The Poor People 's Economic Human Rights Campaign was founded by Cheri Honkala and formally established in 1998 . The PPEHRC was spearheaded by the now defunct affordable housing advocacy organization Kensington Welfare Rights Union ( KWRU ) . In June 1998 KWRU organized the New Freedom Bus Tour , a national bus tour to bring awareness to the issues of poverty and economic human rights . During the tour KWRU made contact with many groups and organizations from across the country that were interested in working to gain and ensure economic human rights for all people . In October 1998 the Poor People 's Summit on Human Rights was held in Philadelphia , PA with many organizations dedicated to economic human rights in attendance . It was out of this meeting and the New Freedom Bus Tour that the Poor People 's Economic Human Rights Campaign was formed . The Poor People 's Economic Human Right 's Campaign announced it was organizing a " March for Our Lives " at the 2016 Democratic National Convention
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Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign