Carlson Ally Week

Join us March 15 - 21, 2023 for a week-long series of events, speakers, and workshops at the 2nd Carlson Ally Week! Focused around allyship and the many avenues it captures, our hope is to promote an inclusive and actively engaged community across all programs and departments at the Carlson School. All Carlson School students, staff, and faculty are welcome and encouraged to participate.

Participants can explore a different theme in a speaker/workshop program as well as a more informal discussions through the scheduled coffee chats. Each coffee chat will have an content for you to dive into. See the schedule tab for more information.

Wednesday, March 15

Theme: What is an Ally and How Can You Become One.

Thursday, March 16

Theme: How to Be a Better Ally to People of Color.

Friday, March 17

Theme: Mental and Physical Accessibility Allyship

Monday, March 20

Theme: Supporting Gender Identity and LGBTQIA2S+ People

Tuesday, March 21

Theme: Religious and Cultural Support. Intersectionality.

What is an ally?

An ally is someone whose personal commitment to fighting oppression and prejudice is reflected in willingness to:

1. Educate oneself about different identities and experiences,

2. Challenge one’s own discomfort and prejudices,

3. Learn and practice the skills of being an ally,

4. Take action to create interpersonal, societal and institutional change

Carlson Ally Week was established with the hopes of promoting an inclusive community across all programs and departments. The scope is focused around allyship, and the many avenues it captures. This will include a week-long series of events, speakers, workshops, etc, focused on different forms and levels of allyship. All Carlson School students, staff, and faculty are welcome and encouraged to participate.

Goals:

Building supportive community within the Carlson School across all programs, staff, and faculty
Provide learning opportunities for students, staff and faculty around allyship
Support locally owned businesses that have DEI ownership throughout the week
Provide a virtual learning aspect to the week to reach our distance learners