Creating Inclusive Work Celebrations

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With Tash Koster-Thomas
How to plan inclusive workplace celebrations that truly value everyone.

Workplace celebrations can be powerful opportunities to foster connection, build culture, and show appreciation, but only when they are inclusive by design. In this video, we’ll explore how to move beyond one-size-fits-all celebrations to creating meaningful, respectful moments that reflect the diversity of your workforce. You’ll learn common pitfalls to avoid, inclusive planning tips, and practical strategies for ensuring everyone feels seen, valued, and able to participate in ways that work for them.
About Tash Koster-Thomas:

Tash (she/her) is an Inclusion and Diversity Consultant, presenter, speaker and LGBTQ+ Activist, who is at the forefront of conversation. Tash uses her lived experience and intersectional identity as a Black queer woman to continue the focus on diversity and inclusion in society and in the workplace. She provides valuable insight into how to remove barriers associated with diversity and constructively ensure that opportunities can be accessed with equity in both the workplace and wider in our local and global communities.

She is also co-founder of ‘Breaking the Distance’, a unique LGBTQIA+ travel and relationship blog, (alongside her wife, Marthe). Breaking the Distance aims to educate and promote positive LGBTQIA+ visibility, whilst also providing a safe space for people to be their authentic selves.

Currently Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the European Coworking Assembly, Tash’s responsibilities lie in developing a working and actionable guideline for advancing EDI and creating safe spaces within the coworking industry.