Town of Barrington, RI DEI Committee

06/04/2026

June is Pride Month, a yearly commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City. This year, there are six different Pride festivals happening throughout Rhode Island.

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

June is a time to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community’s resilience, joy, and ongoing fight for equality and acceptance. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Join us the celebrate Barrington Pride on June 14th 2-6 at Sherwood Field.

05/25/2026

Please take time today to think about and honor all the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives serving our country. We are grateful for them and their families and honor all service members for their bravery. Wishing everyone a meaningful Memorial Day. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

05/24/2026

Edit: Parade canceled due to forecasted rain.

We hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! Rain permitting, the DEI committee will have Kindness Rock painting at Town Hall at the end of the parade! Let’s hope for clear skies! 🤞🏼🤞🏼

05/13/2026

Join us for the documentary, Church and State: Roger Williams and the Founding of Freedom of Religion
Sunday 5/17 1pm, Wednesday 5/20 6:30pm


Church and State is a groundbreaking Documentary exploring the life and legacy of Roger Williams, a visionary who championed the separation of Church and State in 17th century America. His bold ideas laid the foundation for Religious Freedom and tolerance.
Principles that continue to shape societies worldwide.
This film brings his story to life through expert interviews and animation.

05/10/2026

Join us Tuesday May 12th at 6pm in the Barrington High School library.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to every kind of mom…including bonus moms, stepmoms, grieving moms, foster moms, and every love in between. 💐

05/06/2026

Edit: Wow! So much community engagement! We would love for you to join us at our next DEI Committee Meeting on April 12th at 6pm in the Barrington High School library. We would love to hear more ideas about how we can help make Barrington a place where everyone can feel included! For now, comments have been turned off. Have a good night and we look forward to seeing you at the DEI meeting with your action-forward ideas!

Members of the Barrington DEI Committee at the Town Council meeting today in their rainbow-coordinated attire advocating for a 🌈 crosswalk in Barrington.

Barrington Town Council voted to advance the proposal! Next step: working with town admin and the public to come up with an implementation plan and seek approval at the June Town Council meeting (pride month 🏳️‍🌈)

04/30/2026

HEALTHY MASCULINITY, HEALTHY COMMUNITY
Monday, May 11 at Barrington Public Library
5:50 PM - 7:45 PM

Over the last couple months, Barrington Community Progress Association (BCPA) has worked with a diverse group of teen boys, violence prevention specialists and a range of community members to create a program that will empower teens to prevent intimate partner violence.

HMHC will present topics relating to masculinity, relationships, and the societal expectations that pressure youth and perpetuate a culture that results in domestic and intimate partner violence. The program will include a presentation of ideas, rationale, and definitions; a moderated panel discussion with multiple generations of men/masc folks; and group discussion when youth will have the opportunity to engage with one another in talking through these issues.

*Registration is required*

*Pizza and snacks will be served*

The event is free, designed for teens, and open to people of any gender, age 13+ or older. The small group discussion portion will be limited to the teens in attendance.

This program is made possible by a grant from the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV)’s Deborah DeBare Domestic Violence Prevention Fund.

Registration link:  
http://cutt.ly/HMHC