Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with volunteer www.salem-news.com 2010 Before the South Carolina primary, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson gave $5 million dollars to an independent PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. That worked so well that a second $5 million dollar gift was soon on its way to that same pro-Gingrich PAC, Winning Our Future, keeping the former House Speaker in a tight two man race with Mitt Romney. http://salem-news.com/articles/january302012/friedman-jw.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january302012/friedman-jw.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:44:00 PST In his book Kairos for Palestine, Rifat Odeh Kassis deals with a topic that is as fresh as the destruction of a Palestinian home by Israeli-driven, US-built bulldozers, and as ancient as the use of the term kairos, derived from an ancient Greek word which refers to a specific moment in time. Why does this wanton destruction of private Palestinian homes continue unabated? http://salem-news.com/articles/december282011/kairos-palestine-jw.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december282011/kairos-palestine-jw.php Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:58:00 PST Since 1948, millions of Palestinians have been forced into exile from their own lands. In this series we seek to find out what happened to the refugees of the 1948 and how their families are coping with six decades in exile. In this episode, Lauren Booth meets Zidane family from north Gala Ley village. http://salem-news.com/articles/december282011/palestine-exile-lb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december282011/palestine-exile-lb.php Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:06:00 PST At 10:55 am, an Israeli naval warship attacked the international observers and Palestinian captain of the Civil Peace Service Gaza (CPSGAZA) boat Oliva, injuring its captain in an apparent attempt to capsize it. The two international observers, both Italian citizens, are available for media questions or interviews. http://salem-news.com/articles/december282011/gaza-boats-attacked.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december282011/gaza-boats-attacked.php Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:18:00 PST Happy Christmas Mr President or may I call you Barack this Yule Tide? As you know “Christmas is the day that holds all time together” (Alexander Smith) certainly as you rustle through your Christmas stocking and wrestle with your conscience perhaps to find as you dig deep in both and past ‘hegemonic imperatives’ an olive twig or a so-called ‘peace process’? Perhaps not. http://salem-news.com/articles/december272011/obama-conscience-ch.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december272011/obama-conscience-ch.php Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:09:00 PST Three years ago today people around the world watched in horror as bombs began falling on Gaza. I was in Egypt with our Gaza Projects Director Dr. Mona El-Farra. We were scrambling to purchase emergency supplies and get them into Gaza. Eventually, we were able to deliver more than six tons of food, medicine, and medical equipment—including an ambulance and wheelchairs—thanks to the generosity of people like you. http://salem-news.com/articles/december272011/meca-gaza.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december272011/meca-gaza.php Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:58:00 PST The US now ranks the highest in terms of charity in a massive global survey that put the nation in fifth place in 2010, according to CAFAmerica, a member organization of the UK based Charities Aid Foundation International Network of Offices, providing charitable financial services to individuals, global corporations, charities, and foundations. According to those surveyed, two out of three Americans said they donated money to charity (65 percent), more than two out of five volunteered their time (43 percent) and roughly three out of four helped a stranger (73 percent). http://salem-news.com/articles/december192011/us-charity.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december192011/us-charity.php Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:32:00 PST Israeli democracy fades to black (the black of the blank screen at the end of a film). That was the headline over a recent article by Lawrence Davidson, an American professor of Middle East history. He says the suppression of the democratic rights of non-Jews in Israel is coming full circle with PM Netanyahu’s Likudniks & settlers targeting the rights of Jews. http://salem-news.com/articles/november242011/netanyahu-knesset-ah.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november242011/netanyahu-knesset-ah.php Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:51:00 PST I'm writing this for people who will never read it without prompting: members of working families who relax by watching TV after a long work day and after they put the children to bed. People without spouses and children, including students, don't often read articles like this either. http://salem-news.com/articles/november192011/must-do-usa-pb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november192011/must-do-usa-pb.php Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:47:00 PST Here's a story to think about: A bouncer at a night club doesn't like the looks of one of the customers. What makes matter worse is that the customer is loud-mouthed and vilifying night club bouncers, saying that they are the ones who should be kicked out of the club. The bouncer takes a night stick that he has for just such an occasion, walks over to the table where the noisy customer is ranting and raving. http://salem-news.com/articles/november142011/the-bouncer-pb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november142011/the-bouncer-pb.php Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:11:00 PST The Funding Prohibition Bill is aimed at peace and human rights orgs. Foreign right-wing extremist millionaires are not touched: Moskowitz can continue financing settler invasion of Palestinian neighborhoods; Adelman continue maintaining a free daily newspaper - PM Netanyahu's mouthpiece. http://salem-news.com/articles/november142011/funding-prohinbition.