Upcoming Events and Projects

A living, breathing proof of the power of the arts.  This annual challenge sponsored by the Racial Unity Team is the largest of its kind in the area. We will award up to a total of $6,000 in prize money to artists of all ages (elementary, middle school, high school, and adult). The 2022 challenge is designed to infuse new energy, creativity, growth and understanding into communities as to the true meaning of Equity, as seen by our youth and experienced by our adults.  Submission end date is April 15, 2022.

Spoken Word and Song Writing for Social Change ​engages youth in telling stories of our culture’s racism and invites envisioning a neighborhood, workplace, and school without racism. Building on their awareness of inequitable systems and actions that contradict our pledge of “liberty and justice for all,” participants will create a set of peaceful protest lyrics, hip hop, or spoken word poetry.  

When Exeter High School freshman Ingrid Janicki presented her research paper, Schools Need To Re-examine The Common English Curriculum, her teachers were blown away. Her essay is a powerful reminder that teachers “can change a student’s life by taking an active stance in adding healthy diversity to [their] classroom bookshelf.” This project seeks to do just that--aid teachers in adding diverse books to their classroom libraries by supplying the teacher with the winning entry a box of diverse novels geared toward their grade level.  

Are you confused by some of the recent state legislation that aims to control what is taught in NH’s public schools? Find out more–and how to push back against it–during the Racial Unity Team’s latest Fireside Chat event, co-sponsored by Oyster River Equity & Justice.  

This event featured the perspectives of local teachers, administrators, parents and that of Devon Chaffee, Executive Director of ACLU-NH.  Please complete the survey after watching the video.

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 

Dr. Clint Smith, bestselling author of “Counting Descent”, spoke to a group of 215 Exeter High School students on February 2, 2022, as part of the Racial Unity Team’s Community to School Arts in Action project. This was also an occasion for many to celebrate Black heroes  throughout history who advocated for equity and inclusion through poetry.   

The Racial Unity Team invites you to walk in the footsteps of Exeter’s earlier generations and explore the racial history of this town—the conflicts, concessions, and changes that have taken place over time.   This tour explores how race has affected Exeter’s place in history.  For more information email racialunityteam1@gmail.com or call us at 603-263-6511, or download the Walking Tour Guide 

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.

 In light of national events, we used this Fireside Chat to discuss recent events and spend time healing. The goal of the night was to allow our community a sacred space to share thoughts, to perhaps become enlightened by new thoughts, and at best to spark the minds of the community to unite and lift each other up. 

When: June 3, 2020.  Click on See Video button   

The Racial Unity Team invites you to walk in the footsteps of Exeter’s earlier generations and explore the racial history of this 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.

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