or call me at 412-877-6480.





Sunday, May 18th, 2014 4:00 PM
Anne Feeney and Brad Yoder: Kerrville or Bust!
The Barn
1225 North Bend Road
Cincinnati, OH 45224
513-542-0007
Price: $15-25 suggested
contact Jon at jon@footprintsforpeace.org to reserve a seat





Sunday, June 8th, 2014 4:00 PM
Anne Feeney and Brad Yoder in Concert
Danny Yeager's house
College Station, TX
(979) 777-8758
http://brazos_progressives.typepad.com/news/2007/02/anne_feeney_hou.html
Price: free!
Y'all were so wonderful and generous last year when my health made the concert impossible ... I'm doing a free concert for you and bringing along another super-talented player!


Friday, June 13th, 2014 7:30 PM
OKC Labor Council presents Anne Feeney and Brad Yoder :Kerrville or Bust!
The Blue Door
Oklahoma City, OK
Price: $15-25 donation


Saturday, June 14th, 2014 7:00 PM
Heartland Labor Forum's 25th Anniversary Celebration with Jim Hightower and Anne Feeney
probably IBEW Local 124
301 W 103rd Terr
Kansas City, MO
816-517-4083
http://cas.umkc.edu/labor-ed/radio.htm


Monday, June 16th, 2014 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney and Brad Yoder in Concert with John Paul Wright
Anne Feeney - Brad Yoder
The Rudyard Kipling
422 W Oak Street
Louisville, KY 40203
https://www.facebook.com/railroadmusic.org‎




Sweden and Denmark!

I'll be in Sweden from the 19th June until 12th August.

I would love to perform.  The only dates where I am unavailable are July 28th-August 7th, and the 10th of July 11th.
I'm performing in Ludvika on June 26th.  Jan Hammarlund will be available to perform with me on many of these dates.
Contact picasso7750@yahoo.se for Swedish conversation, or email me at anne@annefeeney.com in English.  Tusen tak!



LABOR DAY IN OLYMPIA, WA  -- OREGON, GET READY... I'M COMING YOUR WAY


See you next month.  Thanks for reading!

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

Thursday, November 29, 2012

November 2012 - Anne Feeney's Fellow Travelers' Advisory - VOLUME EIGHT, Number 5

COME TO IRELAND WITH ME!!  SEPT 29th-OCT 8th, 2013

Here's something to think about during the holidays....


I'm thrilled and delighted to announce another Irish tour in 2013.  Early October has proven to be a very nice time to tour Ireland. How about  three days and nights in Westport, County Mayo, three in Clifden, County Galway, and three in Doolin, County Clare?  If you'd like all the details of this exciting trip, send me an email with your address, and I'll get one off to you immediately.




Have a look at my website for basic info on the tours and  also look as well at my friend Johnsmith's website.  http://johnsmithmusic.com/tour-ireland   Following my business partner and friend Tom Pigott's sudden death in February of this year, John stepped in and honored all of Tom's commitments - none of the 2012 tours were cancelled. He is operating now as Inishfree Irish music tours.


The cost for the tours is $2250 per person ( double occupancy) or $2600 single. Folks pay a $750 per person deposit via credit card upon signing up, then another $750 six months out, and the final $750 due three months out


I'm available and anxious to answer any questions you may have.  I love touring Ireland with my friends, and we will have the luxury coach of Paddy Downs at our service!  If you think you'd like to do this, DO IT!  I can only take 22 people, and I'm only doing one tour in 2013.  I'd love for you to be part of it.  Think it over during the holidays.  If I have 22 people signed up by January 15th, the tour is on ...  If I don't, I'll release the hotel rooms, or John will offfer the dates to someone else.  

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IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:

PITTSBURGH, PA - NEW YEAR'S EVE
CHICAGO, IL - HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
BURLINGAME, CA - WESTERN WORKERS' LABOR HERITAGE FESTIVAL
details at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html

I'm very excited that my talented activist/songwriter/comrade Evan Greer is coming to Pittsburgh to do a "That Was the Year That Was - 2012 - a musical revue" at my house.  I'll also provide champagne and food at midnight.

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SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING NEW


My wonderful daughter Amy was invited to participate in a show on THE LEARNING CHANNEL.  They were seeking brides-to-be who are wearing heirloom or borrowed dresses instead purchasing a new one.  Amy is a prime candidate for this show because the dress she'll wear on December 15th when she and Mike Meadows tie the knot was originally worn by her paternal great grandmother. Celia Levin married Abraham Seder in 1913 and the dress remained in storage until I wore it in 1977 when I married Amy's dad, Ron Berlin.


