Becoming an Ally, 2nd Edition

Breaking the Cycle of Oppression in People

Anne Bishop

Praise for the first Edition:
After my second reading of Becoming An Ally, I see many more reprints of the well-argued, well-researched, nonpolemical but gentle and helpful book. Absorbing the topic is made that much easier by the comfortable and yet authoritative tone Ms. Bishop uses. The book makes a good friend. It listens and teaches, and it urges courage and trust.
Heather Haas Barclay, Ontario Association of Social Workers Western Branch Newsletter, Sept. 2001

This new edition is expanded to encompass the last seven years of work, experiences and insight, this book looks specifically at addressing oppression in people. By narrowing the focus, Anne Bishop again raises a number of questions concerning where oppression comes from. Has it always been with us as a part of “human nature”? What can we do to change it? What does individual healing have to do with the struggles for social justice? What does social justice have to do with individual healing? Why do members of oppressed groups fight each other, sometimes more viciously than their oppressor? Why do some who experience oppression develop a life-long commitment to fighting oppression, while others turn around and oppress others?

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About the Author

Anne Bishop is a community development worker and popular educator. She has also worked in the field of international development. For almost thirty years she has been part of, and worked with, many groups struggling to achieve social justice.

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