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After Interning at P.P.E.H.R.C (Poor People Economic Human Rights Campaign) I will be able to teach others about the rights we deserve and fight for. We understand that everyone has issues that are being ignored. The city of Philadelphia does nothing to make sure that families have home or proper education for our kids. In this city there are many issues that lead over to other issues. P.P.H.E.R.C fights for ALL of our rights as a concerned advocate. 

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It's Cheri Honkalas birthday this weekend and the movement doesn't run on Love alone it needs-

1.Volunteers/Interns 2. Used Pick up truck for food distribution 3. Canned goods 4. Blankets 5. Winter coats and boots for adults and kids All sizes 6. Tokens/bus passes 7. Frequent flyer miles 8. Wood, nails and carpenters 9. Supplies for kids summer camp 10. Artist of all kinds 11. Writers 12. 5-10-15$ to help pay for PPEHRC rent,phone,organizing Every dollar        HELPS! 13. Invite us to speak at your school or place of worship 14. Attend USSF organizing meetings!

15. Put your resources toward revolutionary change, not charity alone

16. Subscribe and support the Peoples Tribune !

17. Walk through your house & send us what you don't need or use.

18. Work to end Greed. Share more. Love more !

Doing several or even one of these will make Cheri's birthday the best birthday ever!!

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Unemployed Workers Walk from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. to Tell U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Stop Blocking Green Jobs

OPERATION GREEN JOBS PRESS RELEASE

Unemployed workers Walk from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. to Tell U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Stop Blocking Green Jobs Groups Say U.S. Chamber is Fighting for Policies That Protect Corporate Interests Over Real People

A group of unemployed workers is walking more than 140 miles from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. in order to demand that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce stop blocking efforts to create green jobs. The action, called “Operation Green Jobs,” is supported by The Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, Shut the Chamber, Public Citizen’s U.S. Chamber Watch program and Move to Amend.

Despite claims that its primary purpose is to create jobs, the U.S. Chamber has spent millions attacking the overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is a reality, including by suing the EPA and by calling for climate science itself to be put on trial.

“Congress focuses on dirty fossil fuels over clean energy alternatives because the U.S. Chamber gets millions from oil companies to lobby Congress,” said Carl Gibson, lead organizer of the Shut The Chamber campaign. “Like Congress, the U.S. Chamber likes to say they speak for us, but their real interest is in serving the multinational corporations who fund their activities.”

The groups said that in addition to blocking the growth of green jobs, the U.S. Chamber is fighting to enact a dangerous corporate-sponsored agenda of upward wealth redistribution through tax cuts for the rich and cuts to programs that serve the poor.

“There are 40 schools closing in Philadelphia, and kids’ futures and communities are being destroyed by austerity,” Cheri Honkala, national organizer for the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign. “My 10 year-old son Guillermo is marching with us all the way to DC and carrying signatures from his classmates all demanding an end to the cuts.”

Marchers are also directing their anger at the organization for its lobbying efforts to block job creation in the green energy industry. Many of the businesses stymied by the U.S. Chamber’s efforts are small businesses.

“The U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent more than $136 million in 2012 to lobby on behalf of giant corporations,” said Jake Parent, coordinator of Public Citizen’s U.S. Chamber Watch project. “It’s time for Congress to stop listening to the corporate voice and instead turn their ears to what Americans really want—a thriving clean energy economy, and the green jobs that come with it.”

The walkers are covering roughly 20 miles a day between May 18th and May 24th. You can find route information at bit.ly/greenjobsroute and a daily blog on the group’s progress at http://shut-the-chamber.tumblr.com and http://ppehrc.tumblr.com.

There will be a rally at the headquarters of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday, May 24 at 10 am. Unemployed workers will share their stories and others will offer contrasting solutions to help create more jobs and a stronger economy.

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The Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign is looking for students who would like to work with us. We need interns, volunteers, and participants in our alternative spring break program. This can count for community service hours. Stay tuned for more information, and our contact information is on the flier posted here.

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Please Support the PPEHRC Kensington Farm!

Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign is stepping up its farm organizing. We are committed to working toward a city where our communities can support themselves. No longer will people, our friends and families and children, go hungry while vacant land sits empty and unused. We are no longer waiting for politicians to address the problems in this the second hungriest congressional district in the nation or the 40,000 vacant lots in Philadelphia or the many environmental problems we face everyday and will increasingly face. For this, we need support from our members and friends.

Starting this February, PPEHRC will begin a campaign to distribute food and educate our neighbors about Kensington Farm at 3rd and Cumberland. Before we even begin growing food this spring, we will be meeting the immediate needs of our community. We will also distribute fliers that double as tokens for food available at informational meetings about the farm. For the past two years we have sowed the seeds of a community farm on those lots, and this year we are aiming to raise community involvement to a new level. We are working to give the farm the roots it needs to help our desperate situation.

We have some immediate needs in order for this project to be successful. Most importantly for this winter, we are in need of a truck, to transport food, soil, and tools, among other things. We also need benches and bricks, stones, and other materials to build paths so that we can start fixing up the lot before the weather is warmer. Some ongoing needs are gloves, topsoil, basic gardening tools, a shed, seeds, and a fire plug key for water. ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. Please contact Tara at [email protected] or Glenn at [email protected] , or call [phone] if you have a donations, questions, or would like to be involved.

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ArtFeedsUs Artist & Executive Director of Hip Hop Congress Shamako Noble is living in Romneyville. Check him & National Director of PPEHRC/ArtFeedsUs (& Romneyville Organizer) Cheri Honkala who is running for Vice President on the Green Party Ticket featured on Democracy Now!

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counterpunch Weekend Edition Aug 31-Sep 02, 2012 "We are Far From Having Any Kind of Democracy in This Country" An Interview With Cheri Honkala by LEE BALLINGER