Maybe you’ve done one of our workshops, or maybe you’ve been doing a bit of reading and you’re thinking, where do I even get started on all this!
Congratulations! Being aware of marginalisation is the first step to learning more about what it means for yourself and for those around you. We’ve gathered some resources here, and we’d love to hear from you (in the comments below or on twitter if you’ve found some that should be on this list!
Websites to Watch
Great article targeted at men: Being Better Bros - http://www.erynnbrook.com/notallmen-toxic-masculinity/
Microaggressions website--examples of everyday marginalisation: http://www.microaggressions.com/
Everyday Feminism--an intersectional view of how people experience oppression, with lots of great articles about how to be an ally: https://everydayfeminism.com/
The Body is Not an Apology--looks at how marginalisation impacts the way that people look at their own body and others: https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/
People to Watch on YouTube
Franchesca Ramsey: https://www.youtube.com/user/chescaleigh
Marina Watanabe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ2yCFYUDiBJajga4tXRdNA
Kat Blaque: https://www.youtube.com/user/TransDIYer
Riley J. Dennis: https://www.youtube.com/user/JustinDennisYT
Ash Hardell: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXwXB7a3cq9AERiWF4-dK9g
People to follow on Twitter
Please let us know if there are any other awesome allies or people in marginalised communities we should be following!
Based in Aotearoa
@amscraig - Feminist Māori wāhine working on body-positivity
@aurynn - Tweets about contempt culture in tech, DevOps and InfoSec
@ootoovak - Likes computers and people; Indigenous Canadian and New Zealand immigrant
@WhiteRibbonNZ - White Ribbon is a global campaign led by men who condemn violence against women
@WomenInUrbanism - Working to create more inclusive cities in New Zealand
and of course shameless plug for our very own Ally Skills NZ Twitter account: @allyskillsnz
Not in Aotearoa
@alicegoldfuss - SRE at Github who often talks about issues in tech
@anildash - CEO of Fog Creek, does great comments on inclusivity; loves Prince
@ashedryden - inclusivity in tech/AlterConf
@delafina777 - games, history and social issues
@ekp - CEO of Project Include; formerly Interim CEO of Reddit and a Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; Tweets about social issues and inclusion in tech
@ijeomaoluo - speaks about race and racism; Editor of The Establishment
@lizthegrey - Staff SRE, soon-to-be Developer Advocate, Trans+queer
@techinclusionco - Promotes solutions to diversity and inclusion; led by Change Catalysts
@yonatanzunger - Ex-Google, now Humu; Tweets about ethics in tech
Let us know if there are other resources you’d love to see on here! We love to keep up to date!