No Man is an Island
—John Dunne
An ally is any person who actively encourages and seeks to promote the culture of belonging in deliberate, emphatic, and purposeful efforts that benefits everyone as a whole. Everyone can be an ally, a powerful lever. Naturally, leaders are the best situated to create belonging in their teams, but ultimately, it is we all who are accountable.
Bea Young1, a pioneer in the field of educational equity, discusses the role of allies as being paramount in a structure.
The role of the ally is not to rescue, not to save, but to help work it out instead of acting out. Allies focus on the here and now, on the individual with the focus on being proactive and not passive.
In the late 1920s, ...
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