Panel Discussion - Allyship: A Verb Not A Noun

Allyship: A Verb Not A Noun

In this month’s panel show, Crystal and Renee are joined by Aluma, the owner and founder of ADN photography and Beth Foster, a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead for Alphabet and Chief of Staff for the Black Googler Network. 

Aluma shares her personal experience of the past few weeks; ranging from the exhaustion to personal growth. 75% of respondents to our poll said they didn’t know what Allyship means so we discuss Allyship fully and practically. What it looks like, what it feels like and crucially, that it is rooted in action. Beth discusses how intentions matter less than impact and her own Allyship journey. 

Tune in for an honest, touching, kind and hopeful discussion about the small bold actions we can all take, to further racial equity and for a deep yet highly practical understanding of Allyship and what it entails. 

Resources which were discussed listed below:

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo.
https://www.waterstones.com/book/white-fragility/robin-diangelo/9780141990569

White Fragility YouTube Video by Robin DiAngelo.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ey4jgoxeU&feature=youtu.be&t=89

READ: 

All BAME Ain’t The Same
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/why-bame-aint/1672936

Natives by Akala 

ACT:  

Write to your MP using this template to make Black histories mandatory in the national curriculum
https://www.theblackcurriculum.com/action

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