Coconspirators work toward and understand the following, according to Allies for Change, a network of educators and activists committed to sustained “life-giving ally relationship”: ■ Understanding where we stand in relation to systems of privilege and oppression, and unlearning the habits and practices that protect those systems, which is lifelong work for all of us, without exception ■ Authentic relationships of solidarity and mutuality, which are not possible when we try to avoid or transcend power imbalances ■ Honestly acknowledging and confronting those imbalances to create
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