The dress was very frail and in need of major repairs.  The show offered to absorb all the costs of restoring the dress and customizing it to Amy's style if we would tell the story of the dress on their show.  They also had a professional Hollywood buyer measure Amy and select five new designer dresses for her to consider. She could have a new designer dress, or the restored 100 year old dress.  The show brought me, Amy and three bridesmaids out to Burbank for a week of filming and modeling.  It was sooooooooooo much fun!



Here we are sushi-fying!



The crew: Me, associate producer Trish Vogel, Lindsay Crochet, Christina Hurt
Llewellyn Gannon and the bride - Amy Berlin





TA DA!  THOSE ELECTIONS


Go Tammy!  Go Claire!  Go Elizabeth!  Go Maine!  Go Colorado!  Go Washington!

We also had some great victories in Pennsylvania...
and I'm so pleased we won't have to listen to Paul Ryan, Todd AIken or Mr. Mourdoch of Ohio.any more.

Now it's time for the real work.  We've got to devote ourselves to resisting - resisting offshore drilling, resisting mountaintop removal, resisting the Alberta Tar Sands project, resisting hydraulic fracturing ...  protecting our water, our air and our soil.


We cannot allow cuts to Social Security or Medicare.  We cannot allow the privatization of the Postal Service.  We can't give up on universal health care.  We can't give up on our teachers.  We must bring the troops home now!  


Your dance card full yet?


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MILESTONES - FAMILY AND FRIENDS

It is with great sadness that I report the untimely passing of working-class hero Jerry Tucker.  He mentored me and countless others in organizing, strategy, history, struggle, activism, listening, surviving and winning.  He loved baseball, jazz and labor songs.  His passing, from pancreatic cancer on October 19th, is a devastating loss to the working class.  



He and I worked on so many campaigns together, starting with the AE Staley lockout in Illinois in the early 90's and most recently the campaign for single-payer healthcare.  His humor, generosity, dedication, knowledge, persistence and optimism were unsurpassed in this movement.                                                               
                                                                                    
And another labor legend left us on October 5th at the age of 94.  George Edwards, most recently of SOAR, as well as a 70+year member of the United Steelworkers.  He was a fixture at every local rally for jobs, health care, peace and justice. The last time I saw George was at the 2012 Labor Day Parade.  He walked the entire route. To learn more about my friend George Edwards, read his obituary at
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-george-edwards-wilkinsburg-resident-was-usw-activist-every-day-of-his-life-656471/




The movement sustained another loss with the passing of Russell Means on October 22nd..  Russell Means spent a lifetime as a modern American Indian warrior. He railed against broken treaties, fought for the return of stolen land and even took up arms against the federal government. Means, who died Monday from throat cancer at age 72, helped lead the 1973 uprising at Wounded Knee — a bloody confrontation that raised America’s awareness about the struggles of Indians and gave rise to a wider protest movement that lasted for the rest of the decade.



Before AIM, there were few national advocates for American Indians.  Along with Dennis Banks, Means was one of the first to emerge. He sought to restore Indians’ pride in their culture and to challenge a government that had paid little attention to tribes in generations. He was also one of the first to urge sports teams to do away with Indian names and mascots. Means observed  "There were dozens, if not hundreds, of athletic teams that in essence were insulting us, from grade schools to college. That’s all changed.”
AIM was founded in the late 1960s to demand that the government honor its treaties with American Indian tribes. The movement eventually faded away, Means said, as Native Americans became more self-aware and self-determined.
Happy November Birthdays to Janet Feld, Sigi Nagys, Eric Schwartz, Jay Mankita, Pat Wynne, John Lilly, Alec Dubro, Rosann Barker, Amy Kurland, Dan Kenney, Kimberly Sever, James Durst, Mike Gremba, Pat LaManna, Shakeybean Cobb, Katie Hinde, Bill Pollak, Lloyd Cunningham, Mary Lane McCahill, Julie Leonardsson,  Marty Rosenberg, Darlene Buhler, Sheila Tiernan, Corry Metcalfe-Haendiges, Mark Perna, Shane Bartell, John Morber, Matt Watroba, Peter GIlmore, Kim Dobson, Bob Beach, Bob TIbbs, Dennis Soper, Jack Erdie, Vicki Guzman, Patty Spadaro, Larry Long, Scott Chesnick, Susie Howell, Christine Patberg, Ron Mann, Bayard Blain, Chuck Fink, Kathleen Mumphrey Chapman.
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THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.  It's totally centered around food, family and friends... at least at my house.  No one is a football maniac.  In fact, our television wasn't on at all on Thanksgiving Day.  The kitchen was crowded with everyone helping to get the food to the table.  I am so incredibly grateful - more so every day - for the love and generosity of my friends that has lifted me from fear and sadness to gratitude and joy.  I can't possibly list everyone who has done something remarkably kind, thoughtful and generous for me.



