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Cheri Honkala is an American anti-poverty advocate, co-founder of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union and the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign. She ran for vice-president in the 2012 U.S. presidential election on the Green Party ticket.
Cheri Honkala is a co-founder of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign and a former Green Party candidate for Vice President and Sheriff of Philadelphia. She has been arrested over 200 times for protesting against evictions, homelessness and poverty, and has received numerous awards and recognition for her work.
Jul 16, 2024 · Cheri Honkala, national spokesperson for the Poor People’s Army, was arrested as she tried to deliver a citizen’s arrest to Republican officials accused of crimes against humanity. She spoke to Democracy Now! about the action and more before her arrest.
Oct 24, 2010 · Cheri Honkala is the founder of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union (KWRU), a Philadelphia poor people’s organization that is widely known for its uncompromising civil-disobedience tactics—including housing takeovers, tent cities, and marches.
Anti-poverty advocate and Community Organizer, Cheri Honkala, speaks about organizing a Poor People's Army to fight for survival against Corporations and Billionaires greed destroying...
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Cheri Honkala is a nationally and internationally recognized activist who has been homeless and occupied abandoned houses to survive. She has launched the Poor People’s Army, a nonviolent movement to challenge corporate power and reclaim the basic necessities of life for poor and working people.
Cheri Honkala, a housing activist and founder of PPEHRC, was convicted of entering a HUD building without permission in 2018. She led a march to commemorate the 50th anniversary of MLK's Poor People's March and spoke out for the rights of the homeless and the poor.
