Podcast appearances and mentions of Cheri Honkala

The Poor People's Army, formerly the Poor People's Economic and Human Rights Campaign, has been leading efforts across the country to place individuals and families who need them into federally-owned housing for a long time. Their position is that housing is a human right and that people in need should not be forced to wait for shelter. They recently published "Takeover: A Human Rights Approach to Housing" on Poor People's Press, a step-by-step guide to occupying empty houses. Clearing the FOG speaks with Cheri Honkala, the lead author, and Galen Tyler, a lead organizer with the Poor People's Army, about the current housing crisis and how people can use the new book to end the crisis of homelessness. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

A song for Mother's Day, 1968 -- in deep appreciation for Cheri Honkala and the great organizing work of the Poor People's Army, the heir to the spirit of Resurrection City, who are organizing marches to both the RNC and the DNC this summer.

Sunday, December 10, was the International Human Rights Day to mark the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations in 1948. Clearing the FOG spoke with human rights defender Cheri Honkala. A founder of the Poor Peoples Economic and Human Rights Campaign and the Poor People's Army, Honkala talks about the worsening situation for poor people in the United States. She also describes the protests that will be taking place at the Republican and Democratic Party's national conventions this summer, an update on her arrest and conviction at the Office of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, DC and her new book, a guide on how to take over vacant houses. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, Clearing the FOG brought back an interview from ten years ago with Cheri Honkala of the Poor People's Economic and Human Rights Campaign and Robert Pollin of the Political Economy Research Institute. The program is centered on Dr. King's speech before the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in August 1967, "Where Do We Go From Here?" The guests, along with co-host Kevin Zeese discuss the current economic challenges and efforts to bring transformation at the local and national levels. That conversation is relevant today as we continue to face multiple crises, including climate chaos, the pandemic and a global war. King's warning that it is the system that must be changed reminds us of the important task at hand. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

On this week's Unruly we chat with Cheri Honkala, founder of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights campaign, about her organization's fight to abolish poverty through housing takeovers, free food distribution, & reclaiming the basic necessities of life. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Cheri Honkala, National Coordinator for the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign to discuss the Philadelphia and federal governments' failure to house people, the lawsuit filed by the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign against the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the occupation of abandoned houses to meet people's needs, and the importance of a people-focused human rights movement that embraces international solidarity.

Philly Organizers Create Housing Solutions, Atlanta Fights Back Against Cop City, The Bizarre Situation with Bishop SycamoreIn this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Cheri Honkala, National Coordinator for the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign to discuss the Philadelphia and federal governments' failure to house people, the lawsuit filed by the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign against the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the occupation of abandoned houses to meet people's needs, and the importance of a people-focused human rights movement that embraces international solidarity.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Jasmine, organizer with Community Movement Builders to discuss the struggle against plans to build a new police urban warfare training facility on public land in Atlanta, the city's shady and undemocratic practices in the face of widespread public opposition to the facility, and what people actually want to see built and developed (spoiler alert: it's not militarized police).In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Miguel Garcia, host and creator of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast to discuss the racial aspects of cutting of Cam Newton from the Patriots and starting rookie Mac Jones and the bizarre situation surrounding the airing of a football game on ESPN featuring Bishop Sycamore, an evidently fake high school.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Eugene Puryear, host of the Punch Out podcast on Breakthrough News and author of the book Shackled and Chained: Mass Incarceration in Capitalist America to discuss the disproportionate impact of climate change on working and poor people as demonstrated by Hurricane Ida, the normalization of traumatic experiences in our day-to-day lives that are caused by capitalism, and how the movement must combat cynicism in the face of the horrors of capitalism.

The Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign has filed suit against HUD to have housing declared a human right and to allow families to live in vacant homes. Cheri Honkala and Shamako Noble of the Poor People's Army discuss the case with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.

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The Poor People's Army is mobilizing. Solidarity! Please call the Regional HUD office And tell them not to put this family out onto the street in the winter time and during the pandemic. 215-656-0500 . Please share widely! #Poorpeoplesarmy

The Poor People's Army is mobilizing. Solidarity! Please call the Regional HUD office And tell them not to put this family out onto the street in the winter time and during the pandemic. 215-656-0500 . Please share widely! #Poorpeoplesarmy

I spend the hour with Cheri Honkala, co-founder of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union and the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, talking to me from Philadelphia.

Under fascism, mass displacement often means mass death. With a catastrophic eviction crisis looming, Kelly talks with longtime activist Cheri Honkala about housing reclamation and the solidarity we will need to navigate an era of collapse. For a transcript and show notes, you can check out our website.

