AFA-CWA President Sara Nelson Recognized by Pride at Work

Pride at Work celebrated its 30th anniversary and closed Pride Month with an awards ceremony held in Washington, D.C. This year’s award recipients included AFA-CWA International President Sara Nelson for her outstanding advocacy and allyship with the LGBTQ+ community, as well as Starbucks United for their exemplary work organizing workers across the country, many of whom identify as LGBTQ+.

Accepting the honor, Nelson fired up the crowd, saying, “Capitalists, since the beginning of time, have used four D’s: divide, delay, distract, and demoralize. It’s our job to make sure that we’re attacking those four D’s every single day. We cannot allow anyone to be marginalized, to allow anyone to be discriminated against because they’re coming for us next.”

Nelson was introduced by AFA-CWA International Vice President Keturah Johnson, who also serves as the National Treasurer for Pride at Work. Johnson thanked Nelson for her tireless work and for her willingness to uplift others and allow people to advocate for themselves.

 
Members of Pride at Work celebrated AFA-CWA International President Sara Nelson (center). CWA Chief of Staff Sylvia J. Ramos (left of center in red) also attended, and AFA-CWA International Vice President Keturah Johnson (second from left, front row) gave the introduction for Nelson.