Rise to the level of allyship

The word is allyship. Certainly not a new word to many English speakers. In fact, it has been in use from the beginning of the latter half of the 19th century.

What does this word mean? Dictionary.com defines allyship as, “The status or role of a person who advocates and actively works for the inclusion of a marginalised or politicised group in all areas of society, not as a member of that group but in solidarity with its struggle and point of view and under its leadership.” More than ever before, the spirit of allyship is needed in a world where self-conceit reigns supreme, and where at the drop of a hat the ego-besotted developed nations can disenfranchise over 130 million people from enjoying their civil liberty of traveling the world. In a world obsessed with the unsavoury spirit of narcissism, me-ism, and bigotry, the pressure to rise to the level of allyship, might seem a tall order. But it is doable.