tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:31:09 +0000News & views from Pittsburgh-based activist, hellraiser & unionmaid Anne Feeney... and feedback from you! Please leave your comments. Feel free to widely forward anything you see here. Thanks for dropping in.http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (d@ve)Blogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-1425096529486656532Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:21:00 +00002009-07-09T05:22:36.052-04:00zimmermanDan BernSingle PayerHR 676Chris ChandlerHealth CareRoad ShowEric SchwartzThe road show began in Los Angeles at Local 47 of the American Federation of Musicians hall. The gorgeous room was decorated with banners from the many sponsors of that evening's concert. The show featured Jason Luckett, Eric Schwartz, Joyce Woodson, Dave Crossland and me, with Freebo on bass and tuba and MB Gordy on percussion. We were joined by surprise special guests Chris Chandler and Dan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/myZiHvJ5EzI/sing-out-for-single-payer-road-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2009/07/sing-out-for-single-payer-road-show.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-8838891725583271789Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:26:00 +00002009-06-28T03:13:14.743-04:00Welcome to the July Fellow Travelers' Advisory -In this issue:IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONSCD & MP3 LinksSING OUT FOR SINGLE PAYER ROAD SHOWFAMILY NEWSSWEDENIRELANDTHE DETAILSIMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:details at the bottom of this post and continuously updating at http://annefeeney.com/specialevents.html and http://annefeeney.com/calendar.htmlWashington, DCSt. Catharines, ONHamilton, ONLos AngelesSan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/K88d8Uq6vOg/if-youre-not-click-and-donate-kind-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2009/06/if-youre-not-click-and-donate-kind-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-5094083490857052727Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:01:00 +00002009-06-13T16:52:21.890-04:00Single PayerHR 676California NursesChris ChandlerSB 703anne feeneyPeter AlsopHealth CareRoad ShowEric SchwartzSING OUT FOR SINGLE PAYER!!With your help, I'm organizing a "Sing Out/Speak Out for Single Payer" tour. Imagine a month of high-powered hilarious and informative concerts in CA, OR and WA all designed to promote interest in single payer health care. That's what is happening from July 4th-20th. I modeled this tour on the wildly successful SING OUT THE VOTE OHIO tour that many of us did last http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/tk-Ropyt8K4/june-2009-anne-feeneys-fellow-travelers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2009/05/june-2009-anne-feeneys-fellow-travelers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-1428086803000637945Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:41:00 +00002009-04-29T18:03:08.681-04:00IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS: (see details at the end of this newsletter and continuously updating at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html)Pittsburgh, PAHaledon, NJPhiladelphia, PAN Cambria, PAWinnipeg, MBChicago, ILOklahoma City, OKKerrville Folk FestivalWorking Class Studies Conference - Pittsburgh, PAPeople's Music Network Summer Gathering - upstate NYGreat Labor Arts Exchange Washington, DCSing Outhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/Wcval1QVmlw/may-2009-anne-feeneys-fellow-travelers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2009/04/may-2009-anne-feeneys-fellow-travelers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-7749761051063767279Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:56:00 +00002009-03-27T15:03:49.401-04:00Photo by Doug CalvinIMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:Specific details for all these gigs appear below, and also at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html - Confirm with the venue, or call me at 412-877-6480...March 28th & 29th - Cleveland Heights, OHMarch 29th - Southfield, MI March 30th - Westland, MIMarch 31st - South Bend, INApril 1st - Elkhart, IN************Ontario with Joey Only!April 3rd - Toronto, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/HkfDUOfZ-Dw/april-2009-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2009/03/april-2009-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-6597558109666730943Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:03:00 +00002009-03-01T15:52:45.823-05:00Joey OnlyTom Geogheganfolk musicKaren BrandowCharlie KingDan BerlinDerrick FinchAnthony Blancolabor radioConn Selmer StrikeactivismAnabel BlancoIrish toursJanet BatesIMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:(details, time and locations appear at the end of this newsletter, and are continuously updating at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html)FLORIDA! TallahasseeGainesvilleJacksonvilleSt AugustineOrange CityNorth MiamiDeerfield BeachLake WorthMiamiSunriseFort MyersSarasotaCape Coral then...Pittsburgh - March 25th with Charlie King and Karen BrandowCleveland - March 29thDetroithttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/61GC4Z0zpZ4/march-2009-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2009/02/march-2009-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-2318713590512344009Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:34:00 +00002009-02-25T16:31:52.439-05:00slumdogmoviesJan BoydHilary ChizSofia FallerJeanne ClarkPolly HalfkennyJim AltesLlouise AltesTom AspelRobin Alexanderanne feeneyoscarsEric MarchbeinJulie LeonardssonThe tables were set: The 2009 tote-board in place:The red carpet was rolled out, and we awaited our guests!Our lovely paparrazza, Sophia Faller (on the right), and her friend Mia Davis, took the guests' coats on arrival, gave them their ballots, and collected their dollars!First to arrive were Jim and Llouise Altes with the "Slum Dog Millionaire" appetizers!Next came "Eric von Marchbein" - silenthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/QJFXfsKYMZ4/oscars-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)1http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2009/02/oscars-2009.