WE CREATE SPACE

Get to know our 2024 WCS #LGBTQ+ Awards Winners! 🏆🏳️🌈 This year's WCS | Awards are celebrating Queer Leaders across Spain - LGBTQ+ change-makers who are using their platforms, profile and roles to drive change, making the world a more inclusive place for all LGBTQ+ people. 🌍 José Luis Espinosa Sales sits on the Council at the International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Barcelona. At the institution, he has delivered reviews and policy enhancements on body, gender, and ethnicity. José leads training sessions on gender, raising awareness and developing actionable plans to support faculty and students. Using the "World Café" methodology, José Luis's team created a list of safe spaces for LGBTQ+ students, integrated DEI-focused content into syllabi, and developed an inclusive language glossary. In his Literature and Filmmaking courses, José Luis features pioneers like Pedro Almodóvar, engaging students in critical analyses of diversity in Spanish society. By integrating his passions for music, cinema, and theatre into his leadership, José Luis creates opportunities for learning informed by inclusivity and diverse cultural perspectives. ✨ Learn about our other 2024 award winners: https://lnkd.in/ehUG6gAP #LGBTLeaders #InclusionMatters

It's time for another #LGBTQ+ Leader Spotlight! 🏳️🌈 🎉 In the lead up to #WomensEqualityDay , we wanted to highlight some of the amazing Queer Women across our Global Speaker Collective who are paving the way for women's equality everywhere!" Kanndiss Riley is a leader, entrepreneur, and disability rights advocate. As the Founder of NBE FITNESS CIC, ze is dedicated to improving the well-being and quality of life for people living with chronic illness and disabilities. Kanndiss has developed a unique hybrid platform that brings people together for social activities, reducing isolation and preventing preventable health conditions. Kanndiss is a strong voice for intersectionality and advocates for anti-racism, neurodiversity, body positivity, and culture change. Kanndiss is also an experienced speaker on topics related to mental health, disability, and well-being, sharing zir knowledge and experience to inspire and empower 📖 Find out more about Kanndiss's work here: https://lnkd.in/erpZbx7c

It's time for another #LGBTQ+ Leader Spotlight! 🏳️🌈 🎉 In the lead up to #WomensEqualityDay , we wanted to highlight some of the amazing Queer Women across our Global Speaker Collective who are paving the way for women's equality everywhere!" Cindy Nehme is an award winning digital communication consultant with more than 10 years of experience in the social and digital communication field, developing strategies in MENA for brands such as New Suez Canal, Qi, Kimberly Clark, British American Tobacco, Coca Cola, The Cheesecake Factory, GROHE, Unilever, Roche, UNICEF, LG, Volkswagen and Nissan. She is an advocate for volunteer work with cultural and tourism sustainability NGO’s such as Anna Lindh foundation, the cultural center in Zouk Mikael, WHL and Souk el Tayeb. She’s also the co-founder of Barcelona-based Lebanese restaurant, Bērytī. 📖 Find out more about Cindy's work here: https://lnkd.in/e8qsmqYz

Thanks to everyone who came along to our #MidLifeQueers community event last night in #Brighton at Soho House & Co.🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ WE CREATE SPACE Dr. Paul Taylor-Pitt Liz Ridgway SJ Watson Erica Rose #LGBTQ #CommunityBuilding #CuriousConversations

Another amazing Mid-Life Queers event with the fabulous Dr. Paul Taylor-Pitt! 🌱🏳️🌈 Last night we were at Soho House & Co in Brighton to discuss ageing, belong and the need for intergenerational spaces in the #LGBTQ+ community, with an amazing panel featuring Liz Ridgway, Erica Rose and S J Watson. As always, a big shout out to our superstar Events Manager Neil Hudson-Basing for all the work he does to make these beautiful and necessary spaces possible. 💖 💌 Sign up to our newsletter to stay up to date on WCS Community Events: https://lnkd.in/giGuUNqn

