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Speakers included Larry Adams - [[Labor Against the War]], [[Pam Africa]] Activist [[International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal]], [[Sami al-Arian]] Professor University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)->Computer Science, [[Tariq Ali]] Author, [[Luis Alvarez]] [[Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques]], [[Nihad Awad]] Co-Founder and Exec. Dir. [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]], [[Brian Becker]], Co-Director [[International Action Center]], [[Vernon Bellecourt]] Director (Former) [[American Indian Movement]], [[Mahdi Bray]] Director [[Muslim Public Affairs Council]]->Communications, [[Helen Caldicott]] M.D. Founder [[Physicians for Social Responsibility]], [[Illel Cohen]] Activist, , [[Tarek Elgawhay]] Spokesperson [[Muslim Student Association]] [[Shaker Elsayed]], Secretary-General [[Muslim American Society]], [[Sara Flounders]] Spokesperson [[Iraq Sanctions Challenge]], [[Jane Franklin]] Author, [[Teresa Gutierrez]] Co-Director [[International Action Center]], [[Graylan Hagler]] Minister Plymouth Congregational Church of Christ (Washington, DC), [[Cheri Honkala]], Founder and Executive Director [[Kensington Welfare Rights Union]], [[Rafik Jaber]] President [[National Islamic Association for Palestine]], [[Teresita Jacinto]] Member [[Committee for Indigenous Solidarity]], [[Randa Jamal]] Member [[Palestine Right to Return Coalition]], [[Amer Jubran]] Activist, [[Sala Kahn]], Activist [[Magdy Mahmoud]], President , [[Metropolitan Muslim Federation]]->New York, New Jersey, [[Carl Messner]] Co-Founder, [[Partnership for Civil Justice]], [[Riya Ortiz]], Representative [[Asha Samad-Matias]] | Speakers included Larry Adams - [[Labor Against the War]], [[Pam Africa]] Activist [[International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal]], [[Sami al-Arian]] Professor University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)->Computer Science, [[Tariq Ali]] Author, [[Luis Alvarez]] [[Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques]], [[Nihad Awad]] Co-Founder and Exec. Dir. [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]], [[Brian Becker]], Co-Director [[International Action Center]], [[Vernon Bellecourt]] Director (Former) [[American Indian Movement]], [[Mahdi Bray]] Director [[Muslim Public Affairs Council]]->Communications, [[Helen Caldicott]] M.D. Founder [[Physicians for Social Responsibility]], [[Illel Cohen]] Activist, , [[Tarek Elgawhay]] Spokesperson [[Muslim Student Association]] [[Shaker Elsayed]], Secretary-General [[Muslim American Society]], [[Sara Flounders]] Spokesperson [[Iraq Sanctions Challenge]], [[Jane Franklin]] Author, [[Teresa Gutierrez]] Co-Director [[International Action Center]], [[Graylan Hagler]] Minister Plymouth Congregational Church of Christ (Washington, DC), [[Cheri Honkala]], Founder and Executive Director [[Kensington Welfare Rights Union]], [[Rafik Jaber]] President [[National Islamic Association for Palestine]], [[Teresita Jacinto]] Member [[Committee for Indigenous Solidarity]], [[Randa Jamal]] Member [[Palestine Right to Return Coalition]], [[Amer Jubran]] Activist, [[Sala Kahn]], Activist [[Magdy Mahmoud]], President , [[Metropolitan Muslim Federation]]->New York, New Jersey, [[Carl Messner]] Co-Founder, [[Partnership for Civil Justice]], [[Riya Ortiz]], Representative [[Asha Samad-Matias]] | ||
Spokesperson [[Muslims Against Racism]], [[Grace Trevett]]n Activist.<ref>[http://www.c-span.org/video/?169675-1/international-answer-rally&start=6379APRIL 20, 2002 International A.N.S.W.E.R. CSPAN Rally Activists representing various groups met on the Ellipse in Washington, DC to voice their support for a Palestinian]</ref> | Spokesperson [[Muslims Against Racism]], [[Grace Trevett]]n Activist.<ref>[http://www.c-span.org/video/?169675-1/international-answer-rally&start=6379APRIL 20, 2002 International A.N.S.W.E.R. CSPAN Rally Activists representing various groups met on the Ellipse in Washington, DC to voice their support for a Palestinian]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Interim National Council== | ||
