Economic Human Rights Speaker
Comes to Maine
April 2-8, 2009
Cheri Honkala, National Coordinator of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, will be in Maine from April 2nd
to April 8th. Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC) is scheduling
speaking events throughout the state.
As a single mother of two sons, Cheri experienced raising a child while moving in and
out of homelessness. She is a former history teacher and social worker. In 1991, she started the
Kensington Welfare Rights Union
(KWRU) with a group of mothers on welfare. KWRU leads poor Philadelphia families in the struggle for living wage jobs,
health care, housing for everyone and daily survival.
Cheri has spoken around the world about the struggle against poverty in the U.S. She has been arrested dozens of times for
non-violent civil disobedience and for attempts to prevent the poor from being ‘disappeared’ in the richest country in the world.
Cheri helped found the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, a broad coalition
uniting poor people across the country
.
If you have questions or want to know about other places Cheri will speak in Maine, call Larry Dansinger at 525-7776 or email him
at rosc AT psouth DOT net. Or look on the MAIN website.
Cheri’s Maine schedule:
Thursday, April 2:(Orland & Orono)
8:30am – 9:30am: HOME Inc., Route One, Orland.
12:30-1:45: University of Maine Socialist & Marxist
Lecture Series, Memorial Union.
Friday, April 3: (Brewer)
6:00pm – 9:00pm: Talk and discussion. Food &
Medicine, 20 Ivers St., Brewer.
Saturday, April 4: (Augusta)
9:00am - 4:00pm: Day-long workshop - “Action Plan for Economic Human Rights Organizing in Maine,” Pine Tree State Arboretum, 153
Hospital St., Augusta.
Sunday, April 5: (Portland)
Contact Heather 899-9671 for more info.
Monday, April 6: (Portland)
Common Ground Supper & talk, open to all, downtown Portland 899-9671
Tuesday, April 7: (Lewiston)
Noon: Public talk at Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon Street.
6:00pm – 8:00pm: Visible Community meeting - open to the public. B-Street Ctr., 57 Birch St., Lewiston
Wednesday, April 8: (Augusta & Waterville)
Noon – 2:00pm: Meet with legislators and the public, Welcome Center, State House, Augusta.
5:30pm – 8:30pm: KVCAP, 97 Water St.,Waterville, 5:30-8:30 food, talk & discussion.
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