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november142011/funding-prohinbition.php Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:16:00 PST In advance of the formal burial of the Palestinian Authority’s bid for state recognition at the UN, BBC Radio 4’s flagship Today programme was on the right track. In his introduction to a quite revealing report, presenter John Humphrys said reporter Kevin Connolly had gone to Israel to find out “what hopes there are, if any, for the establishment of a Palestinian state.” http://salem-news.com/articles/november142011/palestine-next-ah.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november142011/palestine-next-ah.php Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:59:00 PST At the start of the Jewish New Year I have some questions for Britain’s Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks. They are for him in particular because of what he said in a recorded message of preparation for the New Year, but they are also questions that could and should be asked of rabbis everywhere. First here’s the complete text (quite short) of what Lord Sacks said and can be seen to be saying on You Tube. http://salem-news.com/articles/september282011/rosh-hashanah-ah.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september282011/rosh-hashanah-ah.php Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:54:00 PDT "Both of Ibrahim’s arms were cut off. He had a hole in his lung. Parts of his legs were missing. His kidney was in a bad condition…we need people to stand with us." These were the words of an exhausted man as he described the condition of his dying son in an interview with The Real News, an alternative news source. Ibrahim Zaza was merely a 12-year-old boy. He and his cousin Mohammed, 14, were hit by an Israeli missile in Gaza, fired from an unmanned drone as they played in front of their house. http://salem-news.com/articles/september282011/ibrahim-matters-rb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september282011/ibrahim-matters-rb.php Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:38:00 PDT Last week we brought you the heartbreaking story about two boys in Gaza, 12 and 14-year old cousins, who were playing in the street in front of their family home when a guided Israeli missile struck, leaving a huge crater in the ground and both boys terribly injured. Ibrahim Zaza, the 12-year old, was injured the worst. He lost both of his hands and had massive injuries over most of his body. http://salem-news.com/articles/september192011/ibriham-dies-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september192011/ibriham-dies-tk.php Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:46:00 PDT Earlier today Britain amended its universal jurisdiction law to the extent that Israeli war criminals can now enter the Kingdom without risk of arrest. British Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould shamelessly called Israeli war criminal Tzipi Livni, against whom an arrest warrant was issued in 2009, and told her that the Queen has signed the amendment "to ensure that the UK’s justice system can no longer be abused for political reasons." http://salem-news.com/articles/september172011/israel-criminals-ga.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september172011/israel-criminals-ga.php Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:41:00 PDT The New York Times posed the question “Can Israel Survive Without a Palestinian State?” The occasion is the threat of a vote at the United Nations next week on Palestinian statehood or at least official observer status—equivalent to what the Vatican has. http://salem-news.com/articles/september152011/palestinian_state_debate.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september152011/palestinian_state_debate.php Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:32:00 PDT The time has come and gone for any peaceful resolutions to the problems surrounding Israel. Levels of violence against children are escalating dramatically, and Israel's leaders refuse to vacate the gutter of inhumanity, even refusing to even talk in realistic terms - instead relying on their "everyone in Gaza has a rocket" theory to justify illegal and immoral acts against children. http://salem-news.com/articles/september152011/israel-attacks-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september152011/israel-attacks-tk.php Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:48:00 PDT The total destruction of Israel, something used by the Zionist lobby to bilk the US out of billions for years, is no longer a dream, it is inevitable.  The only question is “when?” With it a limited world war may emerge with some surprises in store. It all started long ago but we can focus back one year when Israel murdered 9 Turkish citizens in an act of piracy. http://salem-news.com/articles/september152011/israel-nuclear-war-gd.