EVERYONE’S “WHY” MATTERS 

  • Our founder’s WHY is to make the word “ally” actually mean something. In the wake of Ahmaud Arbury and George Floyd’s murders; A2A founder, Courtney Carter didn’t like how the word “ally” was being overused and underutilized. She had a hard time understanding how a word which is meant to be additive, somehow become divisive.

    In her discussions with other like spirited individuals of all cultural backgrounds and experiences, she discovered that this reason could be attributed to the fact that many well intentioned people believed “not being racist” was equivalent to being an ally. It became apparent that while everyone fell somewhere on the “anti-racism scale”, their progress to learning was stunted by the paralyzation in “saying the wrong thing.” There was a lot of finger pointing, but no destination where those who considered themselves allies and/or wanted to learn about allyship from diverse backgrounds could have uncomfortable conversations to learn, unlearn and relearn around these charged subjects.

    It was then, that Courtney called on an amazing group of like hearted friends, colleagues and peers from various industries to create an excuse free experience and community aimed to “jumpstart” people’s respective anti-racism journeys. Four weeks later, the first Ally2Action 21-Day Program launched and reached over 7,500 people in 15 countries.

Courtney Carter

PRESIDENT, CARTER MEDIA GROUP & FOUNDER, ALLY2ACTION

We are all sharing this life, we all have our own histories and it is this past which shapes our present and it is the choices on how we live in the present to shape our own and collective future.

Ron Walden

CHAIR OF DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE SVP OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
SECRETARY,ALLY2ACTION

I am involved with A2A because I believe in the mission, the platform, and the team. The platform facilitates an “advocate” approach addressing the issue we face as a society.

Matt Coulter

PHILANTHROPIST, PRESIDENT 143 COLLECTIVE & PRESIDENT, ALLY2ACTION

Because if not me, then who? When Ally2Action was being formed and I got invited to get involved, I said yes pretty much instantly. I learned a long time ago that if you intentionally listen to others, rather than just waiting to respond, you can learn a lot.

  • JENNA ARNOLD: AUTHOR, ‘RAISING OUR HANDS’: HOW WHITE WOMEN CAN STOP AVOIDING HARD CONVERSATIONS, START ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY, AND FIND OUR PLACE ON THE NEW FRONTLINES

    QUENCY PHILLIPS: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BUILDING BACK BETTER, JOINT VENTURES

    LIZ PLANK:AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR OF ‘FOR THE LOVE OF MEN: A NEW VISION FOR MINDFUL MASCULINITY’

    KEVIN POWELL: WRITER, CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST, JUST RELEASED HIS 14TH BOOK ‘WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD’

    AMY RICHARDS:PRESIDENT OF SOAPBOX, INC., THE FOREMOST FEMINIST LECTURE AGENCY & AUTHOR OF MANY BOOKS INCLUDING ‘WE ARE MAKERS: REAL WOMEN AND GIRLS SHAPING OUR WORLD‘

    CARRI TWIGG: PRODUCER/CO-FOUNDER CULTURE.HOUSE, FORMER OBAMA/BIDEN WHITE HOUSE ADVISER

  • ELSA MARIE COLLINS: SOCIAL IMPACT & DIGITAL STRATEGIST, THIS IS ABOUT HUMANITY

    CHANTAL DUBE: BRAND STRATEGY AND CONTENT PROGRAMMING

    LISA FILIPELLI: PARTNER/MANAGER, SELECT MANAGEMENT COMPANY

    NICKI FIORAVANTE: PUBLICIST, VIEWPOINT PR

    RAND GETLIN: FOUNDER/PRODUCER, PARK STORIES

    ASSIA GRAZIOLI VENIER: FOUNDER MUSE CAPITAL

    CALEB JENSEN: CREATIVE DIRECTOR & COPYWRITER

    EMILIE LEWIS: MARKETING, STRATEGY & BRAND DEVELOPMENT

    FRANCINE LI: MARKETING AND BRANDING EXPERT

    AMBRIELLE MOORE: SOCIAL & DIGITAL MARKETING

    BRANDON RIEGG: VICE PRESIDENT, NONFICTION SERIES & COMEDY SPECIALS, NETFLIX

    FRANCIS ROBERTS: HEAD OF TALENT PARTNERSHIPS – SNAPCHAT

    DAVID SCHIFF: CEO, MGMT ENTERTAINMENT

    NADINE STEKLENSKI: CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER, BRAND LOVE LAB

    SARAH WEICHEL: CONSULTANT & DIGITAL STRATEGIST

    ASIA WRIGHT: BRANDING STRATEGIST

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THE PASSIONATE DEDICATION OF OUR CHARITABLE PARTNERS ENHANCE THE MISSION AT HAND.
THEIR RELATIONSHIPS, RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT ENABLES UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALLY2ACTION.
WITHOUT THIS ASSISTANCE, THE GOOD WORK TO BE DONE IS DELAYED, WE TRULY ARE BETTER TOGETHER.