THE SALEM AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
The Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice is given each year to keep alive the lessons of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and to recognize those who are speaking out and taking action to alleviate discrimination and promote tolerance.
In recognizing and honoring them, we publicly acknowledge the powerful significance and practical consequence of their work and join them in fostering acceptance, compassion and reconciliation. The Salem Award Foundation also sponsors lectures, panel discussions and other programs on topics related to promoting human rights and social justice, and supports the public Salem Witch Trials Memorial.
THREE CUPS OF TEA AUTHOR GREG MORTENSON
TO RECEIVE 2010 SALEM AWARD
Image courtesy Central Asia Institute
Greg Mortenson is the co-founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit Central Asia Institute www.ikat.org (1996). Since a 1993 climb on Pakistan’s K2, Mortenson has dedicated his life to community-based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The author of Three Cups of Tea and Stones Into Schools will be honored on May 1, 2010. Learn More.
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LAST YEAR'S AWARD RECIPIENT, THE COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS, FIGHTS ON!
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, has won another battle in its efforts to end slavery and secure fair wages in the tomato fields of South Florida. Read the most recent article.
Learn more about modern-day slavery and the CIW.
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Gerardo Reyes Chavez
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Lucas Benitez
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