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.
How To Be An Ally
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André Arko @indirect
How To Do Ally Work
Convince me I should care
gender imbalance
gender imbalanceso much
sexism
sexismso much
bigotry
bigotryso much
so why care?
because diversityso why care?
because diversityso why care?because humanity
What even is allies
ally actions is allies
impact, not intent
CONSTANT VIGILANCE
Fucking allies, how do they work
stfu
listenstfu
listenstfulisten some more
listenstfulisten some morestfu some more
good job!
no cookies
no cookiesno pat on the head
this is minimal humanity
now you can work on being awesome
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MENS
meet the opposition
1. Women can’t computer because biology
2. But tech is a meritocracy
3. That’s reverse (race|sex)ism!
bit.ly/ally-work