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stakeholders) to put an extraordinary amount of pressure on a person that has institutional or structural power to change a policy or practice that negatively impacts the stakeholder communities. Example: The famous Montgomery Bus boycott is a primary example of community organizing. Unfortunately, rather than focusing on all the work the locals did to build power in their community, we instead tell a depoliticized story about Rosa Parks as an elder with tired feet. The truth of the situation is that she was a trained community organizer; she was a member of the local NAACP and a primary organizer of the Boycott movement; and that what she did that day in refusing to yield her seat was a deliberate and planned direct action (tactic) of the Boycott Movement. • Ally— 1) One who is not (most) directly impacted by an issue but works in solidarity with those who are most directly impacted by the issue; 2) One who understands that their primary role is to: a) educate themselves; b) educate their community, and c) lend their support to the leadership of those most directly impacted by the issue. Example: A White racial justice ally would be someone who has educated themselves on the issue of racial justice, seeks to be anti-racist in their everyday life, participates in the education of other White people about racial justice, actively works to use their White Privilege to support the cause of racial justice, seeks to transform spaces where they have power or influence, and supports people of color leadership on racial justice issues and in racial justice movements. There is a difference between being an ally and being an advocate; allies work closely with and in support of those most impacted by an issue. However, one can be an advocate and not work with or know any of the people or groups that you are advocating for. • Theory of Change -A system of beliefs about how change and transformation happen. Our current theory of change revolves around five basic assumptions: (a) a social justice orientation demands that we actively seek to transform unjust social policies and practices in our present world; (b) democratic practice and plurality are key to social transformation; (c) people working together across lines of difference can transform and improve life for all people; (d)social problems must be addressed on multiple levels (direct service, issue education, policy advocacy) to end social inequities; (e) all people cannot be empowered if we do not address issues of race and racism. • People of Color— 1) Political (not biological) identity of solidarity among and across minoritized ethnic communities historically referred to as ethnic minorities or non- White people. 2)A term used to disrupt the Black/White racial binary in the U.S. 3)A linguistic tool of inclusion and reminder that people of the African diaspora are not the only people who have been racialized or have been impacted by institutional and structural racism; common variations include: people of color, youth of color, students of color, queer or LGBTQ people of color. Note: The use of this term is not to suggest that all People of Color are the same, or that the term is accepted and used by all. The creation of the People of Color framing came out of political discussions among social activists about how to represent the common needs of various people from minoritized racial/ethnic communities. 2019 COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT 75