Title: 
Headings: Allyship Guide: From Awareness to Advocacy
From
 
Awareness
to
 
Advocacy
 

Overview

“My
 
humanity
 
is
 
bound
 
up
 
in
 
yours,
 
for
 
we
 
can
 
only
 
be
 
human
 
together.”
 
—Desmond
 
Tutu

Purpose

Terms
 
to
 
Know

-
Snapshot

-
Policy

–
Movies,
 
Documentaries,
 
and
 
Series

Books
 
(Adult)
          
–

Books
 
(Kid/Teen)
          
–

Podcasts
          
–

Ally
 
and
 
Antiracism
 
Resources
    
–

–
Organizations
 
and
 
Advocacy
 
Groups


Content: Terms
 
to
 
Know

 
Social
 
Privilege
 
-
 
is
 
a
 
special,
 
unearned
 
advantage
 
or
 
entitlement,
 
used
 
to
 
one's
 
own
 
benefit
 
or
 
to
 
the
 
detriment
 
of
 
others


 
White
 
Privilege
 
-
is
 
not
 
the
 
suggestion
 
that
 
white
 
people
 
have
 
never
 
struggled. Instead,
 
white
 
privilege
 
should
 
be
 
viewed
 
as
 
a
 
built-in
 
advantage,
 
separate
 
from
 
one’s
 
level
 
of
 
income
 
or
 
effort


 
Microagression-
a
 
comment
 
or
 
action
 
that
 
subtly
 
and
 
often
 
unconsciously
 
or
 
unintentionally
 
expresses
 
a
 
prejudiced
 
attitude
 
toward
 
a
 
member
 
of
 
a
 
marginalized
 
group
 
(e.g.,
 
commenting
 
that
 
a
 
Black
 
person
 
“talks
 
white”
 
if
 
they
 
are
 
articulate
 
and
 
eloquent
 
or
 
moving
 
to
 
the
 
opposite
 
side
 
of
 
a
 
street
 
to
 
avoid
 
interacting
 
with
 
a
 
particular
 
racial
 
group)
 
[
 
Read: “What
 
Are
 
Microaggressions?” Vox
 
]
 


 
Marginalization/Social
 
Exclusion
 
-
 
the
 
process
 
in
 
which
 
individuals
 
are
 
blocked
 
from
 
(or
 
denied
 
full
 
access
 
to)
 
various
 
rights,
 
opportunities
 
and
 
resources
 
that
 
are
 
normally
 
available
 
to
 
members
 
of
 
a
 
different
 
group,
 
and
 
which
 
are
 
fundamental
 
to
 
social
 
integration
 
and
 
observance
 
of
 
human
 
rights
 
within
 
that
 
particular
 
group
 
(e.g.,
 
housing,
 
employment,
 
healthcare,
 
civic
 
engagement,
 
democratic
 
participation,
 
and
 
due
 
process)


 
Conscious/Explicit
 
Bias
 
-
conscious
 
bias
 
in
 
its
 
extreme
 
is
 
characterized
 
by
 
overt
 
negative
 
behavior
 
that
 
can
 
be
 
expressed
 
through
 
physical
 
and
 
verbal
 
harassment
 
or
 
through
 
more
 
subtle
 
means
 
such
 
as
 
exclusion


 
Unconscious/Implicit
 
Bias
 
-
a
 
prejudice
 
in
 
favor
 
of
 
or
 
against
 
one
 
thing,
 
person,
 
or
 
group
 
compared
 
with
 
another
 
usually
 
in
 
a
 
way
 
that’s
 
considered
 
to
 
be
 
unfair. Biases
 
may
 
be
 
held
 
by
 
an
 
individual,
 
group,
 
or
 
institution
 
and
 
can
 
have
 
negative
 
or
 
positive
 
consequences

Terms
 
to
 
Know
 
(continued)

 
Workplace
 
Bias
 
-
 
studies
 
have
 
shown
 
that
 
it
 
affects
 
hiring
 
decisions,
 
salaries,
 
and
 
ultimately,
 
career
   
advantages


 
Individual
 
Racism
 
-
 
refers
 
to
 
an
 
individual's
 
racist
 
assumptions,
 
beliefs
 
or
 
behaviors
 
and
 
is
 
"a
 
form
 
of
 
racial
 
discrimination
 
that
 
stems
 
from
 
conscious
 
and
 
unconscious,
 
personal
 
prejudice”


 
Systemic
 
Racism
 
-
includes
 
the
 
policies
 
and
 
practices
 
entrenched
 
in
 
established
 
institutions,
 
which
 
result
 
in
 
the
 
exclusion
 
or
 
promotion
 
of
 
designated
 
groups


 
Ally
 
(Active)
 
-
takes
 
action
 
and
 
challenges
 
the
 
status
 
quo


 
Agent
 
(Enabler)
 
-
takes
 
action
 
to
 
maintain
 
the
 
status
 
quo
 
of
 
privilege
 
and
 
oppression


 
Fence-Sitter
 
(Passive/Neutral)
 
-
 
reinforces
 
the
 
status
 
quo


 
Black
 
Lives
 
Matter
 
-
 
an
 
international
 
human
 
rights
 
movement,
 
originating
 
in
 
the
 
African-American
 
community,
 
that
 
campaigns
 
against
 
violence
 
and
 
systemic
 
racism
 
toward
 
Black
 
people


 
All
 
Lives
 
Matter
 
-
 
Black
 
people
 
certainly
 
believe
 
that
 
every
life
 
and
 
person
 
matters. But
 
what’s
 
important
 
to
 
know
 
is
 
this
 
saying
 
is
 
generally
 
perceived
 
as
 
dismissive
 
and
 
unsupportive
 
of
 
the
 
Black
 
Lives
 
Matter
 
movement,
 
which
 
was
 
formed
 
to
 
bring
 
more
 
attention
 
to
 
the
 
brutality
 
and
 
injustices
 
committed
 
against
 
Black
 
men,
 
women
 
and
 
children
 

-
Snapshot

 
Check
 
on
 
your
 
Black
 
friends,
 
colleagues
 
and
 
neighbors. Start
 
with
 
“Hi,
 
I’ve
 
been
 
thinking
 
about
 
you. How
 
are
 
you?” and
 
be
 
prepared
 
to
 
listen. If
 
you
 
manage
 
Black
 
people,
 
be
 
sensitive
 
to
 
the
 
trauma
 
we
 
are
 
experiencing.