Duxbury Anti-Discrimination Resolution
THE TOWN OF DUXBURY SELECT BOARD ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON FEB 1, 2021
The Duxbury Board of Selectmen is committed to ensuring that our town is a safe and welcoming community that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We unequivocally condemn discrimination in all its forms.
As elected leaders, we recognize our responsibility to understand and address racial inequality and all other forms of discrimination in Duxbury.
Change starts at the local level, and better understanding and action in our own community can contribute to effective systemic change at the regional, state, and national levels. To that end, we will work to educate ourselves, town employees, and town residents on social and racial justice issues.
We will review our existing policies, practices, and procedures, and where necessary, we will enact changes to begin to build a stronger, more equitable community, including efforts to hire and retain a more diverse workforce.
We will work to ensure that Duxbury is a place where all individuals can live happily, free of fear, and with equal access to opportunities, regardless of race, religion, class, ethnicity, age, ability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Town Wide Read of STAMPED:Racism, Antiracism, and You -Feb. 25, 2021
To acknowledge Black History Month & inspire recognition every day, we will read STAMPED : A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram Kendi & Jason Reynolds
The 2021 theme for Black History Month is
“The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity”
“This unapologetic telling of the history of racism in our nation is refreshingly simple and deeply profound. This is the history book I needed as a teen.” -Renee Watson, New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming
Cosponsored by Prejudice Free Duxbury, Duxbury Free Library, Duxbury Senior Center and the Duxbury
Interfaith Council.
DUXBURY'S ABOLITION HISTORY
The Abolition Movement, Black History on the South Shore
A Pages in History presentation by Duxbury's Historian and Archivist Carolyn Ravenscroft, who will provide an overview of Duxbury residents who participated in the Abolition Movement, what they did for the cause, and why towns like Duxbury were divided over the issue. Friday, February 19, 2021 at 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
"The Hate You Give" sponsored by the Race Amity Committee on Jan 20, 2021 @ 7PM via ZOOM
The Race Amity Committee and the Duxbury Free Library will continue its film series and community conversation focusing on racial themes. ALL ARE WELCOME AND EVENTS ARE FREE! On January 20 we will be showing "The Hate U Give" with a follow up community conversation on January 27. Please see the attached flyer for details and how to register. Please feel free to extend the invitation to all.
Can We Talk Survey
January 2021
If you participated in our 2nd LISTEN event "Can We Talk?" on Wednesday, Jan 13, 2021, please take our new survey to give us your feedback and help us set our direction as we move forward.
Learn MoreRev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Prayer Service Jan 18 2021
Co-hosted by the Duxbury Interfaith Council & Prejudice Free Duxbury. Service will begin at 9 a.m. and will be followed by breakout sessions to discuss how we can further Dr. King's dream in the year to come.
Can We Talk?
We believe that to end the divisiveness in our country, we need to understand and respect each other. Listening to what we have to say about important issues facing us in our capital and in every community, is the first step. Please join in a town-wide Zoom meeting to discuss the events in Washington last week, and the future of our country and community. Hosted by Prejudice Free Duxbury, this Wednesday, January 13th @ 7PM.
PEACE ON EARTH
While people of goodwill are wishing each other well at this time of year, there are others who don’t share that view. This week, a Duxbury resident received anonymous hate mail about a sign on their property.
Prejudice Free Duxbury joins all people of goodwill in condemning that action. We hope that you will all join us in solidarity. If you have had any experience in Duxbury of similar occurrences, we would like to know of it. Please use the "Contact Us" tab.
In the meantime, let’s be kind to one another and support one another against all forms of discrimination.
Join us at Prejudice Free Duxbury, a collaboration of the Duxbury Rotary Club and the Interfaith Council’s No Place for Hate campaign.
