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Being Allies
From: Uprooting Racism
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Acting as an ally to people of color is one of the most important things white people can do. Ally is not an identity, it is a practice. An ally is someone who not only shows up, but one who stays around for the long term. Acting as an ally means recognizing we are interdependent and have mutual interest in building a healthy and caring society that provides for people’s needs and is environmentally sustainable.
Contributors
Paul Kivel
Paul Kivel, social justice educator, activist, and writer, has been involved in racial justice work for over 50 years. He is an accomplished trainer and speaker on men’s issues, racism and diversity, challenges of youth, teen dating and family violence, raising boys to adulthood, and the impact of class and power on daily life. His work gives people the understanding to become involved in social justice work and the tools to become more effective allies in community struggles to end oppression and injustice and to transform organizations and institutions. Kivel is the author of numerous books and curricula including Men’s Work, Making the Peace, Helping Teens Stop Violence, Build Community, and Stand for Justice, Boys Will Be Men, I Can Make My World a Safer Place, You Call This a Democracy? and most recently Living in the Shadow of the Cross: Understanding and Resisting the Power and Privilege of Christian Hegemony. Kivel may be contacted via his resource-filled website: paulkivel.com.
