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“It is never the privileged outsider who gets to decide when they’re a good ally. Especially not if they want to use their status as an ally to excuse whatever they have done that has offended someone in the group they claim to be supporting.”

Book:Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

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“Performative allyship does not engage on a complex level. It consists of low level, often ill-informed rhetorical statements that are usually obvious to Black and Brown employees and real allies, of the anti racist, racially inclusive agenda. It lacks genuine concern and does little to acknowledge the very behaviours that support structural and process driven racism.”

Racism Racist Black Lives Matter Blacklivesmatter Anti Racism Allyship Structural Racism Performative Ally

Author:Carmen Morris

“Anti-Racism is Not a Performance Game”

Racism Racist Black Lives Matter Blacklivesmatter Anti Racism Allyship Structural Racism Performative Ally

Author:Carmen Morris

“Showing up for others is one of the most powerful things you can do.”

Power Showing Up Allyship Ally

Book:Being an Ally

Source: Being an Ally

“Inclusion is achievable. But to do so, we need more people with strong skills taking part in shaping a future that does more than simply replicate the status quo.”

Inclusion Allyship Ally

Book:Mind the Inclusion Gap: How allies can bridge the divide between talking diversity and taking action

Source: Mind the Inclusion Gap: How allies can bridge the divide between talking diversity and taking action

“I think we are doing ourselves a disservice when we say, "Everyone should be an ally!" because by giving the impression that it's so easy that everyone can do it, we diminish the role and the power allyship has. I'd rather have fewer people declare their intention to be an ally if those who did actually did the work required and did it right.”

Allyship

Book:What Do You Need?: How Women of Color Can Take Ownership of Their Careers to Accelerate Their Path to Success

Source: What Do You Need?: How Women of Color Can Take Ownership of Their Careers to Accelerate Their Path to Success

“What do you need?" is always a more productive question than "How can I help?". It helps you learn about a person or a group, and it doesn't put the burden on them to instruct you on how to be an ally.”

Helping Hand Allyship

Book:What Do You Need?: How Women of Color Can Take Ownership of Their Careers to Accelerate Their Path to Success

Source: What Do You Need?: How Women of Color Can Take Ownership of Their Careers to Accelerate Their Path to Success

“I know an invitation might seem like a minor act, but sometimes the little things seem so little that they get overlooked entirely.”

Allyship

Book:What Do You Need?: How Women of Color Can Take Ownership of Their Careers to Accelerate Their Path to Success

Source: What Do You Need?: How Women of Color Can Take Ownership of Their Careers to Accelerate Their Path to Success

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