Ally Training Sign Up Form
Wednesday, September 9
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM PDT

Note: There is a limit of 30 participants. We will send you an email notifications if you are selected for the Workshop.

Want to take concrete action to fight injustice, but not sure what to do? The Ally Skills Workshop teaches simple everyday techniques you can use to make your workplace and community more fair and just. In this workshop, you will learn how to recognize when you have the most power and influence—when you can best act as an ally—and how to take effective action to make your workplace and community better.

Facilitator and Ally Skills Workshop lead creator Valerie Aurora brings more than a decade of experience in the tech industry and more than twenty years in the area of diversity and inclusion. Valerie has taught ally skills for more than 8 years, co-founded and led a non-profit supporting women in open technology and culture, and worked as a software engineer for Intel, IBM, and Red Hat.

More about the workshop
The Ally Skills Workshop is a highly interactive discussion-oriented workshop. It starts with a 30 minute introduction on the basics of ally skills and inclusive, respectful, productive discussions. Then participants split up into groups of 4-6 people to discuss specific real-world scenarios in which an ally could take action. After a 5-8 minute group discussion, each group reports out what they discussed and any questions they have, with guidance from the facilitators. We will take a short break every hour.

Note: If you miss the first 30 minutes of the workshop, you cannot participate in the workshop. You are welcome to leave and/or return at any time after the first 30 minutes, and to eat at any point during the workshop. Participation in discussion groups is voluntary. You will receive video conference instructions two days before the workshop.
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