Includes index

Part 1. Getting grounded in the fundamentals. Identity -- Inclusion -- Bias -- Feedback -- Privilege -- Allyship and advocacy -- Equity -- Part 2. Understanding the landscape. Overcoming the most common obstacles -- Why is pushing back so hard? -- Critical communication tools -- Performative allyship and advocacy -- Pushing back and speaking up - a pep talk -- Part 3. Language and tactics. A short lesson on boundaries and staying focused on the goal -- Avoid people-pleasing and resentment -- Dealing with professional gaslighting -- Saying no while still protecting your reputation -- Intimidation : but what if they know more than I do? -- Power imbalance : what if I am not the one with the power? -- Microaggressions : what if I am encountering a microaggression? -- Disrespected: what if someone is blatantly mistreating me or crossing a line? -- Underrepresented: what if I am the only one? -- Dismissed: what if I am not feeling heard? -- Medical advocacy: when feeling intimidated, dismissed, and powerless combine -- Interrupted: what if I keep getting talked over? -- Framework: how to speak up and advocate for yourself and others -- It's a conversation, not a confrontation -- Keeping the temperature down in tough discussions -- Any questions? -- Be good to yourself

"The art of pushing back and speaking up is a logical follow-up to Amber Cabral's first book, Allies and Advocates. It offers even more tactical steps to help people address inequitable treatment and gives them the tools to call it out when they see it. Instead of passive-aggressive language, shrinking, or ghosting, this book will give the reader a communications toolkit for self-advocacy and advocating for others. The Art of Pushback will equip the reader with the tools to call out wrongdoing at home, at work, and in public settings. Where Allies and Advocates challenged the reader to "be brave," this book will provide tactics, context, and tools including sample scripts and other communications templates to make the prospect of bravery less daunting."--