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-2813356991195679535Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:00:00 +00002009-03-01T15:53:23.750-05:00IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONSNewport, ORSalem, ORTallahassee, FLGainesville, FLJacksonville, FLSt. Augustine, FLOrange City, FLJacksonville, FLN Miami, FLDeerfield Beach, FLMiami, FLFt Myers, FLSarasota, FLFt Myers, FLElkhart, INEffingham, ILget all the details on these gigs at the end of this newsletter, or continuously updating at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.htmlHugs to all of you fellow travelers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/fAc3zHb_Lbo/february-2009-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)7http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2009/01/february-2009-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-8360815144736506847Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:11:00 +00002009-02-06T13:11:33.101-05:00Music can, no less than, save the planet. Here’s an eloquent attempt to describe the power of music by Karl Paulnack, pianist and director of music division at Boston Conservatory. (It's long, but worth it...) “One of my parents’ deepest fears, I suspect, is that society would not properly value me as a musician, that I wouldn’t be appreciated. I had very good grades in high school, I was good inhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/QH5uAT0r53o/power-of-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2009/02/power-of-music.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-3116385009132316530Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:27:00 +00002009-01-01T00:14:16.350-05:00 VIDEO FROM A SHOW FOR "ARTISTS FOR PEACE" IN DENMARK THIS SUMMERFELLOW TRAVELERS' ADVISORY YEAR IN REVIEW 2008IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:ST. LOUIS, MOWATSONVILLE, CASAN FRANCISCO, CAPALO ALTO, CASAN MATEO, CAASHLAND, ORDEADWOOD, ORASTORIA, ORPORTLAND, OROLYMPIA, WAVANCOUVER, BCVICTORIA, BCSALT SPRING, BCSEATTLE, WABELLINGHAM, WASALEM, ORcomplete information at the bottom of this message and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/u00d7uHTAuI/january-2009-anne-feeneys-year-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)1http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/12/january-2009-anne-feeneys-year-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-5835303939457160993Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:20:00 +00002008-12-19T21:21:48.668-05:00I don't know how many of you folks on my list will check here ... but I sent a bad link to my gallery of colleagues at cdbaby...the correct link is http://cdbaby.com/group/annespickshappy shoppinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/uQ8ncnKKXd0/great-music-on-sale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/12/great-music-on-sale.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-8333339028922665742Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:33:00 +00002008-12-03T14:44:31.760-05:00IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:Kerrville, TXCollege Station, TXSan Marcos, TXCorpus Christi, TXthen on to California, Oregon, Washington and BC!details below and continuously updating at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.htmlIN THIS ISSUE:TEXAS!IRELAND 2009 DETAILS - RESERVE NOW!!!SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS VIGILFOLK LEGEND ODETTA DIESRNC PROTESTERS FACE RIDICULOUS CHARGESFAMILY NEWSDecember 2ndPittsburgh, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/URN_UEnXAOA/december-2008-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/10/december-2008-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-4391648700442095943Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:21:00 +00002008-11-06T10:23:01.125-05:00SPECIAL READING OF BURIED: THE SAGO MINE DISASTER Jerry Starr has been passionate about theatre and human rights all of his life. In 2006, he wrote BURIED: THE SAGO MINE DISASTER to illuminate the costs to worker health and safety of corporate greed unrestrained by government public interest regulation. BURIED is not a political screed, but an intimate portrait of the victims, survivors, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/oSi8XPQMdG4/special-reading-of-buried-sago-mine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/11/special-reading-of-buried-sago-mine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-3657383657965361951Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:31:00 +00002008-10-29T22:14:33.956-04:00Lots of exciting Get out the Vote Concerts -Pittsburgh - October 24thSchenectady - October 25thCincinnati - October 27thDayton - October 28ththen, New England, DC, VA, GAmany of those dates with Charlie King!!Please scroll to the bottom of this message for all the details, orvisit http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html*****************************************Thanks so much for getting on my email http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/FOLLoP6YT6w/november-2008-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/10/november-2008-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-2508771466235506982Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:39:00 +00002008-10-22T17:42:01.997-04:00TELL THE GEORGIA GOV., LEGISLATURE, PAROLE BOARD, BUSH, OBAMA, MCCAIN, CONGRESS AND THE MEDIA: STOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS!Please join the online campaign to STOP THE EXECUTION! FREE TROY DAVIS NOW!YOUR EMERGENCY ACTION IS NEEDED NOW! Click HERE to Fill in Online FormTell Gov. Perdue and the Georgia Parole Board:STOP THE EXECUTION! FREE TROY DAVIS!On Monday, October 27, Troy Davis, an http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/UQIgop3B2_8/stop-execution-of-troy-davis-campaign.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/10/stop-execution-of-troy-davis-campaign.