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Cheri Lynn Honkala (/ ˈ ʃ ɛ r i ˈ h ɒ ŋ k ə l ə /; born January 12, 1963) is an American anti-poverty advocate, co-founder of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union (KWRU) and co-founder and National Coordinator of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, also called the Poor People’s Army.
- Cheri Lynn Honkala, January 12, 1963 (age 60), Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
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- Teresa Palmer (daughter-in-law)
Cheri Honkala is a nationally and internationally recognized anti-poverty and human rights advocate. For the past 25 years she has dedicated her life to creating a movement led by the poor, not their advocates.
Jan 5, 2024 · It’s hard to imagine a 48-year-old woman who’s been arrested more than 200 times becoming Philadelphia’s new sheriff. Disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer are just a few of the charges Cheri Honkala’s faced while promoting welfare rights.
Cheri Lynn Honkala is an American anti-poverty advocate, co-founder of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union and co-founder and National Coordinator of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, also called the Poor People’s Army.
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Cheri Honkala is a nationally and internationally recognized anti-poverty and human rights advocate. Honkala gained fame when she was a homeless mother, breaking into abandoned government-owned houses and occupying them in order to survive.
Oct 24, 2010 · Cheri Honkala is the founder of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union (KWRU), a Philadelphia poor people’s organization that is widely known for its uncompromising civil-disobedience tactics—including housing takeovers, tent cities, and marches.
Honkala, defendant Cheri Honkala, international anti-poverty and housing activist, was found guilty of unlawful entry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
