Original post on @saic.maffairs posted 8/1/2020.
Actor: Actions are performative and don’t challenge the status quo.
Ally: Actions are “Currently operating in solidarity with.”1 Allies operate in privileged spaces, they challenge the status quo by educating themselves and others.
Accomplice: Actions are coordinated with Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other POC liberation movements to disrupt the status quo, & challenge systems of oppression.
“If you have come here to help me, you’re wasting your time. If you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together” - Lilla Watson2
A Note for Getting Library Books - Fall 2020
This fall you can request circulating Flaxman & I-Share books for pickup. Full details for the pickup process are available on this page. Alternatively, you can schedule a library visit to browse, pull items, or use non-circulating materials.
Flaxman Library Materials - May take up to 3 days from request to pickup. Instructions are available here.
I-Share Books - May take up to 10 days from request to pickup. Instructions are available here.
Who do you think of as an ally?
Who do you think of as an accomplice?
What stops you from taking your action to the next level?
Take your action to the next level from Actor to Ally: guidetoallyship.com
Take your actions to the next level from Ally, to Accomplice: whiteaccomplices.org/
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