To facilitate interconnectedness, knowledge sharing, and opportunities to be present and unwind with one another, NWAC’s internal 2SLGBTQQIA+ Advisory Committee has been hosting biweekly, informal coffee chats with NWAC staff since mid-September.

Coffee chats provide an opportunity to take a break and connect with colleagues, seek informal peer support, and learn and grow alongside fellow 2SLGBTQQIA+ colleagues within NWAC. An hour long, the coffee chats are open to all members of the NWAC community, regardless of identity, organizational role, or geographic location.

The goal of this initiative is to help staff build community and relationships with one another in a space that is safe, inclusive, constructive, and collaborative.