| + | As at April 2005, the following served as chairs on the National Council of the [[Labor Party]]:<ref name=april05>[http://www.thelaborparty.org/n_0405.pdf Labor Party News April 2005] (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)</ref> | ||
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| + | *[[Donna DeWitt]], President, South Carolina [[AFL-CIO]] - Co-Chair | ||
| + | *[[Bill Kane]], President, [[New Jersey Industrial Union Council]] - Co-Chair | ||
| + | *[[Baldemar Velasquez]], President, [[Farm Labor Organizing Committee]] - Co-Chair | ||
| + | *[[Noel Beasley]], International Vice President, [[UNITE HERE]] | ||
| + | *[[Ed Bruno]], [[California Nurses Association]] | ||
| + | *[[Deborah Burger]], President, [[CNA]] | ||
| + | *[[Dave Campbell]], Secretary-Treasurer, [[PACE]] Local 8-675 | ||
| + | *[[Marilyn Clement]], Director, [[CNHP NOW]] | ||
| + | *[[Russ Davis]], Vice President, [[AFGE]] Local 2782 | ||
| + | *[[Rose Ann DeMoro]], Executive Director, [[CNA]] | ||
| + | *[[Mark Dimondstein]], NC Piedmont Triad chapter | ||
| + | *[[Jed Dodd]], General Chairman, Penn. Federation, [[BMWE]] | ||
| + | *[[Lisa Frank]], Metro Pittsburgh chapter | ||
| + | *[[Cheri Honkala]], Founder, [[Kensington Welfare Rights Union]] | ||
| + | *[[Bruce Klipple]], General Secretary-Treasurer, [[UE]] | ||
| + | *[[C. Robert McDevitt]], President, [[UNITE HERE]] Local 54 | ||
| + | *[[Bill Onasch]], Kansas City chapter | ||
| + | *[[Cecilia Perry]], Public Policy Analyst, [[AFSCME]] | ||
| + | *[[Linda Raisovich-Parsons]], [[UMWA]] | ||
| + | *[[Adolph Reed, Jr.]], Professor, University of Pennsylvania | ||
| + | *[[David H. Richardson]], PhD, Secretary, [[AFGE]] Local 12 | ||
| + | *[[Dean Robinson]], Professor, UMASS-Amherst | ||
| + | *[[Anthony Rochon]], [[BMWE]] | ||
| + | *[[Preston Smith II]], Professor, Mount Holyoke College | ||
| + | *[[Brenda Stokely]], President, [[AFSCME]] DC 1707 | ||
| + | *[[Chris Townsend]], Political Action Director, [[UE]] | ||
| + | *[[Gerry Zero]], [[IBT]] Local 705 | ||
| + | </div> | ||
==US Social Forum National Planning Committee== | ==US Social Forum National Planning Committee== | ||
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Template:TOCnestleft Cheri Honkala
Kensington Welfare Rights Union
In 2000, Cheri Honkala, was a leader of Kensington Welfare Rights Union , a "group that advocates for the rights of welfare recipients and the poor in general",[1]
Pro Democracy Convention
The Pro Democracy Convention was held June 29th To July 1, 2001. It started with a National Town Hall Meeting, Annenberg Center, University of Pennsylvania.
- Come to a National Town Hall Meeting! Hear speakers representing a wide range of communities, including academics, labor leaders,
lawyers, organizers, and elected officials, speak out about Election 2000, recommendations for electoral reform, and how we all can build the movement to expand democracy in the U.S. Partial List of Invited Speakers and Presenters:
- John B. Anderson, Center for Voting & Democracy
- Melanie Campbell, National Coalition for Black Civic Participation
- Linda Chavez-Thompson, AFL-CIO
- Representative John Conyers (Michigan)
- Ron Daniels, Center for Constitutional Rights
- Representative Chaka Fattah (Pennsylvania)
- Margaret Fung, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Ted Glick, Independent Progressive Politics Network
- Lani Guinier, Harvard University
- Cheri Honkala, Kensington Welfare Rights Union
- Reverend Jesse Jackson, Rainbow-PUSH Coalition
- Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas
- Representative James Leach (Iowa)
- William Lucy, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
- Henry Nicholas, National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees - District 1199C
- Reverend Al Sharpton, National Action Network
- Hillary Shelton, NAACP
- Nadine Smith, Equality Florida
- Representative Nydia Velazquez (New York)[2]
ANSWER "Rally Against War and Racism"
April 20, 2002 International A.N.S.W.E.R. Rally Activists representing various groups met on the Ellipse in Washington, DC to voice their support for a Palestinian state, criticize the Bush administration for its support of Prime Minister Sharon’s government in Israel, advocate a stop to racial profiling, and protest the treatment of Muslims at home and abroad.
