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National Truth Commission
July 15, 2006
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National Truth Commission PPERHRC natl coordinator Cheri Honkala addressing audience
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National Truth Commission: July 15, 2006

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PPEHRC National Coordinator Cheri Honkala addresses participants of the first ever National Truth Commission. Seated on stage behind Cheri are the Truth Commissioners who will witness the testimonies given, based upon which they will subsequently prepare their findings.
    Truth Commissioner Yves Cabannes, Coord. of United Nations Advisory Group on Forced Evictions (UN-AGFE), France Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign National Coordinator Cheri Honkala opens the National Truth Commission.
Poet Ernie Perez of Los Angeles-based Rockamole addresses National Truth Commission Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich addresses the opening of the National Truth Commission.
Commissioners listen to testimony. From Left to Right: Marian Kramer, Jerome Scott, Peter Weiss, Noel Beasely, Nora Morales de Cortinas, Robert Brown, Luis Guillermo Perez Casas, and Cesare Ottolini. PPEHRC members sing "Rich Man's House" on stage at the National Truth Commission in Cleveland Ohio.
Observing the opening of the Truth Commission. Muliaga Togotogo, from Community Homeless Alliance Ministry, of San Jose California, listens to testimony.
Ron Casanova of NYC-based Artists for a Better America testifying on the Right to Health Care Panel. Truth Commissioner Marian Kramer, President of the Michigan Welfare Rights Union addressing the Truth Commission. On the left is Truth Commissioner Christine Roschaert, leader or the Galluadet University Protest
Members of UNITE-HERE listen to testimony at the National Truth Commission audience and participants at NTC
Audience members of the National Truth Commission Audience members of the National Truth Commission
Ericka Morrison of KWRU and Nikki McLean of POWER awaits her turn to testify on the rights to water and basic utilities panel NTC POWER member delivering testimony at NTC
      Dawn-Marie of the Deaf and Deaf-Blind Committee on Human Rights testifying on the Unjust Child Removal Panel. POWER member delivering testimony on the Unjust Child Removal Panel.     
    Truth Commissioner Nora Morales de Cortinas of Argentina, co-founder of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, delivers her comments at the NTC. To her left is Julia Perkins translating. POWER member Nikki McLean testifying on Right to Water and Basic Utilities Panel at the NTC
 Karla of KWRU & Art of New Jerusalem listening to testimony. Ithaca, NY-based Tompkins County Workers Rights Center organizer Pete Meyers delivers testimony on Living Wage Struggles Panel. 
POWER members presenting during the Vision and Resistance panel on Arts and Culture Day. Deaf & Deaf-Blind Committee on Human Rights Co-founder & President Judy Groner films the event with Peter Kinoy, of Skylight Pictures & the University of the Poor's Media College
Ron Casanova of NYC's Artists for a Better America displaying his paintings at the National Truth Commission. Close-up of Ron Casanova's paintings as displayed at the National Truth Commission.
 Ron Casanova of NYC-based Artists for a Better America.
Long-time members of Philadelphia-based KWRU: Erica Morrison & family, Willie Baptist (co-coordinator of University of the Poor), & Maria & son, also long-time KWRU members. Posing for the camera
The National Truth Commission would not have been possible were it not for the tireless efforts of countless volunteers, such as those shown here, literally organizing 'in the field.' Volunteers making things happen in the field.

Day of Action, Monday July 17, 2006
 Gathering outside of Democratic Headquarters on the Day of Action.
 Day of Action rally Day of Action. Close up of rally-ers holding up home-made American flag.
 protesters lining up outside of local democratic headquarters, downtown Cleveland Ohio. Outside Democratic Party Headquarters in downtown Cleveland on the Day of Action.
 Day of Action, close up of young girl and other rallyers outside Democratic Headquarters. Day of Action, gathering outside Democratic Headquarters.
 Pictured on the left, POWER member Antoinette Pezet & fellow marchers congregating outside Democratic Headquarters. PPEHRC Nat'l Coord. Cheri Honkala standing atop a corner newspaper stand cheering on marchers during Day of Action.
 Young marchers leading chants during Day of Action march. POWER member Nikki McLean marching during Day of Action.
 JR of the Coalition to Protect Public Housing (pictured on left holding up flag) and others marching during Day of Action. Dawn-Marie Fucile of the Deaf and Deaf-Blind Committee on Human Rights marching during Day of Action.
Marching during the Day of Action. POWER members marching in Day of Action demonstration
marchers in Day of Action. Judy Groner, Co-founder & current President of the Deaf & Deaf-Blind Committee on Human Rights displaying DDBCHR's banner while participating in the Day of Action. Day of Action rally for healthcare, downtown Cleveland. Sidewalks jammed with marchers.
Jenn Cox of KWRU & the PPEHRC translates for Truth Commissioner Nora Morales de Cortinas of Argentina as she addresses fellow participants in the Day of Action demonstration. KWRU Director Galen Tyler addressing fellow rallyers on Day of Action. On the left is PPEHRC Nat'l Coord. Cheri Honkala.
KWRU member Ericka Morrison addressing fellow marchers on the Day of Action. Tylanika Bell interpreting march instructions for deaf participants in Day of Action demonstration.    marchers on Day of Action. marching along next to 6 lanes of traffic on Day of Action 
 marchers on Day of Action Co-founder of Kentucky-based Women In Transition Jennifer Jewell and sons Jason and TJ marching on Day of Action. POWER members participating in Day of Action demonstration.
 marchers on Day of Action Speaker at rally on Day of Action. 
 Very large Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign banner in both English and Spanish
Nora Morales de Cortinas of Argentina (cofounder, Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo) addresses post-march rally on Day of Action. Alexis Ponce of Ecuador addresses post-march rally on Day of Action. Alexis is from the Inter-American Platform for Human Rights, Development, and Democracy Cheri Honkala introducing speakers at post-march rally at the Free Stamp on Day of Action. 


Leaving Cleveland we encountered this chilling billboard, which says:
"HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
U.S. AIR FORCE"
 US Airforce Billboard in Cleveland. Says 'health care providers - US Airforce'
 

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