VIDEO – Veterans, Educators, and Parents Stand Against Race-Shaming and Other ‘Critical Race’ Tactics

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Video of our May 23 event. Asra Nomani: “What we are facing right now is a battle for the future of America. It is a national security battle. It is a battle for the hearts and souls of our children. And it is a battle for our own personal lives. It is very existential. And I want everybody to really feel the magnitude of what this moment is that we are in.”  

. . . "And we’re here to present an alternative view that may not be necessarily heard in Barrington or in Rhode Island or nationally, but is extremely, extremely important. There are a lot of parents’ groups rising up against what is loosely called Critical Race Theory, and there are different variations. And we’ll talk about that tonight. But one thing I want to emphasize to everybody is this is not a partisan issue. This is not Republicans versus Democrats. It’s not left versus right. This is what’s in the best interest of the children and what’s in the best interest of the country…"

In September 2020, our concerns are realized. A BLM banner was hoisted over our Memorial, and it was to grace our townhall skyline for the next five months. Subsequently, the town council shot down several Barrington United Veterans Council requests for compromises, from allowing us to move the flagpole or to move the monument itself…