Community Building 101 | Trans+ History Week: Allyship Through Action.
- WE CREATE SPACE
- 6 days ago
- 3 min read
Connecting communities through allyship.
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.
As part of our ongoing support for & partnership with Trans+ History Week, this instalment of Community Building 101 explores what to expect from Year 3 of this growing & impactful calendar moment. With a focus on the THW Workbook, produced with Queer AF, for 2026 and powered by DIVA Charitable Trust, as well as how to bring this to life within your organisation!
Jon-Paul Vicari (he/him), Managing Director for WCS, is joined by Marty Davies (she/they), Founder of Trans+ History Week to discuss the ever-increasing need for the popularisation of Trans+ history, the challenges & joy of leading this community movement and a direct call for action for individuals & businesses to make 2026 the year they get on board.
PLUS, Neil Hudson-Basing (he/him), our Community & Events Director for WCS, shares a few ideas for how to put the lessons from the THW Workbook into action through content & events as launch our brand new We Create Space Masterclass in Inclusive Event Design.
In previous Community Building 101 sessions we have spoken with the teams behind Trans+ History Week, Voda: The LGBTQIA+ Mental Wellbeing App, UK Black Pride, Oogachaga and Panteres Grogues.
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.
We asked our speakers to share their main takeaways from the event:
Marty Davies
Centre Trans+ people and their input in anything you create for Trans+ History Week.
Download the Trans+ History Week Workbook 2026 to get more tips and inspiration for your plans.
Jon-Paul Vicari
Pay trans+ people for their work and time and give credit where it’s due.
Consider how you build trans+ inclusion into everyday behaviours. I once had a leader that at end of the every weekly team meeting did a 5-10 min Inclusion Moment (e.g. short videos, celebration/awareness moments, articles, lessons from the workbook)
Neil Hudson-Basing
Consider you can use your professional power & privilege to raise awareness & drive change and then commit to action.
Know that tapping into your skills & expertise can make a difference somewhere!
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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