Community Building 101 | Out in Climate London.
- WE CREATE SPACE
- 2 days ago
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Leadership in Climate Action.
At We Create Space, we see the transformative power of community every single day. For organisations striving to build a more inclusive, engaged, and thriving workplace, we believe community-building isn’t just a solution. It’s the foundation.
Our series, ‘Community Building 101,’ explores key factors for successful community development. Each session will provide actionable strategies and tools to promote effective change, collective learning, workplace culture, and shared values through three key pillars: Inclusion, Wellbeing, and Leadership.
The objective of Community Building 101 is to provide actionable strategies & tools to promote effective change, collective learning, workplace culture & shared values. It also serves as a talking point for how grassroots principles can be applied in corporate settings and vice versa.
Out in Climate is a non-profit dedicated to building community among LGBTQ+ professionals working on climate solutions and their mission is simple: to connect and uplift queer voices across the climate space.
Since 2022, Out in Climate has hosted 50+ events, connecting over 1,000 people from climate tech startups and investors to corporations, government, and NGOs.
Research shows that marginalised groups including LGBTQ+ individuals, are disproportionately affected by climate change and are underrepresented in the spaces where solutions are designed.
During this timely conversation to mark World Earth Day, we’re joined by some of the team from Out In Climate’s London Chapter, which officially launched in March 2025 as they seek to grow a vibrant local community. Jon-Paul Vicari (he/him), Managing Director for WCS, was joined by Jason Dela Cruz (he/him) & Hayley Moller (she/her), City Leads for Out In Climate London to dive into leadership within the crucial area of community meets climate action.
They’ll be discussing the topics below and sharing stories, best practices, and resources to bring these skills to life in both your personal and professional development:
- Vision & purpose
- Storytelling
- Power & privilege
- Visible role models
We asked our speakers to share their main takeaways from the event:
Hayley Moller
Community starts with just a few committed people.
Stories about climate impact can motivate action
Climate action is like community action - start small, but start somewhere.
Jason Dela Cruz
Find your people - be proactive!
Always advocate for the underrepresented in climate discussions.
Showing up inspires others to take action.
Jon-Paul Vicari
You don’t have to know everything or anything to get involved. Showing up is the important step!
Be adaptable, each person/community will have different needs and a one size fit all approach can be harmful.
Invite people in through stories, not shame.
If you would like to discuss booking one of these speakers for your own session, please get in touch with us via email at hello@wecreatespace.co
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