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The
Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign Holds a Successful,
Unpermitted,
Peaceful March
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Request
for funds:
Despite
our successful and peaceful march we have still come up short
with the necessary funds needed to pay all of the bills. We
are reaching out to all those that marched with us (and those
that couldn't make it) to please make a donation ($10, $25,
$100) so that we can break even.
To
donate send checks payable to KENSINGTON WELFARE RIGHTS
UNION TO:
Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign
C/O KWRU
PO Box 50678
Philadelphia, PA 19132
Donations
to the KWRU can be made using Paypal. Just click on the button
below.
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After
stating for over a year that the Poor People's Economic Human
Rights Campaign would march with or without a permit on August
30th, refusing to
give up the freedoms that people have died for, we stepped
forward yesterday to continue the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr . to build a multiracial, intergenerational movement
of the poor. Read More
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Roland
Emerson of the Deaf and Deaf Blind Committee on Human Rights
Speaks on Why We Are Marching
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UPDATES:
MARCH
ROUTE
- Gather at 4:00PM in Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza at the United Nations
(45th St & 1st Ave.)
- After the rally, march South down 2nd Ave to 42nd St.
- Turn right and march West on 42nd St. to 7th Ave.
- March down 7th Ave. to Madison Square Garden, the site of the
Republican National Convention.
Aug
29, 2004
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. The
march, over 400,000 strong, stretched for miles through downtown
New York. Read more
Poor
People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign Announces International
Human Rights Observers Monitoring their Unpermitted “March
for Our Lives” rally and march on August 30th Read
Press Release
Aug
27, 2004
Update from Bushville (growing larger everyday) and report from
Dinner Honoring Marilyn Kramer of the National Welfare Rights Union
Read More
Photos
from Harvey Finkle
Aug
26, 2004
Press Conference at the Center For Constitutional Rights and update
from Bushville read more
Aug
25, 2004
The Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign
Takes on Billionaires for Bush in Basketball Game to Raise
Money for the PPEHRC "March for Our Lives" on Opening
Day of the Republican National Convention. Read
More Update
Aug
24, 2004
The
Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign Accuses The United
States Government of Human Rights Violations And Demands An Investigation.
Read Press Release
Aug
24, 2004
Reality
Tour in Manhattan and making signs at the Bushville. Read
More
Aug
23, 2004
Poor
People's Economic Human Rights Campaign to Hold Reality Tours From
"Bushville" Tent City in Preparation For Their "March
For Our Lives" On Opening Day of the Republican National Convention
Read Press Release
Aug
22, 2004
Updates from the week of August 16-22 Read
More
Aug
20, 2004
Determined to be heard: Like
any protester, Kensington's Cheri Honkala wasn't expecting to be
welcomed at the Republican convention. Now, she and her marchers
know they may face arrest. Read the feature article in the Philadelphia
Inquirer
Aug
19 2004
Press
Conference at Battery Park.
read press release read
update
Aug
18, 2004
Urgent
Request for Funds!
$80,000
are needed by August 23rd!
Donations
are badly needed! Thousands of poor people and their supporters
are organizing delegations from around the country to attend the
March For Our Lives and demand our economic human rights! It is
critical that poor people’s voices from every corner of the
nation are heard loud and clear this August 30th as we march to
Madison Square Garden and deliver our urgent message to the political
leaders of this country. Read More
Aug
17, 2004
Check out the media coverage from Washington Post, ABC, and the
Village Voice Read More
Aug
16, 2004
Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign To Announce Massive
Nonviolent Civil Disobedience on Opening Day of the Republican National
Convention, Aug 16 Read Press Release
Aug
14, 2004
Art Auction a success Read
Update
Aug
13 2004
Bushville moves to Central Park. Four Members of the Poor People's
Economic Human Rights Campaign are Arrested Read
Update
Republican National Convention Protesters Released From Jail Read
Press Release
Aug
11, 2004
Organizing
in the Rain Read Update
Aug
10, 2004
Organizing in Harlem. Read
Update
Aug
9, 2004
Marching
For Their Lives: Poor People to March over the George Washington
Bridge in Preparation for their "March For Our Lives"
on Opening Day of the Republican National Convention. Aug 9 Read
Press Release Read update
Aug
6, 2004
Poor
People's Economic Human Rights Campaign Mobile Bushville arrives
in Philadelphia. Read More
Aug
6, 2004
Cheri Honkala and our organizing is featured on the front page of
Salon.com Read
more
Aug
5, 2004
We again visited the Andrew Hamilton Housing Projects. Read
more
August
4, 2004
Kensington
Welfare Rights Union and the Poor People's Economic Human Rights
Campaign Announce Plans to Bring Pennsylvania Residents to RNC Protest
in New York City. Read Press Release
Aug
4, 2004
We spent the day organizing in the Andrew Hamilton Housing Projects.
