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Allyship is a verb. Not a badge.

Allyship is something you do. It is not something you are.

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Colleagues laughing together in a bright office, one in a wheelchair.

Allyship is something you do. It is not something you are.

A lot of the public conversation about allyship treats it as an identity to claim. You post the right thing, wear the right colour, attend the right event, and the identity is yours. We are not interested in this version. It does nothing for us.

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