Becoming an ally : breaking the cycle of oppression

Bishop, Anne 1950- (author.).

Summary: "This book is a dialogue--by a white, lesbian feminist who co-leads with a Black colleague a workshop on racism--about the answers to questions on the nature of oppression: where does it come from, has it always been with us, what can we do to change it, what does individual healing have to do with struggles for social justice, why do members of the same oppressed group fight each other, why do some who experience oppression develop a life-long commitment to fighting oppression, while others turn around and become oppressors themselves?" -- amazon.com

Record details

ISBN: 1895686393
Physical Description: print
137 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Halifax, NS : Fernwood, 1994.
Copyright: ©1994

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Why write a book about becoming an ally? -- Understanding oppression: how did it come about? -- Understanding oppression: how is it held in place? -- Understanding oppression: the personal is political -- Understanding different oppressions -- Consciousness and healing -- Becoming a worker in your own liberation -- Becoming an ally -- Notes on educating allies -- Maintaining hope