people's candidate

jill stein announces an outstanding vice presidential running mate - a real people's candidate - cheri honkala, one of the nation's leading anti-poverty advocates.  

from the green's party website:

Honkala is National Coordinator for the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, one of the country’s largest multi-racial, inter-generational movements led by the poor and homeless. Compelled by her own experience as a homeless, single mom, Honkala has spent nearly three decades working directly alongside the poor to build the movement to end poverty, and has organized tens of thousands of people to take action via marches, demonstrations and tent cities.

“Ever since deciding to run for President, I’ve been thinking about who would have the strength and courage to take up this fight with me,” said Stein. “Cheri Honkala has shown tremendous perseverance and leadership, despite remarkable odds. Her selflessness and demonstrated capacity to inspire make her the perfect Vice Presidential candidate to help me reclaim democracy.”

honkala was the first woman to run for sheriff in philadelphia, and on a no-eviction platform, also endorsed by the national organization for women.  she is selected out of over 200 running mate recommendations.

below is a clip of cheri honkala speaking at occupy washington d.c. in october 2011:



the green party kicks off its national convention tommorow in baltimore.

jill stein's announcement of her 2012 presidential candidancy, also in october 2011:

more on alternative presidential candidates here, and linking backwards from there.