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Cole Whited - Graduate Student, College Student Services Administration (CSSA), Oregon
State University and Summer 2015 Intern in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Willamette
University.
Special Thanks
In developing the following social justice allyship definition and resource list, meeting with social
justice educators from Willamette University, Oregon State University, and Western Oregon
University was absolutely crucial. I would like to lend a special thanks to Karen Wood, Gordy
Toyama, Cathy Busha, Alison Hobgood, Jackie Balzer, Andrea Hugmeyer, and Larry Roper for
sharing your experiences and knowledge and for your continued support. Wisdom and
advocacy from individuals such as these are key in the creation of socially just communities.
Ally - A Definition
Allies are individuals holding (and benefiting from) privileged identities who are in solidarity with
those that are minoritized, marginalized, and oppressed. These individuals work to become
aware of their own implicit biases and tendencies that may perpetuate systems of oppression
(racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, ableism, etc.) in order to break down these systems
with the goal of achieving liberation for all of humanity (Whited, 2015).
Notes on Allyship
Youtube/Other Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmoAX9f6MOc&feature=player_embedded - John Oliver on
Transgender rights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqFkB0LTXV0 - Trans Allyship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn1TC7VEpf4 - One Word: Pronouns (Trans)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFL8yEql-GU - Unconditional love - Journey with our
transgender child : Christy Hegarty at TEDxBloomington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwJRFClybmk - Lacie Green, Why Im a Feminist *gasp*
https://www.youtube.com/user/feministfrequency - Feminist Frequency - youtube channel
devoted to describing the problematic role of patriarchy within gaming
The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up in a Straight Mans World - by Alan
Downs
Framed by Gender: How Gender Inequality Persists in the Modern World - By Cecilia L.
Ridgeway
Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School - by C.J. Pascoe
Blogs/Articles/Websites
http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2015/03/the-genderbread-person-v3/ - The Genderbread
Person 3.0
http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/harris/Eng101_QueerDef.pdf - An introduction to queer theory.
http://www.feministcurrent.com/2013/09/10/how-to-be-a-male-feminist-ally/ - How to be a (male)
feminist ally
http://www.alternet.org/11-ways-men-can-be-better-feminist-allies - 11 Ways Men Can Be Better
Feminist Allies
http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/adult-male-lonliness-megasahd/ - Why Do We
Murder the Beautiful Friendships of Boys?
http://www.whiteribbon.org.au/uploads/media/Research_series/Men_speak_up_Flood_2011.pdf
- White Ribbon - Men Speak Up: A toolkit for action in mens daily lives
http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/09/trans-partner-lesbian-identity/ - My Partner Came Out As
a Man And I Struggled With Losing My Lesbian Identity
Organizations
http://allyship.org/ - LGBTQ Allyship: Organizing for Social and Economic Justice
http://lavenderwomyn.org/ - Lavender Womyn
http://www.thetrevorproject.org/ - The Trevor Project
http://www.campuspride.org/ - Campus Pride
http://www.hrc.org/ - Human Rights Campaign
Ability Allyship Resources
Youtube/Other Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YCd8TJrZ9Y - ableism using the term differing
ability/differently abled
Books
Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability Oppression and Empowerment (Paperback) - By
James Charlton
My Body Politic: A Memoir - By Simi Linton
Youtube/Other Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHsHhj329T4 - Cornel West on the Laura Flanders Show