August 16th, 2003

Dear UNITE, 

	
We write this letter on behalf of the Pillowtex
workers who have lost their jobs.  We started on our
journey from Marks, Mississippi and are on our way to
Washington, D.C.  to set up a week long Bushville.
Your fight is our fight as we fight for the basic
economic human rights of all Americans.  A right to a
job, healthcare, and to raise our families with
dignity.  We would be honored if some of the Pillowtex
workers could lead our march into Washington, D.C. on
August 23rd.  Enclosed is a small donation from a
group of poor and homeless people from around the
country.  We know your pains and we are experiencing
them now too.  Together we can fight for a better
America free from the economic human rights abuses
caused by NAFTA and the current administration.  

Myself and the three others were arrested in
NAFTAVILLE stand trial here in Kannapolis on October
17, 2003.  We will be in touch. As Mother Jones said
'Let us pray for the dead and keep on fighting for the
living.'

In Solidarity, 
Cheri Honkala on behalf of the Poor People's Campaign