Education
To support Minnesota companies and employees on their allyship education journey, the coalition member organizations have created and curated an education suite that strives to help learners move to a place of active allyship in service of creating an inclusive, prosperous, and safe environment. All the content is available to you to download and use to drive your allyship efforts.
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Core Learning
Introduction into Allyship
This course guides learners to defining Allyship, why its necessary, the three types of Active Allyship and their learnings, Allyship through the lens of Anti-Racism and how to begin to take action.
Introduction to Allyship: My Allyship Starting Point
This activity is a helpful guide to help learners understand which type of Active Allyship they most identify with and how to continue to learn and take action towards being a Champion.
Introduction into Allyship: eLearning Module 1
These three courses help learners define and introduce them to the Allyship journey. This can be a supplement for the Instructor-led course, when needed. It's not necessary to take these courses and the Instructor-led course but can be a helpful follow-up or diverse learning option.
Introduction into Allyship: eLearning Module 2
These three courses help learners define and introduce them to the Allyship journey. This can be a supplement for the Instructor-led course, when needed. It's not necessary to take these courses and the Instructor-led course but can be a helpful follow-up or diverse learning option.
Introduction into Allyship: eLearning Module 3
These three courses help learners define and introduce them to the Allyship journey. This can be a supplement for the Instructor-led course, when needed. It's not necessary to take these courses and the Instructor-led course but can be a helpful follow-up or diverse learning option.
Skill Building
Allies and Actions
This course guides learners to evaluate where they fit as an ally and how they can grow.
Allyship Glossary of Terms
This guide defines common DEI terms which can be helpful to understand the context of Allyship learning.
Allyship REAL
This guide reviews the REAL Allyship framework and how you or your organization can use it.
Candid Conversations on Microaggressions
This course is an actively participated and moderated conversation about what a microaggression is and their impacts.
Conscious Inclusion
This facilitator-led course helps participants understand bias and where they can work to reconcile their own biases.
Empathy
This learning will help learners define empathy and discuss in a group.
How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion
Watch and reflect on a TED Talk about privilege systems and compassion. Discuss in a group.
How to Be a Good Ally: Identify Privilege Resistance
Watch and reflect on a video about active allies and how to be a good ally. Discuss in a group.
Privilege for Sale Activity
This activity helps learners investigate and define privilege and how privilege is taken for granted.
Privilege Walk Activity
This activity helps learners define privilege by creating in and out groups and asks learners to use this meaning to help others.
Reflect and Deconstruct Socialized and Internalized Beliefs
This course helps learners explore their own biases and reflect on how its shaped their world view.
Resources to Read Watch Listen and Follow
This guide illustrates resources and content to learn as learners continue their Allyship journey.
The Problem with Saying Nothing
Watch and reflect on a video about fear of speaking up. Discuss in a group.
Unconscious Bias
Learn about unconscious bias through one of the Implicit Bias Tests. Reflect and discuss in a group.
Supporting Material
Building Inclusive Cultures
This course is focused on understanding inclusive cultures and how to be an ally.
Inclusionary Facilitation
This course explains how facilitation ties into overall diversity and inclusion goals, the importance behind the words we say and the classroom environments we create and allows facilitators to reflect and share their best practices.
Judgement Journal
This journal is for individuals to have a safe space to reflect on everyday experiences and biases.