Cheri Honkala, together with other leaders of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, stood on the front lines of the massive United for Peace and Justice march through NYC. March alongside of Michael Moore, Jesse Jackson, over 400,000 strong, the march stretched for miles through downtown New York.

Saturday continued with a series of workshops sponsored by the University of the Poor. These workshops gave marchers from around the country (and world) an opportunity to exchange experiences and learn new techniques and strategies. In the evening we previewed a new video by the Media College on the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign Group Poor Voices United.

The marchers joined the Mt. Zion Christian Church of Christ Disciples Incorporated for Sunday worship. The congregation led the marchers in a powerful time of praise and worship. Brother Togo from the CHAM was invited to give the day's sermon.

Additionally we welcomed delegations from Boston, Chicago, Florida, San Jose, New Jersey, and San Francisco. Our Bushville has continued to grow and we welcome new groups everyday.

Over dinner, the University of the Poor's school of theology led a discussion on the role of faith and religious communities in building our movement. Noelle Damico, catalyst of the school, prefaced the discussion with an overview of the school's activities. Check back soon for an update on the eduational.

Playback Theater, an improvisational hip hop theater group, performed for the tent city. They are also hosting a hip-hop fundraiser at Southpaw in Brooklyn.

Hip Hop Benefit Concert for the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign at Southpaw, 9pm, 125 Fifth Ave, Brooklyn $10 cover charge

We will be organizing up until the last minute of our march and we need all the support we can get to make this march a success.

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• Join us at our Bushville
  802 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY
  (G train to Myrtle-Willoughby Aves)

We will gather for our rally at 4:00PM in Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza at United Nations (45th St & 1st Ave.)
At the conclusion of the rally, we will march south down 2nd Ave to 42nd St. We will turn right and march
west on 42nd St. to 7th Ave. Then, march down 7th Ave. to Madison Square Garden, the site of the Republican
National Convention.

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