HOW TO BE AN TRUE ALLY,
We are in the midst of social justice and change. There are many ways to
help out and simply be an ally to the positive changes we as a community
are building. In many different ways, we are each an ally at one point in
time; an ally chooses to stand up for marginalized communities by taking
action for what is right. Here are some ways we can be allies.
L I S T E N : L i s t e n t o w h a t m a r g i n a l i z e d p e o p l e a r e s a y i n g – f a c e -
t o - f a c e , o n y o u r s o c i a l m e d i a f e e d o r i n t h e a r t i c l e s y o u r e a d .
I t ’ s n o t a b o u t y o u , y o u r f e e l i n g s o r o p i n i o n s ; i t ’ s a b o u t
h e a r i n g t h e i r s .
G E T E D U C A T E D : C h e c k o u t
r e s o u r c e s l o c a l l y a n d o n l i n e .
L e a r n f r o m w h a t y o u a r e
r e s e a r c h i n g a n d k n o w t h a t y o u
c a n a l w a y s a d d m o r e
k n o w l e d g e t o y o u r m i n d b a n k .
G E T I N V O L V E D : J o i n l o c a l
g r o u p s w o r k i n g f o r s o c i a l
j u s t i c e . S u b s c r i b e t o t h e i r e -
m a i l l i s t s , f o l l o w t h e m o n s o c i a l
m e d i a a n d s h o w u p t o s u p p o r t
t h e i r w o r k .
I N T E R V E N E : W h e n s o m e o n e i s
b e i n g t a r g e t e d – p h y s i c a l l y o r
v e r b a l l y – i n t e r v e n e o n l y w i t h
t h e i r p e r m i s s i o n . F o c u s o n
s u p p o r t i n g t h e m r a t h e r t h a n
e n g a g i n g t h e a g g r e s s o r .
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S P E A K U P : N e v e r b e a f r a i d t o
v o i c e y o u r o p i n i o n . Y o u h a v e
e v e r y r i g h t t o s p e a k y o u r
t h o u g h t s a n d e n g a g e i n a
t h o u g h t f u l m a n n e r .