Thread by @actuallyreal33, We see white people asking POC to "educate them" to help them [...]

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We see white people asking POC to "educate them" to help them "be better". EDUCATE YOURSELF. POC can't spare any more free emotional labor to wake you up. The information you seek is out there. Start googling, following POC on here, you'll get it. https://twitter.com/pinkpocketcamp/status/1266077452725608449?s=20

https://twitter.com/pinkpocketcamp/status/1266077452725608449?s=20

75 Things White People Can Do For #SocialJustice. "Donate to anti-white supremacy work, join list-serves and take action as their emails dictate." https://twitter.com/AmaraEnyia/status/1265673037027909632?s=20 #sjw #activism #allies

https://twitter.com/AmaraEnyia/status/1265673037027909632?s=20

"Listen more; talk less. You have had the microphone for a very long time, and it will be good to give the microphone to someone else who is living a different experience than your own." https://sojo.net/articles/our-white-friends-desiring-be-allies #blacklivesmatter

#whiteallies #WhiteAllyChallenge #protests2020

For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies

I am not going to do much coddling here; I don’t know that I believe that love requires coddling. Here are six things you can do to be stronger allies.

https://sojo.net/articles/our-white-friends-desiring-be-allies

TO BE AN ALLY IS TO...

Take on the struggle as your own.
Stand up, even when you feel scared.
Transfer the benefits of your privilege to those who lack it.
Acknowledge that while you, too, feel pain, the conversation is not about you.

https://guidetoallyship.com #whiteallychallenge

"The Do's & Don'ts of #WhiteAllies", from The Guide to Allyship. #WhiteAllyChallenge #WhiteAlly #allyship #racism #whiteprivilege #whiteprivilegeisreal #mondaythoughts #MondayMotivation #protests2020 #ICantBreathe #ListenToThis #implicitbias

"The best way to be good allies is to go work among their own people ( #whitepeople) to create more allies." ~ @professorcrunk. See 10 more things you can do

https://alternet.org/2015/04/11-things-white-people-can-do-be-real-anti-racist-allies/… #whiteallychallenge #whiteally #allyship #protests2020 #racism #ICantBreath #icanact #lockdown

11 Things White People Can Do to Be Real Anti-Racist Allies

Here's what it means to do the challenging work of fighting white supremacy.

https://alternet.org/2015/04/11-things-white-people-can-do-be-real-anti-racist-allies/

What POC want from #whiteallies:

"Take risks, don't take over."
"Stand by my side."
"Teach your children."
"Interrupt jokes."
"Money"
"Your body on the line."

#whiteallychallenge #protests2020 #icantbreathe https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/kivel3.pdf

RECOGNIZE WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME FAMILY. "Being an ally is to see the relatedness of us all, the interconnectivity of us all and operating therein." ~ @TheReclaimed #whiteallychallenge #whiteally #protests2020 #WhatILearnedToday https://medium.com/@TheReclaimed/woke-ing-well-the-difference-between-being-a-savior-and-being-an-ally-250289856d71

Woke-ing Well; The difference between being a Savior and Being an Ally.

I think it goes without saying that the current political climate has indeed awakened and shaken the populous.

https://medium.com/@TheReclaimed/woke-ing-well-the-difference-between-being-a-savior-and-being-an-ally-250289856d71

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