Be An Ally
Small Things Matter in the Practice of Allyship
My perception was that people were trying to be subtly disrespectful of the chairperson, and therefore the tribe. This did not surprise me. But I felt angry and sad about it. I thought to myself, “What can I do?”
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Since then, these leaders and many, many others have continued to stand with each other, and to stand with others who needed them.
Read MoreThree Ways to Ally
We live, as Isabelle Wilkerson describes, in a caste system based on skin color and other factors. Our relationships to other human beings has been deformed by this system. Allyship is necessary because this caste system exists – and because we want to take that system down so that the dignity and value of every person can be honored and celebrated.
Read MoreHow Not to Be an Ally
In our recent course, The Practice of Authentic Allyship, I told the group that I do not want to be called an ally. Allyship is a verb, not a noun. It is an activity not an identity. The only identity I want to claim is that I am a human being, in relationship with all…
Read MoreMeaningful Responses to Challenging Questions
I learned many things when I started working on a farm when I was in 6th grade. One of them was that it is a lot less work to keep the bucket of nails away from the edge of a table than to pick up all the nails once the bucket hits the ground. Once…
Read MoreCelebration of Groundbreaking of Mukilteo Mosque
The Muslim community was the target of dehumanization by some residents of Mukilteo. But the Muslim community held on to our constitutional values, members of the Jewish, Christian, Sikh, and many other community groups stood with them.
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