Federal protection against housing evictions has expired and local and state governments are not stepping up to fill in the gap leaving tens of millions of families vulnerable to homelessness during this growing pandemic and deep recession. In Philadelphia and across the country families, out of desperation, are taking over empty publicly-owned housing. It is estimated that there are up to ten vacant homes for every homeless person. We speak with Cheri Honkala of the Poor People's Economic and Human Rights campaign about the practicalities of housing takeovers from identifying empty houses to how to turn on the utilities and talk to police. Honkala has decades of experience in this and other necessary actions to survive in poverty in the United States. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

The session in which we talk with Cheri Honkala, co-founder of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC).  Cheri was removed from her Mother's home as a girl and raised in foster care. She later attended college and had a child of her own. After experiencing homelessness as a single mom due to unfortunate circumstances, Honkala realized her Mother was not 'bad' after all; She was struggling in a society that offered no resources.  Cheri has been organizing poor and homeless people for over 30 years and is now a General in the Poor People's Army. economichumanrights.org poorpeoplesarmy.com

It's not often that we interview a guest a few hours after their arrest, but then again, Cheri Honkala is the only guest we've had who's been arrested over 200 times. Quite possibly Philly's biggest badass, Honkala simply refuses to take no for an answer from our largely ineffectual local government, which has done nothing... The post Cheri Honkala: Homelessness, Heroin, and Helicopters appeared first on The Philly Blunt.

A backlog that's symptomatic of a patriarchal system that not only devalues women but devalues survivors of sexual assault. Next, the J20 trials continue and with 36 defendants still facing decades in jail, here are some actions and some conversations we need to have. Cheri Honkala with the Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign talks living and building on the streets. And finally, Utopia seems far fetched – but what if instead of the typical idea of perfection, these iterations of Utopia simply mean a place beyond the confines of capitalist failings.   Site List: http://www.endthebacklog.org/ http://economichumanrights.org/ http://transformativecities.org/   If you enjoy the show, please click here & become a patron! A cup of coffee a month - help us keep acting out! *Note: Act Out! is primarily a video show: check out occupy.com/actout for and freespeech.org/actout for more info!

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Poor People's Campaign, called for by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Although Dr. King was murdered a month prior to the Poor People's Campaign, it happened anyway. Resurrection City was built on the Mall in Washington, DC and people stayed there for six weeks. Fifty years later, widespread poverty exists and the "evils" of racism, capitalism and militarism are still in crisis. Two major campaigns are organizing poor people across the country. We speak with Cheri Honkala of the Poor People's Economic and Human Rights Campaign and Rev. Robin Tanner of the Repairers of the Breach. For more information, visit www.ClearingtheFOGRadio.org.

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An interview with Cheri Honkala, hosted by TYT host and founder Cenk Uygur. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anti-poverty advocate Cheri Honkala has been fighting more than just hunger and homelessness in North Philadelphia. She’s been battling the Democratic party machine. After being […]

Cheri Honkala talks about the homeless issue and running for the Green Party in PA. Plus Alex Jones' new rant, the CIA employing drug lords and more!

Cheri Honkala talks about the homeless issue and running for the Green Party in PA. Plus Alex Jones' new rant, the CIA employing drug lords and more!

June's episode of The Thread features interviews with Kinetik Justice, the leader of the Free Alabama Movement and the recent Alabama prison strike, and Cheri Honkala, the founder of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign and former Vice Presidential candidate. Kinetik Justice is currently incarcerated at Holman Correctional Facility [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holman_Correctional_Facility], and because of his involvement with the prison strike, is being held in solitary confinement [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odcsxUbVyZA]. Kinetik gives an incredibly detailed look at how they went about organizing the prison strike, the networks created within the State prison system, and the reasons for their strike. They also talk about the predecessors to the strike and what led to the current organizing. For more information about Kinetik Justice and the Free Alabama Movement, check out their homepage [https://freealabamamovement.wordpress.com/]. You can also read their Freedom Bill that Kinetik mentioned in his interview [http://freealabamamovement.com/A%20BILL%20PRESENTED%20BY%20FREE%20ALABAMA%20MOVEMENT%20TITLED.pdf]. You can also read about Kinetik in the news [http://www.democracynow.org/2016/5/13/alabama_prison_strike_organizer_speaks_from]. If you're interested in any of the other movements Kinetik mentioned, follow these links: Free Mississippi Movement United [https://www.facebook.com/Free-Mississippi-Movement-United-485474431606022/] Free Ohio Movement [http://freeohiomovement.org/] Free Virginia Movement [https://iwoc.noblogs.org/post/2016/02/16/free-virginia-movement-declaration/] New Underground Railroad Movement [https://newundergroundrailroadmovement.wordpress.com/] Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People's Movement [https://ficpmovement.wordpress.com/about/ficpm-national-platform/] The Ordinary People Society [http://www.wearetops.org/] If you're interested in prison organizing, follow these links: For prison organizing all over the country: IWOC [https://iwoc.noblogs.org/] For prison organizing in Denver, Chicago, WI, GA: Anarchist Black Cross [https://denverabc.wordpress.com/prisoners-dabc-supports/] For prison organizing in TN: Black Autonomy Federation [http://blackautonomyfederation.blogspot.com/] Cheri Honkala continues to fight for the rights of people living in poverty across the nation. You can see more of the work she does on the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign homepage [http://economichumanrights.org/]. Cheri talks with Matt about the history of her involvement with anti-poverty work, her methods and model of organizing, how money and fundraising influences grassroots organizations, and how to use electoral politics alongside movement work. Cheri has been on Front Line USA's danger list for her work as a human rights activist. You can read about Front Line's work with Cheri and other human rights defenders, click here [https://law2.arizona.edu/iplp/outreach/shoshone/documents/Appendix4Frontliners.pdf]. Cheri and her running mate in the 2012 election, Jill Stein, are currently suing the Commission on Presidential debates. If you want to read more about their arrest, click here [http://www.democracynow.org/2012/10/17/green_partys_jill_stein_cheri_honkala]. If you want to read more about her lawsuit, click here [http://www.jill2016.com/presidential_debates]. If you're interested in The March For Our Lives taking place on July 25th at the Democratic National Convention, follow these links: The March For Our Lives [https://march4ourlives2016.org/] Green Party Endorsement [http://www.gp.org/green_party_endorses_march_for_our_lives_in_philadelphia_on_july_25_during_the_democratic_convention] We'll keep posting relevant links to our social media, so check out our Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/TheThreadpodcast] or follow us on Twitter @DefeatMassInc [https://twitter.com/DefeatMassInc].

