Staff Pride Network Kings Buildings Coffee & Cake

Staff Pride Network Kings Buildings Coffee & Cake

Regular monthly lunchtime coffee meetup at the Kings Buildings campus.

By Staff Pride Network

Location

Magnet Café

JCMB Building The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh EH9 3BF United Kingdom

About this event

Regular monthly lunchtime coffee meetup.

Please drop in for a coffee and (free) cake, meet your LGBT+ colleagues and ask a committee member those questions you’ve been dying to have answered!

This event is open to all LGBT+/ally staff (or PhD students) of the University of Edinburgh.

More generally we have a broad range of people attending of all ages, disabilities and social abilities so please feel welcome to join us.

If you are nervous at all and would like to meet up with one of us first then please get in contact via our social media outlets or via email: staffpridenetwork@ed.ac.uk

The Cafe we meet in is the Magnet Café in James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) at King's Buildings (https://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/eatdrinkshop/findaspace/magnetcafe). We should have a sign on the table as well as many rainbow lanyards being worn.

The venue is accessible. Note: regular events happen at many university sites so feel free to attend whichever is more convenient.

If anyone has any access needs please let us know and we will do everything we can to support.

Organised by

The Staff Pride Network is an inclusive network that serves as a resource for the rich diversity of LGBT+ employees across the institution, including PhD students who prefer to attend staff events.

 

We strive to take an intersectional approach to providing a safe, supportive and welcoming environment for all people who self identify as part of LGBT+ communities, whether or not they are 'out' in the wider world, and to make LGBT+ issues more visible within the University environment.  

 

Different organisations use different acronyms to refer to specific groups, and terminology is always evolving. Our definition of LGBT+ includes, among others, those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, gender fluid, intersex, non-binary, asexual, pansexual and polyamorous. It also includes all those individuals and communities whose sexuality or gender identity is a matter of shared personal, political and/or social experience, as well as those who are LGBT+ allies. 

 

SAFE SPACE

We welcome all those who self identify as part of LGBT+ communities, regardless of identity or background, and provide a space where all can feel safe and included. We do not support or tolerate anti-LGBT+ violence, harassment or speech, and encourage inclusive and respectful language. As a positive space for listening, we promote the dignity and wellbeing of all network members.

ACCESSIBILITY

All our online events should have live auto-generated closed captions as well as on all our recordings of events on YouTube. If you require any adjustments to allow access to these meetings please contact us via staffpridenetwork@ed.ac.uk with the request. We will do our best to accommodate for accessibility.