Event of the Month

Saturday, November 22

noon

Riley Plaza

In times such as these, in the richest country in the world, with a reported 17 trillion dollars in tariff money rolling in, who ever thought we’d have to worry about...FOOD?!  The current administration, in refusing to fund SNAP benefits, is inhuman and amoral. Over 1.1 million people in Massachusetts depend on these monthly benefits and are now left without the resources to provide for their families as even Food Banks are stretched to their limits.

Please join us as we gather to increase awareness of food insecurity within our community.  Even before the disruption of SNAP benefits, Salem has had members who fall between the cracks and often go hungry.  NOW is the time to gather in community, to recognize and support those within our community, who lack the most basic of needs: Food. We will have music, speakers, and join hands for a moment of silence and solidarity. We welcome you to join us.  To quote Project Bread: "Hunger is not a choice. But inaction is."

Contact: Deborah Baker, Organizer, Salem's Call. Email salemscall@yahoo.com 

Wishlist for the Food & Clothing Drive
We will be collecting food & clothing during the rally.  See below for a list of requested items.  Proceeds will benefit the Salem Pantry & the Salem Survival Program (a group of volunteers providing food, clothes, and sundries to the homeless and low income individuals in Salem.)