Who We Are
Our Mission
The Plymouth For All Committee is a Town Committee dedicated to fostering a community that values diversity, promotes inclusion, and ensures that all people are treated with dignity and respect.
Our Mission In Action
We work to promote a safe and welcoming community where all feel secure and valued by:
- Educating the public on issues of equity, inclusion, social justice, and fostering genuine appreciation for human differences
- Advocating for justice and against hate, bias, and discrimination
- Facilitating open and meaningful discussions on difficult topics to promote empathy, understanding, and reconciliation
- Empowering marginalized communities by supporting their representation, amplifying their voices, and working collaboratively to remove systemic barriers
The Plymouth For All Committee recognizes that to be effective and to have lasting impact, we must work in partnership with others. We collaborate with local organizations and community groups wherever our missions align, ensuring that our collective efforts build a stronger, more inclusive and welcoming Plymouth for all residents and visitors.
What is the Plymouth For All Committee?
The Plymouth For All Committee is a Town Committee appointed by the Select Board. There are 13 seats on the committee (11 adult seats with rotating 3-year terms and 2 seats for Plymouth high school students). Meetings are always open to the public and are held the 4th Wednesday of each month from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Plymouth Town Hall. They are currently hybrid meetings (both in person and via Zoom) and the link to join us on Zoom can be found in the event listing for each meeting.
Signing up for our outreach mailing list is a great way to stay informed about our meetings and events. Please send an email to plymouthforallcommittee@gmail.com to request to be added.
Brief History
- 1999 – The Town of Plymouth Select Board votes to fully participate in the No Place for Hate Campaign. One of the requirements is to create a "Human Relations committee".
- 2000 – The Select Board appoints the first members to Plymouth's No Place for Hate Committee and presents a No Place for Hate Proclamation.
- 2002 – The Select Board is made aware of Plymouth being officially recognized as a "No Place for Hate Community".
- 2025 – The Select Board changes the name from "No Place for Hate Committee" to "Plymouth for All Committee".
Town of Plymouth Pledge
We pledge to educate ourselves on racial justice issues and all other forms of human oppression and to share what we learn in our own communities even if it means challenging conversations with those we encounter.
We pledge to seek out information and opportunities to understand how we and others have been affected by racism and social injustice in order to expand our consciousness to be more aware and sensitive to the use of overt and subtle expressions of racism and racial stereotypes.
We pledge to display courage in the presence of racial and social injustice; to call out these injustices where and when they occur; and to facilitate open and compassionate conversations that will contribute to understanding their effects on all people.
We pledge to support public policy solutions that will prominently, openly, and enthusiastically promote racial and social equity in all aspects of human affairs, and to work to eradicate racism from our society.
The Town of Plymouth is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Per our Town’s guiding principles (adopted in 2013):
“We are a community that is inclusive, collaborative, and promotes diversity. Plymouth embraces diversity and encourages full community participation in the decision making process. By focusing on Plymouth’s long term well-being, controversy will be resolved through civil debate and compromise. When you commit to the collaborative process and encourage everyone’s opinion, the outcome will have more acceptance and buy-in. Be cooperative with others, and recognize and appreciate the contributions of all; appreciate that the individual wants to contribute to the issue; recognize that we are different and that is healthy and productive. Make sure that you welcome all groups of people to work for the greater good of our community.”
Adapted from the YWCA “Stand Against Racism” pledge.