Nellie McKay performing @ Planned Parenthood rally w/ The Mountain Goats, taking residency @ Feinstein's again
The Mountain Goats at ACL (more by Tim Griffin)
On Saturday, February 26, celebrities, elected officials, musicians and women’s health leaders will join thousands of New Yorkers in Foley Square to rally and stand up for women’s health.
The rally comes on the heels of last Friday’s passage of the Pence Amendment, a dangerous piece of legislation which, if made into law, would eliminate basic health care and education services for millions of Americans – and according to department of health estimates, 800,000 New Yorkers.
This Saturday, thousands from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, along with celebrities, musicians, non-profit organizations, and elected officials, will stand up for women’s health, and encourage Senators to reject the Pence amendment, and send a clear message to members of Congress that attacks on women’s health are attacks on all of us.
Gloria Steinem, Kathleen Turner, Christine Quinn, Kathleen Hanna, Chuck Schumer, and others will Stand Up For Women’s Health Saturday (from 1-3pm) in Foley Square, across from the Court House in Manhattan. The rally, organized by Planned Parenthood, kicks off at 1PM and feature speakers and musical performances from Nellie McKay, The Mountain Goats, Maddy Wyatt, and more.
The Mountain Goats return to town in March as part of a tour that includes three shows at Bowery Ballroom. Two are sold out, but tickets are still available for the third. They also have an album on the way, All Eternals Deck, available for preorder on CD and LP (multiple vinyl colorways) with a bonus cassette-only album of demos (while supplies last).
Nellie McKay @ the Allen Room (more by Chris La Putt)
Nellie also has more upcoming shows. Besides a single date at Mountain Stage in Charleston, WV on April 24th, she is also doing another residency at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency from March 22 through April 2nd and tickets are on sale for all nights (most nights have two performances).
The rally flyer & full list of advertised participants is below…
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Elected Officials:
– Senator Charles Schumer
– Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
– Congressman Jerry Nadler
– Public Advocate Bill deBlasio
– Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer
– State Senator Liz Kruger
– State Senator Gustavo Rivera
– Assembly Member Dick Gottfried
– Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal
– City Council Speaker Christine Quinn
– New York City Councilwoman Jessica Lappin
– New York City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras
– Others TBD
Notable Speakers:
– Gloria Steinem
– Kathleen Turner
– Kathleen Hanna
– Amanda Marcotte
– Cecile Richards
– Others TBD
Musicians:
– Nellie McKay
– The Mountain Goats
– Maddy Wyatt
– Others TBD
Other:
– Patients & Activists
– Others TBD