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-8289888383160478503Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:58:00 +00002008-09-29T07:42:04.247-04:00Jan Hammarlund and I at the European Social ForumThanks so much for signing up for my once-a-month email news - THEFELLOW TRAVELERS' ADVISORYIt means so much to me that you want to stay in touch. Please let meknow what you're up to - this newsletter goes out monthly to 7000activists.You've seen my show... you know I don't have (and won't have) anycorporate sponsors to promote my music - I count http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/ormpfVJbF4A/october-2008-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/09/october-2008-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-1707279582078329426Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:23:00 +00002008-09-04T22:08:47.863-04:00Subject: This is America. We don't jail journalists here.Dear Friend,Jailing journalists is unacceptable in a democracy. But that's exactly what is happening at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.Award winning journalist and host of "Democracy Now" Amy Goodman was arrested by St. Paul police while covering a protest outside the Republican National Convention. Though clearlyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/zqe-uQU60Hk/why-media-blackout-on-violence-against.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/09/why-media-blackout-on-violence-against.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-1773619730183440211Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:10:00 +00002008-09-02T10:11:47.740-04:00Greetings from Austin, TX!Hi Folks:I'm leaving in an hour for the airport to head off to the OregonCoast for an action-packed tour that ends in Portland at a fabulousPeace and Justice Studies Conference featuring Ann Wright, KathyKelly and Steven Zunes and lots of great music by me and DavidRovics.all the details are posted at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html -PLEASE come to my Oregon gigs andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/e4linYuyZ2w/september-2008-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/09/september-2008-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-6108183998591803246Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:24:00 +00002008-08-01T07:40:41.116-04:00Kim ScipesCDBabyLabor DayTony MazzochiEuropean Social ForumJulius MargolinLes LeopoldHugo ChavezJoe HillGeogheganSteve EllnerIrish toursPJSAPete SeegerI69AUGUST 2008 - Anne Feeney's Fellow Travelers' Advisory - VOLUME FOUR,#5Hej! Hello from Smedjebacken! Thanks for signing up for myonce-a-month email news .... Drop me a line and let me know whatyou're up to... and thanks sooooo much for your support and yourinterest in my music and my work!IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:complete and updated info @ http://annefeeney.com/calendar.htmlPlease tell your http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/jXzKHVooj2Y/august-2008-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/08/august-2008-anne-feeneys-fellow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-3956296910557710110Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:59:00 +00002008-08-01T05:08:12.886-04:00http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/monster-who-really-killed_b_115363.htmlFrom the Huffington Post:Monster: Who Really Killed the Knoxville Unitarians?By RJ Eskow Posted July 28, 2008Top of Form 1Bottom of Form 1I'd say that Unitarians were God's thoughtful people, but they make no particular claims about God. In some parts of the country that takes real courage.My first wife and I joined ahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/EJUkPR0OEXQ/monster-who-really-killed-knoxville.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/08/monster-who-really-killed-knoxville.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-7527778774382290674Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:19:00 +00002008-07-31T21:32:52.325-04:00 Emma, Colin and Tara with big brother Connor Duncan ... The triplets celebrated their third birthday on July 16th... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/diCofyrAXtw/three-turning-three.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/07/three-turning-three.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-2568181353809829644Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:47:00 +00002008-07-20T09:50:08.538-04:00Lovemore Matombo and Wellington Chibebe, the President and General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) were arrested on 8 May for speaking out about the state-sponsored violence in Zimbabwe - or as Robert Mugabe's government put it "spreading falsehoods prejudicial to the State".Lovemore and Wellington are due to appear in court on 30 July, to defend themselves against thesehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/mUFY74q5anA/act-now-for-justice-in-zimbabwe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/07/act-now-for-justice-in-zimbabwe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-228020488326764693Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:20:00 +00002008-07-15T06:25:34.338-04:00stereotypesNew YorkerObamaracismmediaTo the New Yorker:I am a satirist (musical) myself. I am married to a visual artist who does satirical political cartoons here in Sweden. As artists, we are constantly defending freedom of expression. HOWEVER, if this picture had appeared on the front page of any mainstream or conservative publication, it would have been correctly identified as what it is: Right wing racist propaganda http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/ehulJ3_IiOU/racism-by-any-other-name.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/07/racism-by-any-other-name.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246160.post-1947672181229517415Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:30:00 +00002008-06-28T18:09:03.164-04:00IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:(all the details about where and when appear in Swedish at http://www.goatbridge.com/bokning.asp, and are continuously updating at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html)SUMMER IN SWEDEN!!Borlange - 27 & 28th of JuneSkellefteå - 18th JulyGnesta - 19th of JulySmedjebacken - 22nd of JulyÅrjäng - 23rd of JulyFalun - 26th of JulyLeksand - 30th of JulyStockholm - 6th of AugustThis http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FellowTravelersAdvisoryfromAnneFeeney/~3/6bqn1t6HL9g/anne-feeneys-fellow-travelers-advisory_28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (anne)0http://fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com/2008/06/anne-feeneys-fellow-travelers-advisory_28.html