1. The Advisor as Ally may advising conference may 9, 2007 Gabriel C Javier, MA Assistant Director Office of LGBT Affairs Division of Student Affairs javiergc@umich.edu

2. where I’m coming from who am i? what is the Division of Student Affairs? what is the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Affairs

3. session goals familiarity with the Poynter Model of Ally Development discuss student to student ally behavior explore strategies for advisor and student ally behavior identify areas where we might serve as more effective allies celebrate our successes as social justice allies

4. the framework for today social identities privilege target/agent group ally

5. Poynter Model of Ally Development pre-contact (non-identification) contact and retreat internal identification external identification adapted from Poynter, 1997

6. when have we... been a strong ally been inactive as an ally needed an ally

7. Why Allyhood is significant there are learning outcomes connected with student allyhood basic (active listening/communication) advanced (power, privilege, social movements) we normalize the movement towards social justice U-M has a commitment to a safe environment

8. Why Allyhood is Significant student friend group extended friends/org campus community spheres of influence and influence of spheres every moment is teachable and reachable part of creating our environment is interrupting harmful behavior Advisor

9. what’s the big deal? i already feel like i am approachable and understanding - what’s the difference between what i already do and an ally? being an understanding advisor puts you more than halfway there - you are already an ally to college students! we don’t know what isn’t there

10. what does an ally look like? challenge by choice we will sometimes fail it is a series of open doors inclusive language education and knowing your self risk and resilience

11. we can pass it on... where will students make their strongest connection? where do we make our strongest contribution?

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