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Presented by Donna M. Shimko, Local Author, Activist and Witch
Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at 7.00PM
Admission: $15, purchase online or pay at the door.
All proceeds from event admissions and sales of the Salem Victims’ Tribute ‘zine will go to Preterm!
Additional donations can be made to Preterm by using this link: preterm.org/support
FACT: None of the people accused, tried, imprisoned, murdered and otherwise persecuted at Salem were witches.For a different perspective about the Salem Witch Trials, be at the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick on Tuesday, 22 September at 7.00PM!
When I visited Salem in 2024, I immersed myself in the real history of the Salem Witch Trials. I was most moved by the Memorial Ledges, which is a solemn and stark tribute to each person who was unjustly executed in the shameful season that
was 1692. I also kept seeing myself in the places of the Victims, deeply moved by their sparse and painful chronicles. On my return to Cleveland, I wrote my Salem Victims’ ‘zine, to give a voice to each of those persecuted people – who were silenced or deleted by the oppressors then in charge of Salem. I’ll share my Tributes to some of the falsely accused. I’ll provide background about the cold, fearful, threatening atmosphere and other factors that led to the 1692 Salem persecutions and Trials.
We will have a candle ceremony memorial, a requiem to the twenty persons who were cruelly imprisoned and executed, the five who died in jail, and to two people who survived the Trials but paid a fearful price. The candle ceremony will also pay tribute to all those – past and present – who suffer persecution unjustly.
Please join us for this tribute and requiem, to keep the flame of justice alight!
All proceeds from event admissions and sales of my Salem Victims’ Tribute ‘zine will directly support Preterm Cleveland’s mission.