“Crossing the Bridge is a wonderful, very brave book and one that is much needed. I like the immediacy of Ms. Gibson voice, and her courage in being willing to put herself out there, to exemplify rather than talk. This is a book which helps us take responsibility for the history we have inherited and enables us to participate in the creation of a new history.”

Julius Lester, Author and Professor at University of Massachusetts

“Carrie Gibson invites us into the heart and mind of a white woman whose journey to understand her individual and institutional privilege is both inspiring and thought-provoking. Her willingness to confess her challenges in this journey, as well as her ability to articulate tangible steps towards becoming an empathetic and active ally in anti-oppression work, creates a framework that is both hopeful and constructive. Ms. Gibson show us how to use our imaginations not only to build bridges of authentic, cross-cultural understanding, but also to construct sustainable change in the current hegemonic system of world power.”

Tilman Smith, Co-founder of White Women Organizing Against Racism, teacher and anti–oppression trainer.

“ A wonderful primer in the practice and possibilities of that hardest-to-use tool in the suite of human interactions: empathy. Carrie Gibson’s approach is all the more effective for being intimate, honest and self-revealing.”

Ted Conover, Author