The event was coordinated by the organization Act Now to Stop War and End Racism.
Speakers included Larry Adams - Labor Against the War, Pam Africa Activist International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Sami al-Arian Professor University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)->Computer Science, Tariq Ali Author, Luis Alvarez Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques, Nihad Awad Co-Founder and Exec. Dir. Council on American-Islamic Relations, Brian Becker, Co-Director International Action Center, Vernon Bellecourt Director (Former) American Indian Movement, Mahdi Bray Director Muslim Public Affairs Council->Communications, Helen Caldicott M.D. Founder Physicians for Social Responsibility, Illel Cohen Activist, , Tarek Elgawhay Spokesperson Muslim Student Association Shaker Elsayed, Secretary-General Muslim American Society, Sara Flounders Spokesperson Iraq Sanctions Challenge, Jane Franklin Author, Teresa Gutierrez Co-Director International Action Center, Graylan Hagler Minister Plymouth Congregational Church of Christ (Washington, DC), Cheri Honkala, Founder and Executive Director Kensington Welfare Rights Union, Rafik Jaber President National Islamic Association for Palestine, Teresita Jacinto Member Committee for Indigenous Solidarity, Randa Jamal Member Palestine Right to Return Coalition, Amer Jubran Activist, Sala Kahn, Activist Magdy Mahmoud, President , Metropolitan Muslim Federation->New York, New Jersey, Carl Messner Co-Founder, Partnership for Civil Justice, Riya Ortiz, Representative Asha Samad-Matias Spokesperson Muslims Against Racism, Grace Trevettn Activist.[3]
Interim National Council
As at April 2005, the following served as chairs on the National Council of the Labor Party:[4]
- Donna DeWitt, President, South Carolina AFL-CIO - Co-Chair
- Bill Kane, President, New Jersey Industrial Union Council - Co-Chair
- Baldemar Velasquez, President, Farm Labor Organizing Committee - Co-Chair
- Noel Beasley, International Vice President, UNITE HERE
- Ed Bruno, California Nurses Association
- Deborah Burger, President, CNA
- Dave Campbell, Secretary-Treasurer, PACE Local 8-675
- Marilyn Clement, Director, CNHP NOW
- Russ Davis, Vice President, AFGE Local 2782
- Rose Ann DeMoro, Executive Director, CNA
- Mark Dimondstein, NC Piedmont Triad chapter
- Jed Dodd, General Chairman, Penn. Federation, BMWE
- Lisa Frank, Metro Pittsburgh chapter
- Cheri Honkala, Founder, Kensington Welfare Rights Union
- Bruce Klipple, General Secretary-Treasurer, UE
- C. Robert McDevitt, President, UNITE HERE Local 54
- Bill Onasch, Kansas City chapter
- Cecilia Perry, Public Policy Analyst, AFSCME
- Linda Raisovich-Parsons, UMWA
- Adolph Reed, Jr., Professor, University of Pennsylvania
- David H. Richardson, PhD, Secretary, AFGE Local 12
- Dean Robinson, Professor, UMASS-Amherst
- Anthony Rochon, BMWE
- Preston Smith II, Professor, Mount Holyoke College
- Brenda Stokely, President, AFSCME DC 1707
- Chris Townsend, Political Action Director, UE
- Gerry Zero, IBT Local 705
US Social Forum National Planning Committee
Contact Sheet for the National Planning Committee of the U.S. Social Forum, Detroit 2010. Original April 09, 2009, Updated February 23, 2010.
- Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, PPEHRC (National) Cheri Honkala, Jennifer Cox.
Our Revolution support
In 2017 Our Revolution supported Cheri Honkala for Pennsylvania State Rep..
References
- ↑ Democratic Left, Fall 2000
- ↑ [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/internetdemocrats1/message/4715, internetdemocrats1 · Internet Democrats1, National Town Hall Meeting Posted By: impeach_bush@...Mon Jun 4, 2001]
- ↑ 20, 2002 International A.N.S.W.E.R. CSPAN Rally Activists representing various groups met on the Ellipse in Washington, DC to voice their support for a Palestinian
- ↑ Labor Party News April 2005 (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)