PORTRAIT OF CHERI HONKALA BY THE LATE RICHARD AVEDON IN THIS MONTH'S NEW YORKER MAGAZINE

New York, NY- A portrait of Cheri Honkala, founder of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union and National Coordinator for the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC), is featured in the New Yorker magazine photo portfolio entitled Democracy by the late Richard Avedon which hit stands October 25th. The photo was shot this summer as the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign was preparing for their unpermitted March for Our Lives: Stop the War at Home at the Republican National Convention in New York City.

Despite not having a permit, on August 30th thousands of marchers stepped into the streets of downtown Manhattan in a peaceful, nonviolent march that stretched for blocks as it made its way to Madison Square Garden, the site of the Republican National Convention. The March was led by people in wheelchairs and crutches, children and the elderly followed by veterans, immigrants, and poor and homeless people from around the nation together united and talking about the issues that face poor people.

For more information about the PPEHRC and their March For Our Lives visit www.machforourlives.org