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June 2025
June 2025
Inclusion is not a poster. It’s not a mission statement. It’s not even a carefully worded policy. Inclusion is a practice, a daily commitment to showing up, listening, learning, and standing beside people whose rights are still debated in parliaments and denied in societies.
Inclusion is not a poster. It’s not a mission statement. It’s not even a carefully worded policy. Inclusion is a practice, a daily commitment to showing up, listening, learning, and standing beside people whose rights are still debated in parliaments and denied in societies.
This June, we made that commitment visible.
This June, we made that commitment visible.
As members of the Cultural Connection Team, we attended Ljubljana Pride 2025 not as observers, but as allies. And not just allies in name, but in action. Our mission was clear: to better understand the lived experience of marginalized communities and reflect those realities in the environments we help shape.
As members of the Cultural Connection Team, we attended Ljubljana Pride 2025 not as observers, but as allies. And not just allies in name, but in action. Our mission was clear: to better understand the lived experience of marginalized communities and reflect those realities in the environments we help shape.
Because inclusion starts where people feel safe, and far too many still don’t.
Because inclusion starts where people feel safe, and far too many still don’t.
The weight and meaning of visibility
The weight and meaning of visibility
Walking alongside hundreds in the centre of Ljubljana, we didn’t just see celebration. We saw courage. We saw history being honored, and futures being demanded. We saw families, activists, colleagues, artists, all refusing to be erased.
Walking alongside hundreds in the centre of Ljubljana, we didn’t just see celebration. We saw courage. We saw history being honored, and futures being demanded. We saw families, activists, colleagues, artists, all refusing to be erased.
For us, Pride was not about joining a parade. It was about recognizing that belonging is political. That safety is still unevenly distributed. That policies alone do not build trust, presence does. Attention does. Showing up does.
For us, Pride was not about joining a parade. It was about recognizing that belonging is political. That safety is still unevenly distributed. That policies alone do not build trust, presence does. Attention does. Showing up does.
Why inclusion isn’t internal - it’s infrastructural
Why inclusion isn’t internal - it’s infrastructural
You can’t create inclusive culture from the inside out. Not fully. Inclusion is shaped by broader systems, laws, norms, public space. By standing with communities in Pride, we better understand what kind of structures truly allow people to thrive, not just survive.
You can’t create inclusive culture from the inside out. Not fully. Inclusion is shaped by broader systems, laws, norms, public space. By standing with communities in Pride, we better understand what kind of structures truly allow people to thrive, not just survive.
From conversations with LGBTQ+ activists and youth groups, to witnessing the subtle ways joy resists oppression, we saw how inclusion must be intersectional. Gender, migration status, race, neurodivergence, sexuality, none of these exist in isolation. So neither should our strategies.
From conversations with LGBTQ+ activists and youth groups, to witnessing the subtle ways joy resists oppression, we saw how inclusion must be intersectional. Gender, migration status, race, neurodivergence, sexuality, none of these exist in isolation. So neither should our strategies.
The responsibility of privilege
The responsibility of privilege
As cultural curators working within a European context, we understand our position. We hold the privilege of mobility, safety, and platforms. But that privilege means little if it isn’t used to amplify, redistribute, and disrupt when necessary.
As cultural curators working within a European context, we understand our position. We hold the privilege of mobility, safety, and platforms. But that privilege means little if it isn’t used to amplify, redistribute, and disrupt when necessary.
Attending Pride reminded us that solidarity isn’t seasonal. If we are to support cultural exchange, team wellbeing, and international collaboration, we must recognize that equity starts with who feels seen, and who still doesn’t.
Attending Pride reminded us that solidarity isn’t seasonal. If we are to support cultural exchange, team wellbeing, and international collaboration, we must recognize that equity starts with who feels seen, and who still doesn’t.
What we’re building, together
What we’re building, together
Our work doesn’t stop at events like Pride. It begins there.
Our work doesn’t stop at events like Pride. It begins there.
We’re working to integrate what we’ve learned into everything we do - from how teams are welcomed into new spaces, to how cultural programming reflects real lived identities. Our goal is not representation for representation’s sake. It’s transformation - of how people are treated, supported, and empowered across borders.
We’re working to integrate what we’ve learned into everything we do - from how teams are welcomed into new spaces, to how cultural programming reflects real lived identities. Our goal is not representation for representation’s sake. It’s transformation - of how people are treated, supported, and empowered across borders.
This is not a side project. This is the work.
This is not a side project. This is the work.
Because culture is not neutral. And the future of work must be human, just, and proudly inclusive.
Because culture is not neutral. And the future of work must be human, just, and proudly inclusive.
Want to collaborate with us on cultural immersion, inclusive team building, or transformative experiences? Reach out. We’re always listening.
Want to collaborate with us on cultural immersion, inclusive team building, or transformative experiences? Reach out. We’re always listening.
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