Community Events and Projects

This four part series brought to you by Racial Unity Team and Robinwood Center aims to provide 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. Please join us through zoom.

Register in advance for this meeting:
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Wed,  Oct  28  Nov  11 & 18

Spoken Word and Song Writing for Social Change ​engages youth in imagining a culture without racism. Building awareness of systems and behaviors that contradict our pledge of “liberty and justice for all” -participants critique business-as-usual and create peaceful protest through musical genres to deliver visions of civility and democracy for all.  The goal(s) and intended outcome(s) of the project/activities are for participants to learn the way lyrics, rhythms, and melodies express feelings of empathy and inspire action to stop hate and bias.  Because of COVID-19 we have moved this project  from August 2020 to sometime in the spring of 2021. Please register if you would like to get on our mailing list.    

Press Release: Racial Unity Poetry & Art Contest Winners Announced

Students, parents, and area residents have been anxiously waiting for the Racial Unity Team to announce the winners of the Second Annual Art & Poetry Contest. This year’s themes were Racial Justice and Racial Identity. Entrants ranged in age from elementary school children to adults. Each first-place winner will receive a $100 award. The prize money was made possible by our Art and Poetry sponsor Cambridge Trust located at 17 Portsmouth Avenue, Stratham NH. 

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

The symposium will be 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.  Funded in part by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities and our event sponsor Kennebunk Savings.

The Racial Unity Team invites you to walk in the footsteps of Exeter’s earlier generations and explore the racial history of our town—the conflicts, concessions and changes that have taken place over time.  

This tour will explore how race has affected Exeter’s place in history.

Due to COVID-19 social distancing, we can offer only our self-guided tours at this time.

For more information email racialunityteam1@gmail.com or call us at 603-263-6511.

Description of the services:

Curriculum Building for Curriculum Planners and Social Studies Teachers.

Address and prevent racially motivated issues for school principals, SAU superintendents, administrative staff, and teachers.

Field trips and guided tours of historical sites in Exeter for students, teachers, parents and community groups.

Support Extended Learning Opportunities (ELO) for students and teachers. Build understanding by taking the classroom into the community. 

SAU 16 Anti-Discriminatory Task Force (ADTF). This is a wide-ranging group  with the clear focus of eliminating discriminatory practices within the system as well as overseeing the development, maintenance, and execution of the plan under SB263. 

Concerned about possible omissions of racial inclusion in the NH Curriculum Framework for Social Studies, the Racial Unity Team launched a project to get involved with the State Board of Education.  The Racial Unity Team is helping to draft an inclusive and diverse NH Curriculum Framework for K-12 Social Studies. If you are interested in learning more or wish to get involved in the curriculum redrafting effort, contact the Racial Unity Team. To learn more click on the button below.