A pocket-guide series

Practical Allyship

Small moves, said out loud, in the moments that matter.

Five pocket guides on racism, equity, power, privilege and cultural safety — for the whole team across aged care, disability and community services. Anchored in the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and built to be led with First Nations co-facilitators — never in place of them.

Get the seriesPreview a guide
PDF available now · EPUB to follow · Written by Bernard Petter · Berpet

Five pocket guides, one shared language

Four A5 guides plus a facilitator’s companion — colour-coded, plain-spoken, and built to be read in a coffee break.

Volume 1 · Ochre

Racism, Equity & Cultural Safety

Cultural safety is judged by the person on the receiving end — not by us.

The 5 D’s of bystander action with ready-to-say scripts, a four-step repair, and role-by-role levers.

PDF · 17pp · ISBN 978-1-7646236-5-0
Volume 2 · Teal

Power, Privilege & Cultural Safety

Cultural safety is a power practice — and safety is judged by the person on the receiving end.

Naming power; where privilege hides; five ways to spend power — amplify, step back, sponsor, cede, shield.

PDF · 17pp · ISBN 978-1-7646236-6-7
Volume 3 · Plum

Everyday Critical Self-Reflection

The work starts with a mirror, not a checklist.

Brookfield’s four lenses; a two-minute reflective cycle; questions to sit with; from guilt to growth.

PDF · 17pp · ISBN 978-1-7646236-7-4
Volume 4 · Indigo

Cultural Safety Essentials

Safety isn’t something you provide — it’s something they feel.

The continuum — awareness to safety; five essentials; terminology essentials; repair; role levers.

PDF · 17pp · ISBN 978-1-7646236-8-1
Companion · Ink

Coach’s & Facilitator’s Companion

Hold the structure. Follow their lead. Let them have the last word.

A Surface → Sit → Shift → Step coaching arc; session designs; six worked scenarios; cultural protocols.

PDF · 24pp A4

Questions & answers