DUXBURY FOR ALL

Diversity | Equity | Inclusion

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Vision

We’re committed to ensuring that Duxbury is a safe and welcoming community for all.

We see a time coming where everyone, regardless of ability, age, class, ethnic origin, gender, gender identification, race, religion, or sexual preference, can feel a true sense of belonging—that their heritage, beliefs and the way they choose to live, are respected and embraced by this community, and communities across our country.

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Mission

Our mission is to act as a change agent, playing four complementary roles:

1. Educate the public about the value of diversity, the unconscious bias that exists and the discrimination that results from it, and the need for us all to take action to promote social justice;

2. Bring people, organizations and government together to implement policies and programs that effect change, including supporting basic human rights for all;

3. Promote successes to assure support grows and our actions achieve our vision. 

4. Through the way we work together—respecting, supporting and caring for each other—foster a true sense of belonging, and encourage others to do the same.


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Action

We’re taking action in three areas:

Programs & Events that engage people in the cause of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. 

Partnerships that bring together players who can effect significant change . 

Communications that make people aware of events and help educate them on the issues.  

You can find a suggested reading list at The American Writers Museum that includes great books on Black history such as Teaching Black History to White People, Who’s Black and Why?: A Hidden Chapter from the Eighteenth-Century Invention of Race, The 1619 Project, Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, and classic works by Black authors such as A Raisin in the Sun, The Fire Next Time, and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Stay abreast of the Trump Administration’s executive orders and how they’re threatening the LGBTQ+ community. Find local organizations that are fighting back, and learn what you can do here.

There are many ways to support our mission

Educate yourself. Attend an event. Volunteer. Donate.