We seek to promote in-person dialogue about systemic issues that affect human dignity with a goal of fostering a more inclusive community.
The Hingham Unity Council is a non-partisan, nonprofit association started by members of the Hingham community in fall 2019. All who live, work, learn or worship in Hingham are welcome to participate in our conversations and planning. Please read more about our vision, purpose and guiding tenets here. If you are interested in getting more involved, please contact us.
Recent Events
News
Juneteenth Student Art Contest 2026
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated on June 19th to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas. On June 19, [Read More ->]
Hingham Unity Council Announces First Executive Director
The Hingham Unity Council ("HUC") is thrilled to announced that Nicole Walters has accepted the role of Executive Director! Although the HUC has been entirely volunteer-driven for over six [Read More ->]
HUC Welcomes Manny Oppong as New Board Chair
We welcome with great pleasure Emmanuel "Manny" Oppong as our third Board chair commencing September 1, 2025. Manny has served on the HUC Board for over five years.
A New Chapter: Hingham Unity Council Seeks First Executive Director
After six years of remarkable growth as a 100% volunteer-driven organization, the Hingham Unity Council has reached an exciting milestone: we're hiring our first Executive Director.
HUC Announces 2025 Scholarship Winners
The HUC is pleased to announce its 2025 Scholarship Winners, Daniel Davis and Tala Sanford.
2025 Candidates Statements
We asked this year's Hingham 2025 Town election candidates for a response to this prompt: In the community vision presented in Hingham’s Master plan, adopted in 2021, welcoming “racial, cultural, and economic diversity” is listed as a top priority. Can you please tell voters how you will use your public position to make Hingham more welcoming for all people?
Andrew Turner to Chair HUC
The HUC is pleased to welcome Andrew Turner as our new Board chair commencing September 1, 2024. Andrew is passionate about issues related to racial and social justice, and has served in volunteer and leadership roles on the Hingham Unity Council since 2021, and at his church as a leader of the Becoming Beloved Community ministry.
Hingham 2024 Town Elections Candidate Statements
One of the goals of the Hingham Unity Council is to create a more inclusive and welcoming community. Can you please tell voters how you will use your public position to make Hingham more welcoming for all of its citizens? Read the answers from this year's candidates!
Letter from HUC Board to Rep. Meschino and Senator O’Connor
Below is a letter sent by the HUC Board to State Representative Meschino and Senator O'Connor advocating for the passage of two proposed pieces of legislation related to our Arab community members as well as a bill to protect First Amendment Rights by combating "doxing." We encourage other community members who support these bills to reach out too.
Summer Internship Opportunity 2024
The Hingham Unity Council is currently seeking a college or graduate level intern for the summer of 2024. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual seeking to gain more experience in data collection and modeling.
Statement Regarding Threat Made Against Congregation Sha’aray Shalom
The Hingham Unity Council stands in solidarity against antisemitism. We were horrified to learn about the threat toward the Congregation Sha’aray Shalom, and we know this only increases fear [Read More ->]
Statement regarding Israel and Gaza
The Hingham Unity Council acknowledges the enormous grief that is being felt throughout our community in the wake of shocking and horrifying violence and terror in Israel and Gaza. We unequivocally condemn the recent attacks on innocent lives by Hamas. We grieve these losses as our own. As individuals, we believe our most powerful tool at this time is to recognize and honor our shared humanity. We continue to pledge to use our collective voice to call attention to and support all those facing humanitarian crises.
HUC Joins other SSUC Members in Letter Regarding Museum Beach Incident
Dear Residents and Leaders of Boston’s South Shore Communities: We are writing today regarding an incident that occurred in one of our member communities, Scituate, relating to the Scituate [Read More ->]
Affirming our Support of LGBQTQ+ and Transgender Rights
We wish to affirm our respect, compassion, and acceptance for all people as we continue to celebrate diversity of backgrounds and identities. We maintain our commitment to making sure our local community is a place where everyone feels safe and welcome, including all of our children, no matter how they identify.
Town Meeting Issues 2023
There’s a lot of information out there coming from a lot of directions and it’s quite a bit to process! These issues are important for our community, however, so the [Read More ->]
HUC Letter to Advisory Committee regarding Accessory Dwelling Units
Dear Members of the Advisory Committee: I am writing on behalf of the Hingham Unity Council (the “HUC”) regarding the proposed changes to the Town’s ADU by-law. The HUC [Read More ->]
HUC Statement in Support of our AAPI Community
The HUC stands in solidarity with our Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) community on the South Shore, in Monterey Park, and everywhere. You belong here, and you are not alone. We hope everyone will join us as we continue to work to dismantle the structures and conditions in our society that perpetuate harassment, violence, and hate against individuals of any race, gender, class, disability, sexual orientation, religion, age or national origin.
