2020 Salem Award

This year, we presented the 2020 Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice Award to the Massachusetts Bail Fund. The Massachusetts Bail Fund pays up to $500 bail so that low-income people can stay free while they work towards resolving their case, allowing individuals, families, and communities to stay productive, together, and stable. The Massachusetts Bail Fund also works towards ending pre-trial detention and supervision in the long-term.  

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2019 SALEM AWARD

On May 5th, we presented the 2019 Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice award to Ana Maria Achila, co-chair of the Center for Popular Democracy. Among other things, she told her own story and defended the MeToo movement during her inspiring acceptance speech. 

 

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WHO WE ARE

Compel Voices Against Injustice to celebrate today's champions of human rights by presenting the annual Salem Awards, stewarding the Salem Witch Trials Memorial, and inspiring members of our worldwide community to confront fear and social injustice with courage.

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WHO WE ARE

The lessons from the Salem Witch Trials compel Voices Against Injustice to celebrate today's champions of human rights by presenting the annual Salem Awards, stewarding the Salem Witch Trials Memorial, and inspiring members of our worldwide community to confront fear and social injustice with courage.

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NOMINATE NOW!

Who is your hero? Whom do you know (or know of) who deserves the Salem Award? Voices Against Injustice welcomes nominations from anyone. Who is a good candidate? Any person or organization whose work is aligned with our mission:

The lessons of the Salem Witch Trials compel Voices Against Injustice to celebrate today's champions of human rights by presenting the annual Salem Awards, stewarding the Salem Witch Trials Memorial and inspiring members of our worldwide community to confront fear and social injustice with courage.

Who will be honored next? It is up to you!

Fill out the nomination form and tell us who you think should be the next recipent of the Salem Award.

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What we do

The foundation focuses on promoting awareness of human rights and social justice in contemporary society as a way of keeping alive the lessons of the Salem Witch Trials. We work to foster tolerance, empathy and reconciliation in three key ways:

Publicly recognizing individuals or organizations working to help those who suffer discrimination and injustice; Supporting the Salem Witch Trial Memorial, a public monument honoring those who died in 1692; and offering educational programming that broadens the community’s awareness and understanding of current issues of human rights and social justice.

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Programs
Voices Against Injustice provides educators and communities with content and suggestions on how to use the lessons from the Salem Witch Trials to educate and inspire people to confront social injustice with courage.
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The Salem

Witch Trials

Memorial

The Salem Witch Trials Memorial honors those who unjustly lost their lives in 1692.
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AWARDS

The annual Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice recognizes and celebrates individuals and organizations who are helping to raise voices and to confront fear and social injustice with courage. The Salem Award was established in 1992, the tercentenary of the Salem Witch Trials.

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We invite you to get involved in supporting the work of Voices Against Injustice. You can help us in several ways. Donate. Financial contributions are always welcome. Volunteer. The gift of your time will help us advance our mission. Spread the Word. Help us amplify the lessons from the Witch Trials and inspire others to confront social injustice.

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WHY DONATE TO VOICES AGAINST INJUSTICE?

Because gifts like yours have made it possible for us to maintain and protect the Salem Witch Trials Memorial.
We raised more than $100,000 for a complete refurbishment in 2012. Our ongoing efforts keep both the wall and lawn in good condition. DONATE TODAY

GET INVOLVED

We invite you to follow and support the work of Voices Against Injustice. There are a number of ways to be involved! Although financial donations are always appreciated, the gift of your time is extremely valuable to us as well. In addition, educating yourself about contemporary issues of human rights abuse and social injustice is another way to support the mission of the VAI.

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WHY DONATE TO VOICES OF INJUSTICE?

Because gifts like yours have made it possible for us to maintain and protect the Salem Witch Trials Memorial.
We've raised more than $100,000 for a complete refurbishment in 2012. Our ongoing effort to keep both the wall and lawn in good condition. DONATE TODAY

NEWS & EVENTS

We invite you to follow and support the work of Voices Against Injustice. Join us, and receive announcements of all programs and news of interest regarding the Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice.

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