Today we mark International Mother Earth Day with the announcement of the new alternative government in the US, the Green Shadow Cabinet. The Cabinet was appointed by the Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala campaign for President and Vice President. They ran on the Green Party ticket and on a platform of the Green New Deal. Kevin Zeese serves as US Attorney General and Margaret Flowers serves as Secretary of Health. Joining us for the announcement to to discuss the urgent need to create an alternative political structure that serves people and the planet are Vice President Cheri Honkala, Political Ecology Advisor to the President Christopher Cox and Climate Change Advisor to the President Sean Sweeney. Cox and Sweeney spoke about what they would advise the President to do and the new green economy. To learn more about the alternative government which has so far brought together more than 80 prominent scientists, lawyers, health professionals, economists, labor leaders and advocates, visit GreenShadowCabinet.us. Visit ClearingtheFOGRadio.org for video and articles.

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and President Obama's second inauguration, we speak with Cheri Honkala of the Poor Peoples Economic and Human Rights Campaign and Robert Pollin of the Political Economy Research Institute at U Mass-Amherst about Dr. King's Poor Peoples Campaign, the current state of the economy, the direction the economy is expected to go during Obama's second term and what people are doing to shift the economy and meet human needs. We listen to excerpts from Dr. King's speech before the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta, GA in August, 1967 called "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community." VisitClearingtheFOGRadio.org. 

Gabriel Rhodes has worked on several documentaries and short films including the short film, Anna is Being Stalked, which premiered at Sundance.  Gabriel was completed editing work for The Sundance Channel, Showtime, and A&E, and a wide array films and earlier works, Control Room, and My Kid Could Paint That.He also directed and edited August in the Empire State following Cheri Honkala, liberal activist, Paul Rodriguez, Republican candidate for Congress; and Michelle Goldberg, an independent journalist during the 2004 Republican National Convention.Gabriel’s documentary, Behind the Glass, tells the story of motion picture projectionists preparing to make their last stand against the encroaching forces of technology as digital projection technology replaces century-old projectors in theatres across the country.Gabriel also worked as an editor on the award winning documentaries, Quest For Honor, about a former teacher and tireless activist that works to investigate and eradicate honor killings in the tribal regions of Kurdistan, and The Tillman Story, about football player Pat Tillman’s death in the line of duty that the military manipulated into a propaganda tool.

Today on the anniversary of the infamous attack on the twin towers in New York city, we are going to take this occasion to look at some if the human rights issues that have emerged in the US and with US policies in aftermath of that attack. We are going to talk with Vince Warren the director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, an organization that has been in the forefront of attempting to cure some of the practices which have been criticized by many in this country and around the world as excessive to the degree of being outside the bounds of law. We are also going to talk with Cheri Honkala, the National Organizer of the Poor people’s Economic human rights campaign who just returned from the RNC in Minnesota, where she will share her organizations work and concerns regarding the post 9/11 political environment for oppositional activists in the country. We hope that you will enjoy the first of hopefully many informative and provocative programs that will be brought to you every two weeks as part of our efforts to bring human rights home. Please read CERD Report "In the Shadows of the War on Terror" http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cerd/docs/ngos/usa/USHRN15.pdf

People are losing their homes daily, families are without running water, and living (or dying) without health care. Does this sound like a description of a third-world country? Perhaps. But it is straight from an interview between Cheri Honkala...