Upcoming & Recent Events

The Racial Unity Team annual Art & Poetry Challenge opening ceremony takes place on June 24, 2023.  Be inspired by this year’s theme: 

“A hidden past >>> an inclusive future.”  To learn more use the link below.

Save the Date:

Organizations involved include the 

- Exeter Historical Society

- American Independence Museum - Exeter Public Library 

- Racial Unity Team 

 he Racial Unity Team Arts in Action collaboration with Exeter High School, CreativeMornings, and Hawk Talks takes place on Friday, May 12, 9:00-10:00 AM. 

Noelle Grattan, CreativeMornings-Portsmouth, will be on location at Exeter High School to  introduce the Arts in Action presentations. We are anticipating 150 students will attend the event hosted in the school auditorium. This year, the students have been appointed–but not required–to see their work result in Calls to Action or motivations to call for Next Steps.

The event will be live streamed on Blue Hawk TV, will be live on the Blue Hawk website, and/or by using the YouTube link released through school: https://youtube.com/live/CbNdAszj1j8?feature=share.

To learn more about Arts in Action and how it is changing the learning experience of high school students in New Hampshire.

 Our Art & Poetry Exhibit 2022 has moved to the Amherst Town Library! Head on over THIS Saturday, April 8th, at 10am for a celebration and discussion with local artists! Can't make it on Saturday? Don't fret -- it will be there for the whole month of April! Thank you @amhersttownlibrary for hosting
Our 2023 Challenge is happening NOW and submissions are due in just 10 days! Check out our website for all the details.

Introducing the Comics Workshop with cartoonist Marek Bennett, held at the Little Indonesia Cultural Center. We are excited to see what you will create.  If you would like to present your artwork in a short video after the workshop, we will ask for your approval and approval from a parent or guardian. If you have any questions, please contact the ICC at info@indonesianconnect.org REGISTER with this link https://tinyurl.com/4APFABKK 

Indigenous Peoples Day 

The 2021 event was to acknowledging their story: Exeter celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Day with

Land Acknowledgement

Bring the Native American presence into the light:

- Exeter Historical Society

- American Independence Museum  

- Exeter Public Library 

- Racial Unity Team 

Oral history of the Abenaki people 

Native Americans shares their story 

Story Walk 

Children’s Activity 

There's much to see and learn about how we are using the arts to create social change. So, take your time, look around, and learn all there is to know about us and the work of artist and poets in New Hampshire.  We hope you enjoy what you see and read when you visit our virtual gallery.  Y'all come back now. 

Summer Reading lists are everywhere!. The Racial Unity Team's summer reading list is out.  Discuss how books by authors of color expand our racial perspective. Invite your book group and select a list of titles to add to your list. Form a small group conversation with your own favorite book and questions!

Reach out to the Racial Unity Team if you need help with forming a small group or wish to learn more about how to start a small group.

Project Title: It’s More Than Skin Deep: Skin Color and Its Impact on Children.

The 2020 symposium was an examination of how our collective history as well as societal and parental influence have made an impact on children’s perception of themselves and others based solely on skin color; how that perception affects children’s well-being and eventual role in our changing society.  .

On Saturday July 3, 2021 readers delivered the famous speech "What to the American Slaves is Your Fourth of July." You can watch the video and the message it delivers by clicking on the link provided.

You can also read the USA Today Network Article  by clicking on the link.

 Racial Unity Day 2021 will be celebrated center stage at the TEAM Equinox Festival on Saturday 18 September from 4-6 pm on Swasey Parkway as a celebration of the oneness of the human family. The Racial Unity Team works throughout each year on activities and educational programs to express support for diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in our communities. Our country and our world are in dire need of efforts to promote racial and cultural unity with diversity. We began these efforts in 2015 with a valiant team of volunteers and avid supporters. Please visit our website to learn more about us, or to volunteer: 

This four-part series was brought to you in 2020 by the Racial Unity Team and Robinwood Center. It provided an understanding of racist language and definitions, a basic understanding of what systemic racism is and what it looks like, and how NH fits into this. You can view these videos below.