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Cheri Lynn Honkala (/ ˈ ʃ ɛ r i ˈ h ɒ ŋ k ə l ə /; born January 12, 1963) is an American anti-poverty advocate, co-founder of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union (KWRU) and co-founder and National Coordinator of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, also called the Poor People’s Army.
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The Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC) was founded by Cheri Honkala and formally established in 1998. It was led by the now-defunct affordable housing advocacy organization, the Kensington Welfare Rights Union (KWRU).
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.
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 is a nationally and internationally recognized anti-poverty and human rights advocate. For the past 25 years, she has dedicated her life to creating a movement led by the poor. Cheri has helped organize hundreds of protests and marches, and she has established numerous tent cities.
Cheri Honkala, long time Philadelphia resident and local and international human rights advocate, is seeking the office of State Representative of District 197 in the March 21, 2017 Special Election. The seat is vacant following the recent resignation of former State Representative Leslie Acosta.
