A Two-Day workshop to explore how people can use their privilege to be more effective allies to marginalized social groups.

What does it mean to be an effective ally (or “accomplice”)?
How can people leverage their privilege to affect positive social change?

This dynamic and experiential weekend workshop supports participants to explore and activate with confidence around these and other important questions. Though applied theater-based activities will be our primary tool, no acting experience is necessary!!

Our Approach

Not putting the blame of injustice on any particular group and recognizing all of our complexity and deep humanity, this workshop seeks to involve everyone in ever growing thought and action towards social equality. 

Our approach recognizes and addresses personal as well as institutional oppression. All people are members of some dominant social groups. Participants are invited to explore this aspect of themselves and how they can be more effective allies with people from marginalized social groups. Valuable for anyone, including:

White people around racism.
Men around sexism.
Middle & Upper class people around classism.
Straight people around heterosexism / homophobia.
Able-bodied people around ableism.
Adults around adultism.
and much more…

In this workshop, we will:
• look honestly at where we carry societal privilege in a spirit of compassion.
• share stories from our experiences of marginalization and of privilege.
• transform from (perhaps unintentional) agent of oppression to (more intentional) agent of liberation.
• explore concrete tools to “use” one’s privilege and access to move beyond the role of “silent witness”.
• discuss the line between wanted and unwanted allyship; how to support rather than disempower.