It's time for another #LGBTQ+ Leader Spotlight! 🏳️🌈 🎉 In the lead up to #WomensEqualityDay , we wanted to highlight some of the amazing Queer Women across our Global Speaker Collective who are paving the way for women's equality everywhere!" Chloe is a dynamic artist of poetry, performance, and black feminism, with a gift for igniting social change through her art. She is a celebrated public speaker and workshop facilitator, inspiring and empowering audiences with her powerful message of equality and justice. Her career includes performances at prestigious venues such as the Victoria and Albert Museum UAL Feminist Society and the Women of the World Festival with Black Lives Matter. She has also conducted a groundbreaking workshop at Tate Britain on Critical Practice as Play, and has facilitated creative poetry writing workshops for Blackgirl Fest, CSM, and the Black Feminist Library. 📖 Find out more about Chloe's work here: https://lnkd.in/e7uJx7ie

"If we don't align, if we don't step together... there's no power." - Jossy Jaycoff Angulo 📢 We loved getting to celebrate so many amazing #LGBTQ+ Leaders at this year's WCS | Awards, and to hear what you all had to say on our Pink Carpet! Trailblazing activist Jossy Jaycoff Angulo spoke to our Pink Carpet host Nicolas Ospina about community solidarity and how cultivating in-person spaces for connection is just as important as ever. 👇🏾 Learn more about Jossy and the other 2024 WCS | Awards winners: https://lnkd.in/e5tuM33T

Join our first Queer Living #webinar on Queerness & Polyamory! 💖🏳️🌈 Polyamory, whilst not inherently queer, is a common practice in the LGBTQ+ community. As part one of our new series of community conversations, speakers Ali Hendry and Jua O'Kane will be exploring the judgement, misconceptions and stigma attached to polyamory, as well as revealing the benefits & joys of this highly misunderstood relationship model. 💭 This session will explore: - The lexicon of polyamory - The richness of Queer polyamorous history - How to make non-monogamy work Ali Hendry is an Inclusion Consultant, Holistic Life Coach, TEDx speaker (Survivor's Guide to Jealousy) and relationship columnist at DIVA Magazine, using her platform to educate and empower others through her personal experiences as a queer woman. Jua O'Kane an illustrator, graphic designer, creative researcher and speaker from Northern Ireland. Their artistic practice explores the intersections of queer identity, spirituality, intimacy and technology. Jua is the Marketing Manager at WE CREATE SPACE and the Communications Director of Trans Pride Plymouth. 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/eVkpX9dU #LGBTQ+ #LGBTResources

It's time for another #LGBTQ+ Leader Spotlight! 🏳️🌈 🎉 In the lead up to #WomensEqualityDay , we wanted to highlight some of the amazing Queer Women across our Global Speaker Collective who are paving the way for women's equality everywhere!" Jolinda Johnson is an award-winning Certified Life and Holistic Health Coach, dedicated to helping changemakers and revolutionaries reignite their passion and prevent burnout. With a special focus on perimenopause, Jolinda seeks to challenge the traditional narrative and bring attention to the voices that are often overlooked, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and those under 45. As a skilled moderator and facilitator, both in person and online, Jolinda brings her expertise to create safe and empowering spaces for individuals and organizations. She is also passionate about mental health and wellbeing, and believes in the power of self-empowerment to drive personal and professional growth. 📖 Find out more about Jolinda's work here: https://lnkd.in/ep7cxCKD

Our new community conversation series: #QueerLiving! 🏳️🌈😌 In this new webinar series we’ll be exploring a range of themes, across areas of lifestyles and relationships, through an intersectional and LGBTQ+ lens. 🌎 Our guest speakers are valued members of the WCS Leadership Collective and they’ll share their insights, lived experiences and thoughts during each session with a short TedX style talk followed by a conversation with one of the WCS Team plus an opportunity for you to ask questions. Tackling thought-provoking topics such as polyamory, chosen families, nature & healthcare access, we’ll also dive into what queer living means to our speakers, how it shows up in their lives and what they put out there into the world. Join us fortnightly on Tuesdays at 4pm BST for these informative and insightful talks as we continue to create space for our community to learn, connect and grow together. 🌱 🔗 Register for upcoming sessions: ❤️ Queerness & Polyamory: https://lnkd.in/eRuXHSSX 💪🏼 Queerness & Bodily Autonomy: https://lnkd.in/eb6wiDtp #LGBTResources #QueerCommunity #QueerRepresentation