Protests/Demonstrations: PPEHRC has taken up the mantle of the original Poor People’s Campaign with Dr. Martin Luther King and we continue to follow his, along with Gandhi’s teachings as a movement. We are strong believers in the use of non-violent civil disobedience which we use during various protests and demonstrations. Before a protest or a demonstration is put into action, we first try to utilize the city services. Unfortunately, these city services generally do not exist anymore due to government neglect and budget cuts. When these services are unavailable, we utilize the tool of protesting and demonstrating to bring visibility to dire social issues. These activities also provide us a teaching opportunity to talk about the politics of hunger, homelessness, and poverty with our members.

Bus Tours & Marches: 40 years after Martin Luther King Jr. began his historic Poor Peoples March to end poverty, the number of people in this country who are unable to meet one or more of their basic needs have continued to increase dramatically. The response from our government has been ongoing and consistent ignoring of the issues and needs of the poor. Therefore, PPEHRC has held various Bus Tours and Marches across the country to shine a spotlight on our country’s failure to address the issues of poverty and to call for action.

Historically, we have held many bus tours and marches across the United States. We see this as an opportunity to teach while we fight. It is our boot camp/immersion experience where members of the movement learn how to deal with high-stress logistics such as community building and relationship building while on the road. It is also a great way to recruit future leaders and to build partnerships across the country.

Truth Commissions: For years people across the world have had their economic human rights violated. People's basic human needs - including housing, food, and healthcare - are not being met. Children are removed from their homes, people are forced to live out of cars or on the streets, and families lack the food and healthcare they desperately need. On July 15th and 16th of 2006 the first ever Truth Commission was held in the United States by PPEHRC. It was modeled after similar commissions held in Africa and Latin America. The Truth Commission was created to unite people across the world of different race, class, gender, and education to form a foundation for a movement to abolish poverty. The event focused on organizing and educating the community about ongoing human right violations. It was a time where members of the community came together and learned from one another and their past experiences. The event was an avenue for panelists from the community to share their stories of how their economic human rights have been violated. These stories were heard and discussed by a diverse group of the community’s professionals. This Truth Commission was held in Cleveland, Ohio with an audience of over 600 national and international truth commissioners.