THANK YOU for making the time to participate and contribute to the Allyship training, as coordinated by First West Credit Union. Please find below the descriptions and the most currently-used visuals for the Allyship training.

Also below are the results of the polls from each of the sessions. If you would like one of the slides as a PDF, or have a question or some feedback, please feel free to send us an email directly at info@iexcellencestrategy.com.

This page will be updated to reflect future modules.

Source: Deloitte and Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (2013).

 

Module
How To Be An Ally

Cohort 1 - Oct. 13, 2022

Types of Allies (“Better Allies” by Karen Catlin)

  • Sponsor: Vocal support of colleagues from inequity-experiencing groups to help boost reputation and standings

  • Champion: Vocal PUBLIC support/deferral to colleagues from inequity-experiencing groups

  • Amplifier: Ensures marginalized voices are heard AND respected

  • Advocate: Uses their power and influence (privilege) to bring peers from marginalized groups into exclusive circles

  • Scholar: Seeks to learn as much as possible about the challenges/prejudices marginalized groups face. They educate themselves

  • Upstander: Combats any wrongdoing they see. They push back on offensive comments/jokes even when nobody is there to hear it

  • Confidant: Creates a safe space for marginalized groups to express fears/frustrations/needs. They validate their experiences

5 Traits of Being an Ally (“Becoming an Ally” by Anne Bishop)

  1. Allies LISTEN

  2. Allies CRAVE THE CREDIBILITY, not the credit

  3. ACTIONS, not words

  4. They’re AWAKE!

  5. They’re self-aware to their own experience of oppression or disadvantage