LGBTQIA+ Resources: Be an Ally

Join inclusion strategist, Harvard-trained-lawyer, author and instructor, Vernā Myers, to learn how to grow a more inclusive workplace and become an ally in and out of the office. Vernā explains what an ally is and who can be an ally. She shows you the link between inclusion, equity, and allyship and describes the importance of allyship as a business practice that starts from the top down. Vernā lists ways allies behave in the workplace, shows you how to identify opportunities to be an ally, explains how allyship can shape your community then walks you through some misconceptions about allyship. Your course concludes with some final takeaways to lead your org on a journey of allyship. From LinkedIn Learning.

All organizations face barriers to diversity and inclusion, such as implicit bias and stereotyping. One key solution to these challenges is allyship. Allyship is integral to diversity efforts because it allows those who are at lower risk of discrimination the opportunity to advocate for others to gain visibility, validity, and credibility for their work and their contributions. Join Kenji Yoshino, renowned NYU Law professor and director of the Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, to learn why allyship is important, how to become an ally, and how to grow as an ally along a three-stage maturity curve. Using the innovative concept of the Empathy Triangle, and a set of realistic scenarios, this course teaches allies how to reach wise allyship decisions, help people affected by non-inclusive behavior, and relate to sources of non-inclusive behavior. From LinkedIn Learning.

Ally Training from Prairie View A&M University. An ALLLY can take may initiatives ranging from the personal to the professional, from individual to group activities, from short to long-term.