Commitment to Ignorance or Commitment to Change
Commitment to Ignorance or Commitment to Change As a trans, queer, cis-male passing, light-skinned brown person, I ride a particular line between privilege and oppression. This line informs how I move and the ways in which I engage. Because as a light-skinned brown person I benefit from anti-Black racism, which means I am also, likely, […]
Exploring the Five Guiding Principles
Exploring the Five Guiding Principles In the Transformative Solidarity Model, the three phases: Awareness, Action, and Integration are our map. They help us determine where we are, where to go, and what to do once we get there. The Five Guiding Principles are what support and hold us in being where we are, getting to where […]
I’m No Longer Interested In Allyship
I’m no Longer interested in Allyship a note from Founder, Kyle Sawyer I’m no longer interested in allyship, but I once was. It was the language we had, and what it was intended to mean and represent is beautiful. I called my work Building Allies, and the model I used was the Active-Ally model. I’ve […]
What Happens If We Do Something Different?
Showing up for Black lives – a guide for all non-Black individuals This is an application of The Active-Ally Model in response to the uprisings happening in Minneapolis, across the US, and the protests around the world. The focus is on race, and specifically Black lives. The Active-Ally Model offers a grounding, guiding and holding […]
Turning White Privilege Into Change – In Practice
The questions below were asked during our 2020 online workshops: Turning White Privilege Into Change. The hope is this offers support, guidance, clarity, a reorientation, inspiration, or anything else you might need as you continue this work. We can’t do this work in a vacuum. Who can support you or read these with you? Connect […]
Phase Three: Integration
The following is part of a series of articles that were published between 2018-2019. This is to preserve the beginning of the Transformative Solidarity Model and honor the possibilities of growth. Phase Three: Integration Integration is what propels us through the cycle and into new ways of being. Integration is what allows us to grow and […]
Phase Two: Action
Phase Two: Action The Action phase, like Awareness, is not just one way of being. Action can look like educating ourselves. It can be petitioning your school, workplace, or gym for all gender, all ability bathrooms. It can look like engaging a stranger, a coworker, or friend about their bigoted or prejudiced language or behavior. […]
Phase One: Awareness
The following is part of a series of articles that were published between 2018-2019. This is to preserve the beginning of the Transformative Solidarity Model and honor the possibilities of growth. Phase One: Awareness Awareness is both the first phase and the intermittent step for the other two phases. Without Awareness, Actions will often be misguided, […]
What are the Three Foundational Understandings?
The following is part of a series of articles that were published between 2018-2019. This is to preserve the beginning of the Transformative Solidarity Model and honor the possibilities of growth. What Are The Three Foundational Understandings? To step into Active-Allyship, there are three foundational understandings we must embody: understanding privilege, utilizing an intersectional lens, and […]
What are The Five Tenets?
The following is part of a series of articles that were published between 2018-2019. This is to preserve the beginning of the Transformative Solidarity Model and honor the possibilities of growth. What Are The Five Tenets? The Five Tenets offer a space to come back to, a space to inhabit, a space to hold. They are […]