Phase Three: Integration

So often, allyship is seen as a big event. In actuality, it is a constant, daily tackling of small events executed by individuals working alone and together.

Active-Allyship might seem like a tall order, a huge request, and it is. Remember, though, change is not always a major movement. Sometimes, it is a steady erosion of ignorance. When we aim high, constantly making large movements against those who are entrenched in the center of privilege, we guarantee our exhaustion. By starting in our circle of friends, in our communities, in our schools, we change the minds and actions of our local circles. They, in turn, will bring change to their circles, and outward and outward. Active-Allyship becomes a way of being. It asks us to remain willing to engage with the awareness of our privileges, to challenge our implicit biases, and to use an intersectional lens in the process of actions we take. [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]                  Active-Allyship is a skill. And the model is a tool to help develop that skill.[/perfectpullquote]