How to be an ally

Given at Github during RailsBridge Lightning talks, this talk presents a theory of ally work that encourages everyone to do what they are able to create an open, inclusive, empathetic, and compassionate culture.

Transcript

1. How To Be An Ally
2. André Arko @indirect
3. How To Be An Ally
4. How To Be An Ally
5. How To Do Ally Work
6. Convince me I should care
7. gender imbalance
8. gender imbalance so much
9. sexism
10. sexism so much
11. bigotry
12. bigotry so much
13. so why care?
14. because diversity so why care?
15. because diversity so why care? because humanity
16. What even is allies
17. ally actions is allies
18. impact, not intent
19. CONSTANT VIGILANCE
20. Fucking allies, how do they work
21. stfu
22. listen stfu
23. listen stfu listen some more
24. listen stfu listen some more stfu some more
25. good job!
26. no cookies
27. no cookies no pat on the head
28. this is minimal humanity
29. now you can work on being awesome
30. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MENS
31. meet the opposition
32. 1. Women can’t computer because biology
33. 2. But tech is a meritocracy
34. 3. That’s reverse (race|sex)ism!
35. bit.ly/ally-work