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(SALEM) - Publishing our 25,000^th article this week was a real milestone for Salem-News.com. Launched during the summer of 2004, the site today has approximately 105 writers hailing from 25 countries.

By helping this news organization, you directly support our ability to rally for the downtrodden masses suffering from government abuse and the effects of war and other trauma.

REAP team Visits Remote Area School Near Rawalpindi Pakistan

REAP is also extending hands toward world’s big organizations so that with the help of the world big patron REAP can provide better opportunities to the oppressed people of Pakistan.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Reformation for Empowerment and Alleviation of Poverty (REAP) management has visited their school in a far away village school last day.

REAP a non-profit organization aim to provide education, enhance interfaith harmony and to work to alleviate poverty.

Help a Human Rights Activist Who Matters

Winter is upon us and one reporter doing important work can use a little assistance.

(SALEM) - I know people are dealing with their own struggles, but I also know that some would not mind supporting the important Human Rights mission of William Gomes. He writes about state terrorism.

His articles and letters to public officials have alerted officials to rogue behavior in their own government at least twice that we know of.

Kaiser Permanente Northwest Awards $9,000 Grant to YWCA Salem

In 2011, YWCA Salem helped nearly 7,000 people in the Salem/Keizer area.

(SALEM) - YWCA Salem is grateful to have received a $9,000 grant from Kaiser Permanente Northwest on July 26, 2012.

The Grant will help cover the cost of Family Assistants who work the overnight and weekend shifts at the YWCA Salem Outreach Shelter.

APN to Netanyahu: Repudiate Levy Commission Report

"For the sake of Israel’s future as a state that Israelis and their supporters worldwide can be proud of, we are calling on the government of Israel to reject the Levy report...”

(WASHINGTON DC) - Americans for Peace Now (APN) joins its Israeli sister organization, in calling on Israel to repudiate the findings of the commission it appointed to address the problem of illegal outposts in the West Bank.

APN calls on other US Jewish groups that support the two-state solution to raise their voices in opposition to this report.

Vietnamese Agent Orange Dioxin Victims Today

We're hosting a 'Rebuild The Nation' event at Thong Nhat Park, in Hanoi, to raise $50,000 for a new safe-house in Hue city where suffer most of Dioxin in the war.

(HANOI, Viet Nam) - I am writing you on the behalf of the Agent Orange War’s Victims, a non-profit organization that spreads awareness about the victims of Dioxin in Vietnam war.

At the Agent Orange War’s victims organization, we provide victims of Dioxin and abuse with support groups, counseling and safe-houses/school across the country.

MilSpeak Foundation Nominated for The Classy Awards

For three (3) weeks, the public will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite candidate in each category.

(RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif.) - The CLASSY Awards is the largest philanthropic awards ceremony in the country, celebrating the greatest charitable achievements by nonprofit organizations, socially conscious businesses, and individuals worldwide.

In 2011, nearly 2,000 organizations and volunteers were nominated for a CLASSY Award...

APN Opposes Knesset Bill `Legalizing` Illegal Settlement Construction

"... This week, yet again, Netanyahu shows that he is not serious about peace..." - APN President and CEO Debra DeLee

(WASHINGTON DC) - Americans for Peace Now joins its Israeli sister organization, Peace Now, in its strong opposition to a Knesset Bill that seeks to circumvent Israel’s Supreme Court and retroactively “legalize” West Bank settlements.

These are built illegally on land privately owned by Palestinians.

Support Four-Year Old Daniel, He Needs a Kidney

How can you resist helping this boy?

(SALEM) - There was a special emphasis at a recent motorcycle gathering in Salem, on helping a young boy who is very sick but has a shot at life, if enough support can be raised to offset the tremendous costs of healthcare.

Money isn't the only thing four-year old Daniel needs, as his mom, Roxanne VanDyke, explains.

Gaza`s Ark: Building Hope

With your support, the work on Gaza's Ark will start this summer.

(BEARSVILLE, NY) - The Canadian Boat to Gaza, in cooperation, with international initiatives in the US, Australia and other countries, is launching a new initiative to challenge the illegal and inhumane Israeli blockade of Gaza.

This new initiative: Gaza's Ark, will build a boat in Gaza, using existing resources.