Cloudera Unveils Plans for Annual Pleasure Celebration in Cork
Pleasure Month is underway and we at Cloudera are trying ahead to becoming a member of the worldwide celebration of variety, fairness and the continuing effort for LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning) rights and recognition.
Pleasure Month serves as a reminder that the battle for equality and fairness for members of the LGBTQ+ group isn’t over. It’s a name to motion to proceed to help and advocate for the rights of our LGBTQ+ colleagues and mates inside our group and our communities.
We’re proud that Cloudera’s tradition is constructed on a robust basis of fostering inclusivity and creating an atmosphere the place everybody feels valued, revered, and empowered to carry their genuine selves to work. In previous years, Cloudera workers have hosted occasions, each in-person and just about, to have a good time. Final yr, our crew in Cork, Eire joined these efforts and hosted its first on-site Pleasure occasion. The occasion introduced collectively over 80 workers to have a good time the thirtieth anniversary of the decriminalization of same-gender loving relationships in Eire. The occasion proved to be a convincing success, however don’t simply take our phrase for it. Right here’s only a sampling of what our Cork crew needed to say.
“Our Cork Pleasure occasions have gotten larger and larger with every passing yr and we need to surpass that once more this yr. We’re very lucky in Cloudera to have the backing of our Management sponsors throughout all areas of the Organisation and with out them, these occasions wouldn’t be attainable.” Charlotte Keating, Senior Operations Analyst
“Being a member of the LGBTQ+ group, I used to be delighted to have the chance to offer Clouderans in Eire the prospect to expertise a colourful pleasure celebration, even individuals exterior of the group ought to expertise no less than as soon as of their life!” – Sean Murphy Phelan, Affiliate Enterprise System Analyst
“The rising participation among the many Clouderans each inside and out of doors the group to participate in organising and attending the Pleasure occasions amplifies the tradition of acceptance, welcome, and celebration that has been created in Cloudera over the earlier years and can proceed to develop by their help, participation, and assist.” – Ódhlan Duffy, Cloudera Cork Intern, FSS.
Constructing on that success, the Cork Group is worked up to announce that this yr’s celebration will probably be held on Wednesday, June 26. As soon as once more, they invite Cloudera’s international workforce to hitch the festivities which they promise will probably be even larger and bolder this yr. The occasion will embrace occasion video games, a particular efficiency by Cork’s personal drag performer Krystal Queer, and galvanizing conversations across the triumphs and struggles of the LGBTQ+ group. Attendees can even hear from Cloudera management and members of the EMEA+ ERG Committee about our ongoing efforts in selling Range, Equality, and Inclusion inside our workforce. Moreover, the Cork Pleasure Committee will be part of the crew to share insights into their mission and the importance of Pleasure in the area people.
The celebration will proceed in August, when Cloudera participates in Cork’s Pleasure Parade for the second yr. This all-out colourful occasion attracts individuals from all walks of life to honor the LGBTQ+ group. This yr’s theme, ‘Unity in Group,’ is a strong name to motion specializing in inclusivity and acceptance, in addition to the significance of robust help methods. We encourage all workers and our broader group to attend and have a good time the LGBTQ+ group, commemorate their LGBTQ+ friends, household, and mates, and to increase their information of the historical past of Pleasure and the highly effective contributions of the volunteers at Cork Pleasure in our group.
For extra on Cloudera’s dedication to Range, Equality and Inclusion, click on right here.
