The College of Education and College of Engineering are grateful to Dr. Lisa Scheese and Clayton Johnson of Mizzou TRiO for designing a self-guided presentation with audio in order to have our April Allyship Session, a collaboration with The Bridge and Mizzou Engineering's Diversity and Outreach Initiatives.

To start the session at your own pace, visit https://bit.ly/bridge_inclusivitycenter_allyship_april2020.

There will be a live Zoom meeting on Thursday, April 30th at 10:00am for all those interested in discussing the presentation. You have the opportunity to express interest in attending when you begin the session.

You will be prompted to sign-in for attendance purposes.

Moving Beyond Allyship: Being in Solidarity with Low Income Communities - For at least 50 years, governments, nonprofits, and foundations have collaborated to wage the War on Poverty, but the deficit thinking, systemic discrimination, and declarations of saviorhood have done little to convince either side of mutually beneficial outcomes. This presentation will discuss common missteps in building relationships with partners in low income communities and how people can move beyond the concept of allyship to one of solidarity, which allows for a united front to create real change.