KWRU Defendants found
NOT-GUILTY
July
14, 2004.
KWRU defendants Cheri Honkala, Maria Del Moral, Carol Ceasar, Lee
Webster, and Anne Kretzmann were found not guilty after facing charges
of criminal trespass and a stay away
order from city hall.
The
KWRU members were arrested in December of 2003 at city hall while
attempting to secure housing for 6 women who were victims of domestic
violence.
Poor Peoples
Economic Human Rights Campaign National Coordinator, Cheri Honkala
testified to eminent danger these women were in. Specifically, one
woman after being denied shelter was abused again and ended up in
the hospital. Recognizing the greater good we served and our right
to free speech inside city hall the judge found all the defendents
not guilty on all the charges.
Although we
were able to secure this victory, we know that everyday in Philadelphia
hundreds of other victims of domestic violence remain in dangerous
situations. It is criminal that only 50 beds are available for victims
of domestic violence, when 200 women alone were killed last year
as a a result of domestic violence. Something has to be done about
this crisis. We need your support in the fight for affordable housing
in the city of Philadelphia and across the country.
More about
this case:
 The
Kensington Welfare Rights Union Will Speak Out Against Judge's Decision
to Extend a Stay Away Order Banning Members From City Hall Just
Weeks Before Mayor's Budget Address. Press Conference Scheduled
for Wednesday, March 10th 2004 at 11:00 am in front of the Municipal
Services Building, 1401 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, across from City
Hall. read
more press
advisory
Judge Extends
Stay-Away Order from City Hall. On Monday March 1, 2004 five
members of KWRU stood before the court facing charges of criminal
trespass and a stay away order from city hall. read
more
Urgent Request
for Support for Upcoming Trial.
Please support KWRU leader Cheri Honkala on March 1 as she goes
to trial for attempting to ensure affordable housing for victims
of domestic violence. read
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