Salem Award

Established in 1992, the Salem Award Foundation has endeavored "to keep alive the lessons of the Salem witch trials of 1692 and to make known to our region and the world the unheralded, heroic work of those who bring justice to fruition in contemporary society," according to their mission statement.

Some of the recipients have been;

2010 Award: Greg Mortenson, school builder and best-selling author for his work in bringing education to the people of war-torn Afghanistan.

2009 Award :The Coalition of Immokalee Workers for championing migrant workers who suffer abuse on the job in the Florida orange fields.

2008 Award: Eric Reeves for his work to stop genocide in Sudan and Darfur.

2007 Award: Navy Lt. Commander Charles D. Swift and Georgetown law professor Neal K. Katyal for fight for rights for the detainees at Guantanamo Bay

In 2009 Mayor Kim Driscoll and the Salem City Council voted to add a 25 cent surcharge to admissions at the city-owned Witch House to support the work of the Salem Award Foundation.

See Also

• Vertical File in Salem Collection - Salem Award