Does the MRC reach out to allies?
The MRC does a lot of work to reach out to, educate, support, and collaborate with allies. The support of allies is often crucial to the success of many of our efforts. The MRC is currently undertaking a number of new initiatives around supporting existing allies and identifying and educating new allies. Among these initiatives is the development of an Ally 101 Training that will be designed primarily for students, but will be adaptable for faculty and staff as well. Our hope is to launch this important education program in the spring of 2007. We also offer a resource pamphlet titled “Ally-ship and Safe Space.” Another recent priority has been to support student efforts around allyship. Some of the most interesting and successful work being done on diversity and multiculturalism at Oberlin College, especially around what it means to be a strong and effective ally, is being done by student allies. Some examples include: Antiracist Organizing and White Privilege ExCo; White Straight Male
The MRC does a lot of work to reach out to, educate, support, and collaborate with allies. The support of allies is often crucial to the success of many of our efforts. Allies are welcome and encouraged to attend the more than 300 programs sponsored, co-sponsored, or supported by the MRC each academic year. The MRC is currently undertaking a number of new initiatives around supporting existing allies and identifying and educating new allies. Among these initiatives is the development of an Ally 101 Training that will be designed primarily for students, but will be adaptable for faculty and staff as well. We also offer a resource pamphlet titled “Ally-ship and Safe Space.” Another recent priority has been to support student efforts around allyship. Some of the most interesting and successful work being done on diversity and multiculturalism at Oberlin College, especially around what it means to be a strong and effective ally, is being done by student allies. Some examples include: Antir