L-R Kathleen Feeney, Casey Horne, Julie Leonardsson, Bryan Reilly, Ashley Walch, Kimberly Sever
(at table, not in pic) Amy Sue Berlin, Mike Meadows, Anne Feeney, Bill Feeney, Shirley Myers
Thank you for all your help and kindness to me over the past two years.  I don't know what 2013 has in store for me, but you've made it possible for me to live every day fully since my cancer diagnosis.  It's clear that I won't be able to return to my full work schedule for a while yet, and your support continues to be really important to me.  You can use the "Donate" button at http://annefeeney.com or send a check to me at 2240 Milligan Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA  15218.

I hope you'll buy my CDs as well ... http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid

I hope you're one of the 22 people who'll go to Ireland with me in 2013!

In solidarity,


Anne




Monday, May 03, 2010

May 2010 - Anne Feeney's Fellow Travelers' Advisory - VOLUME SIX - #2

IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:


Lexington, KY
Dayton, OH
Columbus, OH
Stonybrook, NY
Kerrville, TX
Oklahoma City, OK
Detroit, MI
Lake of the Ozarks, MO

See all the details below. Details continuously update at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html

You can get this newsletter delivered monthly to your email inbox by signing up at http://annefeeney.com/newsletter.html

You can buy my cds at http://cdbaby.com/all/unionmaid
Please forward this news on to any and all of your friends and relations!

IN THIS ISSUE:

I'M ON BILL MOYERS!!
MAY WITH DAN BERN!
IRELAND 2010
SEE YOU IN DETROIT
FAMILY NEWS AND BIRTHDAYS

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Mayday, Mayday - That's the real workers' day
Labor's history says, "Don't give your day away!"
It's time that the working class says,
"Stick Labor Day up your asses."
Oh, ain't it great to celebrate on the glorious First of May!

I hope you found some appropriate way to celebrate International Workers' Day. Evan Greer and I were in Philadelphia with Roy Zimmerman for a wonderful Mayday celebration sponsored by Crossroads Music. It was great to see Alexis Buss and John Bekken and their gorgeous daughter Sophia (or was it Sonia? two very popular names these days, I've noticed...), and Tom Herman and Jo Miller, and Marilyn Goldsmith and John Benedict among many many others...

Congratulations to the Temple Nurses for their recent strike victory!!

As I write this I learn from Ann Suellentrop that "more than 15,000 folks are marching, including 11 of us from Kansas City, here in New York City to take part in the protest march against nuclear weapons as the NPT conference begins at the UN! People here from all over the world! Peace out!"

There are a whole lot more of us than they think.

Very soon, we should have some fabulous YouTube videos from that concert, as well as the Eighth Step concert the night before in Schenectady.

The "Generations of Resistance" tour was a smashing success. I loved every minute with Evan Greer. And the hospitality on this tour was over the top! Many thanks to all our hosts and presenters.

Much love
Anne
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I'M ON BILL MOYERS!!! (VICARIOUSLY)

Yes, yes, it's true. On the last edition of Bill Moyers' Journal on PBS, he did a segment on Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement as a great example of real populism, and one of the members, John Blasingame, starts talking about their fighting spirit, and that there are words to a song “that get right to the heart of this.” Next thing you know, he’s singing a verse of “Have You Been To Jail For Justice!” Cool beans.
from the transcript:
John Blasingame: You can fight. In fact, you've got a duty to fight. There's some words to a song that get right to the heart of this.

(singing) You law abiding citizens, listen to this song. Laws were made by people and people can be wrong. Once unions were against the law, but slavery was fine. Women were denied the vote and children worked the mines. The more you study history, the less you can deny it. A rotten law stays on the books 'til folks with guts defy it.