A Letter from the South Shore Unity Council
Today, the letter below is being sent by all of the SSUC partner organizations (which includes HUC) to their town leaders and community members. We wanted to share it [Read More ->]
HUC joins Community Groups in Letter to Pembroke Select Board
We stand with all citizens of Pembroke who feel unseen and unheard as a result of the decision to dissolve your town’s DEI committee. We hope that you will reconsider the value of making a municipal-level commitment to ensuring that all members of your community feel they are supported and valued.
Reaffirming a Commitment to Fighting White Supremacy
The HUC stands with all those affected by incidents of bigotry, racism or intolerance, including members of our BIPOC, LGBQTIA+, and religious communities, as well as persons who experience discrimination based on gender, disability or neurodiversity. If you are a member of one of these groups and you live, study, work or worship in our town, please know that you are not alone.
Juneteenth Student Art Contest – Call for Student Submissions
As part of the celebration of Juneteenth in Hingham this year, the Hingham Unity Council is inviting all students who live and/or attend school on the South Shore to participate in a competition by submitting a work of visual or performance art, an essay or other written work. Students in grades K- 12 are invited to submit an essay, poem, a piece of visual art (drawing, painting, sculpture - any medium of expression is welcome!), a video or original song or other performance to the Juneteenth committee.
Juneteenth Student Art Contest – Call for Student Submissions
As part of the celebration of Juneteenth in Hingham this year, the Hingham Unity Council is inviting all students who live and/or attend school on the South Shore to participate in a competition by submitting a work of visual or performance art, an essay or other written work. Students in grades K- 12 are invited to submit an essay, poem, a piece of visual art (drawing, painting, sculpture - any medium of expression is welcome!), a video or original song or other performance to the Juneteenth committee.
Why is it important to Celebrate Juneteenth? – Call for Student Submissions
As part of the celebration of Juneteenth in Hingham this year, the Hingham Unity Council is inviting all students who live and/or attend school in Hingham to participate in a competition where they can express the importance of celebrating the holiday and what Juneteenth means to the community through a work of visual or performance art, an essay or other written work. Students in grades K- 12 are invited to submit an essay, poem, a piece of visual art (drawing, painting, sculpture - any medium of expression is welcome!), a video or original song or other performance to the Juneteenth committee.
Protecting Choice
We have already heard from many who are deeply upset over this news and asking what they can do. We do not believe action can wait until November. We must force lawmakers to secure reproductive freedom immediately and this will only be accomplished through mass mobilization and sustained action in our streets and communities. Every major step towards justice in this country– from the Civil Rights Act to the original Roe decision– has required direct civil action.
Hingham BOS Creates a Hingham Human Rights Commission
At their meeting on Tuesday, February 8, the Hingham Select Board approved the formation of a Hingham Human Rights Commission. Read about it here in the Hingham Anchor. Applications [Read More ->]
Letter to HPS Regarding Recent Bias Incidents
Letter submitted to our Hingham Public Schools school administration and School Committee members. This letter was the product of a special meeting last week of members of our Racial Equity Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee, Schools and Education Committee and the HUC Board.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Today, as many states and cities (including Boston) commemorate Indigenous Peoples' Day, the Hingham Unity Council acknowledges that we reside on the traditional land of the Massachusett peoples past and present, and honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations.
Testimony in support of H.584/S.365 An Act relative to anti-racism, equity and justice in education
The South Shore Unity Council, a nonprofit comprised of the Cohasset Diversity Committee, Duxbury for All, the Hanover Unity Council, the Hingham Unity Council (HUC), Scituate Together for Representation Inclusion Diversity and Equity (STRIDE), and Weymouth for Inclusion, Solidarity and Equity (WISE) supports H.584/S.365 An Act relative to anti-racism, equity and justice in education.
Statement in Support of AAPI
As our mission states, the Hingham Unity Council (HUC) was created to help build a culture that respects and values the dignity and humanity of every community member. The HUC stands in solidarity with our Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) community on the South Shore and everywhere.
All Are Welcome Here Signs Available
All local business are welcome to download and print the sign for display! Click here to download.
Get Out The Vote
One of the initiatives our Racial Diversity and Inclusion Committee has taken on is making sure voters, and particularly voters of color, have access to the polls this November. We have assembled a short list of different ways that you can get involved below.
New! Hingham Families of Color Group
Hingham Families of Color is an intercultural, interethnic community group that welcomes Hingham residents who are Black, Latino/Hispanic, Asian, Arab, and Native American, as well as families with children of color and biracial couples.