Voices of Washington Wine
A Brave Space
Brave Spaces with Suman Kumar is platform to inspire our readers to look within to see how unconscious biases affect their own thoughts, to provide education on various topics surrounding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as it relates to the Washington wine industry, and empowering our readers to take meaningful action to drive change forward. This is not only a safe space, but a brave space where anyone can speak, learn, and ask questions without fear of being belittled, ridiculed, and most importantly be retaliated against.
-Suman Kumar, DEI Member At Large
Meet an Ally: Jonathan Oliver, Co-Founder of EThree Wines
August is National Black Business Month, a time to acknowledge and appreciate black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs in Washington State’s Wine Industry AND an ally of Women in Washington Wine! Suman recently sat down with Jonathan Oliver, Co-Founder of EThree Wines, to discuss the work Ethree is doing, with the help of fellow wineries such as Delille Cellars and Sagemoor, to support social justice in our community and the opportunities their donations are creating for women in the industry.
If there is a DEI related topic that you would like to discuss in our Brave Space, please feel free to email Suman Kumar to schedule a meeting