You can buy or download "Have You Been to Jail for Justice?" at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/annefeeney2

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MAY WITH DAN BERN!

I'm very excited to be doing a mini-tour in support of my enormously talented companero Dan Bern http://www.danbern.com/ . We'll be in Lexington, Dayton and Columbus. Details appear below and at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html
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IRELAND 2010

I still have 6 seats available on the August 10-19th trip to Clare, Kerry and Galway. I have 12 seats left on the August 22-31st trip to Dublin, Belfast & Derry. This may be the last year that I am able to offer these trips, so if you want to see Ireland with me, I hope to hear from you soon. These trips are sooooooooooooooooo much fun! Drop me a line at anne@annefeeney.com or visit http://www.annefeeney.com/Pages/enchantedwaytours.html for more information. We have a lively and wonderful group of folks so far for each tour. Please think about joining us.

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SEE YOU IN DETROIT!!!

Three fantastic events are occurring in Detroit in June - The Great Labor Arts Exchange, the Conference on Creative Organizing, and the US Social Forum. Information about all three appears at the bottom of this message. I'll be there for all three. Hope to see you there.

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FAMILY NEWS & BIRTHDAYS

Happy Birthday today, May 3rd, to Pete Seeger, Kathleen Feeney and Antonito Blanco. Belated birthday greetings to Jim Tremmel (May 2nd).  Alex Bagwell - May 7th, Paul Eric Grefenstette and Bill Deegan  -May 10th, Eleanor Walden and Jon Fromer - May 11th, Tony Mumphrey and Kevin McCahill - May 15th, and Terry Donovan - May 23rd.

Faith Petric is home from the hospital and doing remarkably well in her recovery from her broken hip. Thanks to all of you who sent cards!

I'll be thinking of Joanna Robinson this month. Her beloved Utah Phillips would have been 75 on May 15th if he were still with us. Utah died on May 24th of 2008.

Happy Mothers' Day to all you moms! Special Mothers' Day wishes to mom-to-be Monique Murad. We found out recently that Dan and Monique will be having a son! Monique is in Washington, DC as I write this, and I'm going down there to visit her on Thursday.

I'm so looking forward to seeing my daughter Amy when I get to Kerrville this year!

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THE TOUR!

Friday, May 14th, 2010 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney opens for Dan Bern!
Natasha's Cafe
112 Esplanade
Lexington, KY
http://www.natashascafe.com/


Saturday, May 15th, 2010 9:30 PM
Anne Feeney opens for Dan Bern!
Canal Street Tavern
308 E 1st
Dayton, OH 45402
937-228-2450
http://canalstreettavern.com/


Sunday, May 16th, 2010 6:00 PM
Anne Feeney opens for Dan Bern
Rumba Cafe
2507 Summit St
Columbus, OH
614-268-1841
http://www.columbusrumbacafe.com/


May 23rd 4PM
FRIENDSHIP HOUSE CONCERTS PRESENT ROY ZIMMERMAN!!
Pittsburgh, PA
Check out Roy at http://www.royzimmerman.com
And "Summer of Loving" at http://www.youtube.com/royzimmerman
Seating is limited. For information and/or an invitation, call or email:
LLouise & Jim Altes
412.361.6051
friendshiphouseconcerts@gmail.com
Suggested donation: $10.00. All proceeds go to the performers.

June 3rd-6th
Working Class Studies Conference
SUNY Stony Brook
Stony Brook , NY
631-632-7536
http://www.stonybrook.edu/workingclass/conference/2010/index.shtml
Michael Zweig is the contact.

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney at the Threadgill Memorial Theater
Kerrville Folk Festival
5600 Medina Highway
Kerrville, TX
http://kerrville-music.com/
Come see me perform at my favorite festival!!


Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 6:30 PM
Labor and Friends Banquet
The Center
4325 N.W. 50th St.
Oklahoma City, OK
Price: $65
for more info contact lljamesco @sbcglobal.net - Sponsored by the Central OK Labor Federation - Turn Around Oklahoma 2010!!!


June 18th-21st
Great Labor Arts Exchange
AFSCME Council 25
600 W Lafayette Blvd
Detroit, MI 48226
http://laborheritage.org/

June 22nd-26th
US Social Forum
Detroit , MI
877-515-USSF
http://www.ussf2010.org/


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