Diversity Awareness Class – Allyship and Activism – Due 11/12
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Learning to be an Ally for People from Diverse Groups and Backgrounds
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What is an ally?
- Any person who supports, empowers, or stands up for another person or group
- A non-group member who provides an outside perspective to assist the group
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Why should you be an ally?
- To organize, unify, and empower communities
- To develop allies
- To change systematic problems
- To create a moral standard
- To establish community connections
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Why shouldn’t you become an ally?
- To avoid you own group
- To alleviate guilty feelings
- To feel superior
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Becoming an ally
- Establish friendships
- Learn other cultures
- Examine your prejudices
- Take a stand
- Promote diverse leaders
- Support groups on issues
- Make broad changes
- Train others to be allies
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Overcoming prejudice
- Re-evaluation Counseling
- Study circles
