I loved the analogy of helping someone build a house. It's great to want to jump in and help, but you have to listen first in order to know how to truly help. Certainly examining your own privilege is a great first step. Speak up, but not over so you are not overshadowing those you are trying to be an ally to and so you are truly aligning yourself to what marginalized individuals need or want. Reframing allyship as a verb rather than a noun also resonated with me. The work is never done!