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september152011/israel-nuclear-war-gd.php Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:30:00 PDT With the recent observation of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, we all want to make as many people aware of the demolition of the three World Trade Center buildings as possible. In particular, though, Transportation Security Agency employees are people who especially ought to know the truth. http://salem-news.com/articles/september142011/911-truth-nk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september142011/911-truth-nk.php Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:45:00 PDT With the world commemorating the tenth anniversary of the mysterious and horrific collapse of the New York twin towers on September 11, 2001 and as I looked back to be swept up by the endless reflections of the tragic day, I suddenly realized that my perspective of 9/11, as well as everybody else’s I guess, has changed. Ten long years now separate us from this day. http://salem-news.com/articles/september132011/911-history-ae.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september132011/911-history-ae.php Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:06:00 PDT Thanks to MoneyGram International, five economically disadvantaged students from central Vietnam will be able to continue their college education and kindergarten children. It also means a rural province will be protected from harsh weather when they play outdoors. http://salem-news.com/articles/march032011/vietnam-ao.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march032011/vietnam-ao.php Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:51:00 PST A former president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Debra Oberlin, used to dedicate her life to keeping drunk drivers off the road and in many cases, behind bars. But now she is facing charges in Florida for driving with what could fairly be deemed as an extremely high blood alcohol level; three times above the legal limit. http://salem-news.com/articles/february252011/madd-duii-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february252011/madd-duii-tk.php Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:08:00 PST Victoria Community TV Presents: Face to Face with Israeli Commandos on the high seas this weekend on Channel 11 in Victoria and Saltspring Island. Kevin Neish of Victoria was aboard the Mavi Marmara last May when it was attacked by Israeli forces. The ship was on a humanitarian mission to bring relief supplies to the people of Gaza. http://salem-news.com/articles/february252011/kevin-neish.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february252011/kevin-neish.php Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:34:00 PST Oregon PeaceWorks is proud to announce that for the 27th year running, it will again sponsor Oregon’s foremost peace party. Give Peace a Dance will take place March 12th at the Grand Ballroom in Salem (700 Marion St. NE) from 6-11 p.m. This year’s event boasts of an incredible auction with offerings you will not want to miss such as vacations, gift baskets, collectibles & unique Salem-based getaways. http://salem-news.com/articles/february252011/peace-dance.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february252011/peace-dance.php Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:23:00 PST The Christmas bubbles will come from Shakira’s hands, as she wears a perfectly fitted golden dress. Her 500,000 euro fundraiser will be destined towards her “Fundación Pies Descalzos”. Shakira’s NGO aims to secure child education, especially for those most vulnerable. “Education is the path to give our children a dignified future. I have not read it on books, I have seen it with my own eyes; children on the street are vulnerably exposed to all types of violations” advocates Shakira http://salem-news.com/articles/january172011/xmas-shakira-cf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january172011/xmas-shakira-cf.php Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:28:00 PST The Ha Noi Fund for Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin Victims was launched today. The fund, established by the Municipal Association of AO Victims, is expected to mobilise different sources from both inside and outside of the country to care for and help AO victims in the city improve their living conditions and integrate with society. http://salem-news.com/articles/january142011/vn-agent-orange.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january142011/vn-agent-orange.php Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:47:00 PST Ramsey Clark, former Attorney General of the US is at Egypt's border, held from entering Gaza along with Dr. Curtis Doebbler and Sarah Flounders of International Action Center. Clark said that at first they were prevented from crossing, and held up at the border all day. "We were the only ones getting this special treatment, being held back," Clark said. "It was clear who we were." http://salem-news.com/articles/january042011/egypt-gaza_ko.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january042011/egypt-gaza_ko.php Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:42:00 PST A recent email thread from Israel suggested that Gaza is the home of a fantastic new shopping mall and the scene of endless healthy fun activity. For some reason however, they failed to mention the sniper towers and the apartheid walls and the F-16's dropping bombs as recently as five days ago. http://salem-news.com/articles/december142010/gaza-reality-tk-ko.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december142010/gaza-reality-tk-ko.php Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:33:00 PST Areej is a four-year old girl from Sabra in Gaza. She is an orphan whose father was a killed by an Israeli bomb. The story of Areej is one of so many in this war ravaged place. A problem associated with almost all third-world environments and all of Gaza, which exists clearly in a worse state than 'third world'- is a lack of medical care. http://salem-news.com/articles/december122010/areej-gaza-ko.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december122010/areej-gaza-ko.php Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:23:00 PST