What is an Ally

1. What is an Ally? Allies for Diversity @ OSU Presentation by: Courtney George

2. What is an Ally? Allies recognize the unearned privilege they receive from society’s patterns of injustice and take responsibility for changing these patterns. Source: http://www.diversitydufferin.com/how-to-be.html

3. What is an Ally? Part of becoming an ally is also recognizing one’s own experience of oppression.  

4. What is privilege? Any unearned benefit or advantage one receives in society by nature of their identity.

5. Examples of Privilege

6. Examples of Privilege

7. What is Identity?

8. Who Can Be an Ally?

9. Famous Allies John Newton 19 th century Abolitionist Wrote Amazing Grace

10. Famous Allies

11. Why Be An ALLY?

12. What is Social Justice?

13. Allies for Diversity Sponsored by University Housing as a Big 6 org Weekly Meetings Wednesdays 7 pm Safe –Space Dialogue on Diverse social justice Topics Covers all identities, issues, and "isms.”

14. What does it mean to be a part of Big 6? Sponsored by University and important part of student experience Collaboration with other organizations OTL facilitator training NYC trip with MUNDO

15. What is a Safe Space?

16. Past Dialogue Topic Examples Definition of Beauty in Miss America pageants Sexism in Advertising Islam phobia Co-Ed Dorms White Privilege in the Music Industry

17. Major Events Trip to NYC with Mundo See performances Attend OSU events Gallery Hop Ally Week

18. What does Allies for Diversity mean to me? Freshmen year My friendship group Acceptance Further expansion of learning

19. Where can you check us out? Facebook : OsuAlliesForDiversity Twitter: AlliesOSU Website: involvedliving.osu.edu/allies Meeting times: Wednesday 7 pm Involvement Fair: August 24 th in Awareness/ Activism

20. Join Us Please and Be an Ally! My Email: [email protected]