Insider Allies

I am so thankful for Geez Magazine's Catalog of Social Change, and currently at home in at least one of their categories: the Insider Ally.

"The ranks of the middle and upper classes and other privileged groups have well-meaning individuals who want to share power. Some of these folks may even favor radical change, change that challenges their own power. They’re convinced major change happens when people on the inside of major institutions act as catalysts.

On the grand scale, you’ve got your CEOs for climate change and rich celebrities stopping AIDS. Closer to home, you’ve got people like the civic bureaucrat who finds money for the food bank, or the police officer who initiates training in racism-awareness. Insiders may be crucial allies (or infiltrators, depending on your perspective)"