Becoming an Ally: Part 1

Practicing allyship is an important and rewarding endeavor. As an ally, you can develop new relationships with people who share the values of equity and inclusion. And you can make new personal and professional connections within your community. This course provides course takers with an overview of the tools needed to practice allyship. Topics include defining allyship, how to approach allyship, ways to educate yourself as an ally, ways of learning about inequity and privilege as it relates to allyship.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define allyship
• Describe how to approach allyship
• Discuss ways to educate yourself as an ally
• List ways of learning about inequity
• Describe privilege as it relates to allyship