Thank you to St. Paul Episcopal Church for the generous support
of the Bushville. Read more
Aug
3, 2004
Marching in Paterson and NYC read
more
Route
For Monday August 2, 2004
We will be marching from Pasaic to Paterson.
We are meeting at the intersection of Pasaic Ave and Alwood. Marching
down Pasaic until it turns in Main St. and continuing on Main St.
for 6 miles until we enter Paterson. We will be spending most of
this week in Paterson. Call our NYC March Hotline to join us!
Aug
1 and 2, 2004
Rain hits the march but does not stop the organizing Read
More
July
30, 2004
Open Letter to Russell Simmons
espanol
Police
Send Out False Information to Media Regarding
Poor People's March on August 30th. The
Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign was alerted by a member
of the media that press releases were sent out by the New York Police
Department's Office of Information to a number of media outlets
giving false information regarding their rally and march on August
30th. Read more
July
29, 2004
Despite Cell Phone shut off and police harassment the organizing
goes on. Read More
July
28, 2004
Organizing in Newark and Bloomfield. Thanks to everyone who came
out a joined us! Read More
July
27, 2004
Organizing in Orange Read
More
July
26, 2004
More Organizing in Orange and East Orange Read
More
July
26, 2004
Updates from the Boston Social Forum.
People's Tribunal: The US Health Care System
on Trial.
July
25, 2004
Organizing
in East Orange. Read More
July
24, 2004
A
special Thank You to the Pastor Michael Sykes and the United Missionary
Baptist Church in East Orange NJ for their support of the Mobile
Bushville.
July
23, 2004 Newark
We
spent the day in Newark, NJ and were generously hosted by the CWA
Local 1081. Read more
July
21
The
Mobile Bushville was welcomed in the city of Elizabeth, NJ. Thank
you to the Mt. Teman Church and the Bread of Heaven
Outreach Center in Elizabeth, NJ for their generous support of the
mobile Bushville. Update and
Photos
July
19
The Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign will initiate a
month long campaign linked to the Republican National Convention
by launching their mobile “Bushville”
tent city to protest the economic policies of the current Administration.
“Bushville” is designed to highlight poverty and economic
injustice in America. Read more
read press release
July
15
Poor Peoples Campaign Hold Press Conference and Vigil Read
More
"Antiwar Group Repeats Demand For Central Park Protest"
read more
Press Coverage on the March For Our Lives
so far
July
14
New
York, NY - Members of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign
met with the NYPD last Friday to discuss a permit for their "March
For Our Lives" on Opening Day of the Republican National Convention.
The group will report on the outcome of this meeting as well what
they intend to do about it. PPERHC will also outline their plans
for a Mobile "Bushville" tent city that will begin July
19th and travel through New Jersey into New York City in time for
the Republican National Convention. Read
press release
When: 10:00 AM, Thursday, July 15th
Where: Behind Madison Square Garden (8th Ave. on steps between 30th
and 33rd St.)
July
1
Poor
People's Economic Human Rights Campaign Preparing for Mobile "Bushville"
Tent City That Will Travel Through New Jersey to New York City Beginning
July 19th read press release
June
27
Poor
People's Economic Human Rights Campaign to show support for local
WRRC/CWA Local 1081 read
more
June
24
Faces
of the Fallen Vigils
Update and Photos Now Available
Thursday, 4:00 PM
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
46th Street and 1st Ave
New York City
June 24, July 15, August 19
Speak
Out!!
The Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign is holding
an arts and culture event at Guernica (25 Avenue B, between 2nd
and 3rd Streets) to benefit the Bushville Tent City and the March
For Our Lives. Come hear musicians, DJs, poets and folks speaking
from the heart. Grab a drink, relax with friends, and support the
Poor
People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign this
Thursday from 7:00-10:00 PM at Guernica.
(Suggested donation of $5).
June
22: Bushville shut down again. We are currently looking for
another public lot in Jersey City, NJ read
more
June
21: The Bushville has been set up again at the intersection
of Bright
St. and Freemont in Jersey City, NJ. Please check back soon
for updates and more photos. Read
more
June
17
Bushville
to be rebuilt Monday June 21. Join us at 5am at 420
Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ.
June
16
Cheri Honkala speaks out on the denial of a permit to march on opening
day of the RNC. Read
article
June
15
Police Demolish Bushville while leaders participate in press
conference around permit for the March For Our Lives. Read
more
June
14
Bushville is reestablished
in Jersey City, NJ. Read More
Press Release
June
8
Cheri Honkala named one of twelve US human rights defenders
in danger for their human rights work in the USA. Front Line launched
it’s new report Front Line USA: Threats, Attacks, Arrests and
Harassment of Human Rights Defenders on the 9th of June. It took
place at the Capitol Building in Washington DC and is cosponsored
by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center. Read
more
June
5
Members of the the Coalition to Protect Public Housing, a member
organization of the Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign
were involved in the filing of a suit against the Chicago Housing
Authority Thursday, urging the agency to build replacement housing
before it tears down the remaining high-rises at the Near North
Side complex. Read the article
June
3
The
Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign reconstituted a legal
committee charged with refiling a petition
with the Inter-American Human Rights Commission of the Organization
of America States for economic human rights violations in the United
States. After a long discussion of the case based on TANF time limits,
the committee decided to postpone pursuing this claim until more
cases can be identified.
The
Committee made up of lawyers from around the country decided to
pursue the filing of a petition based on TANF grant levels and the
right to housing. A subcommittee will make an assessment of filing
the petition by the end of August 2004.
The
Committee will also focus on the legal needs around the Poor Peoples
Economic Human Rights Campaign March for Our Lives during the RNC.
BUSHVILLE
UPDATES
Bushville Erected in Jersey City, New Jersey
We are in desperate need of your financial help. The
towing of vehicles, the destruction of our supplies, the cost of
being able to put a voice requires financial resources. Please consider
donating to support ongoing organizing for the Poor People's Economic
Human Rights Campaign and the "March For Our Lives."
Final
Update and Photos
Video and Press Coverage
June
3rd
12:30
at Night, Police Storm Bushville.
At
12:30 AM, the Captain of the Jersey City Police Department and other
officers stormed Bushville. The Police presented Bushville Residents
a summons for "Posting and Affixing Signs Without Authorization."
Police threatened to return today (June 3rd) to arrest the Residents
of Bushville.
May
31
Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming Bushville. Your
involvement and support is greatly needed. Needs
List
May
31
Hip Hop Artists to perform Benefit for the Poor People's Economic
Human Rights Campaign and the March for Our Lives. more
information
May
26
Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign to show ongoing support
for homeless families in Springfield, Mass. Read
More
May
20 (Third Thursday of every month):
Faces
of the Fallen Vigils
Thursday, 4:00 PM
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
46th Street and 1st Ave
New York City
May 20, June 24, July 15, August 19
May
20:
Benefit Concert
The Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign will be having
a fundraiser/party on Thursday, May 20th at the Low Bar at 8pm.
The Low Bar is located at 81 Washington Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn
(go to www.riceny.com for subway and driving directions). We will
be having singer songwriter Judy Gorman perform and also welcome
people to share their own poetry, stories, and songs in an open
mike session later in the evening.
April
9:
Faces
of the Fallen
Vigils
in front of United Nations (45th St. and 1st Ave.) commemorating
the “Faces of the Fallen” will begin Thursday,
May 20th at 4pm and will be on the third Thursday of every month
thereafter.
February
19th:
(View
the following in spanish )
Poor
People's Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC) announces
plans for Bushville Tent City and March For Our Lives on Opening
Day of the Republican National Convention in New York City. Read
more
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