SING OUT FOR SINGLE PAYER ROAD SHOW

MAKES APPEARANCE IN LA JOLLA
JULY 3, 2009, 2PM – 5PM (call for location)

La Jolla, CA (June 22) -- As the debate on how to resolve the nation’s health care crisis continues, one singular answer has been widely ignored in the public debate, despite its popular appeal: a progressively financed, comprehensive, universal health care system – otherwise known as single-payer. The San Diego Single Payer Healthcare Coalition (La Jolla Democratic Club, Progressive Democrats of America, HealthcareForAll-CA, Physicians for National Health Program, California Nurses Assn, California Teachers Assn, League of Women Voters, Activist San Diego, Green Party-San Diego County, First Unitarian Universalist Church of SD, and others) is proud to host a “Sing Out for Single Payer Road Show” featuring Pittsburgh activist and labor singer Anne Feeney. Feeney and almost four dozen professional musicians decided to launch the Sing Out after their frustration with the single payer model was excluded from the reform discussions. Modeled after the traveling chautauquas of the 1930s, these concerts will take place nightly and run from San Diego, CA to Bellingham, WA.

“This is a pivotal moment in our nation’s history. It’s a great opportunity for Americans to improve the health of the nation and bring quality health care to everyone in the United States. We’re on the road – entertaining, mobilizing, educating, inspiring and energizing folks on this chance of our lifetime,” says Feeney. Some musicians will sing at one location – others, like David Rovics, Brian QTN, Green Mountain Grass and Citizens’ Band will do several shows. Jason Luckett, a Los Angeles based singer-songwriter who has been described as “Billy Bragg meets Stevie Wonder” will do the entire tour with Feeney. Also appearing in San Diego will be Dave Crossland, Eric Schwartz and Joyce Woodson.

The La Jolla event will also feature a reading of Ladies for Single Payer, a new play by award-winning La Jolla playwright Anita Simons. Also donating their acting talent are some of San Diego’s finest actresses: Jill Drexler, Dana Hooley, Linda Libby, Veronica Murphy, and Mary Relator.


Jady Montgomery: 858-554-0482
asimonsays@gmail.com