2020 Year in Review
The world faced many unanticipated challenges in 2020. When plans were cancelled and we all moved indoors, when we worried for the safety of our community and our livelihoods, it was our task as a Guild to step up. From facilitating accessible conversations about the impact of COVID-19, to creating engaging online content that maybe helped us retain a bit of normalcy, the Barista Guild is happy to be here for you in these times of uncertainty.
Our 2020 Year in Review is a look back on all we got up to — and went through — together as a Guild in one of the most memorable years of our lifetimes.
Read the Barista Guild’s Year in Review here
A message from JESSIE MAY PETERS
Usually, each year of the Barista Guild calendar is brimming with moments where we meet; for the first time, or the umpteenth. 2020’s agendas remained mostly vacant, but in the space, we found a deep sense of initiative. Together, we made what we love, the tangible sense of community and congregation through coffee, a digital reality. Looking back on the year we have experienced, I am happy to witness just how much we overcame and achieved together.
Our goals more than ever were to better connect with you, the barista. As an international group, we continue to push towards shortening the divide between the volunteers who make up the Leadership Council and you and your local community. This will only improve in the year to come, and always with your help. Please remember that this is your Guild. If you have an idea, lightbulb moment, world-changing project, we want to hear about it. Our door is always open.
It has been an absolute pleasure working with the Barista Guild Leadership Council: Kathie, Bartosz, Stuart, Jessika, Angelo, Silvia, Bailey, and Meister. They have each been astounding pillars of positivity, care, and hard work this year. Well done and thank you to each of you.
And I couldn’t be more thrilled to pass the Barista Guild baton to Bailey Arnold, your new Chair. Bailey’s infectious warmth and generosity have already laid the foundations for a fantastic 2021. I can’t wait to see the Barista Guild grow under her care.
I also have the honour of welcoming Zoey Thorson and Paco Gudiño, our newest members of the Barista Guild Leadership Council. I wish you both the best, you’re going to be fantastic.
Dearest barista, I hope you enjoy our Year In Review, and celebrate with me just how much can be achieved in the face of adversity. May we all step into this year graciously and with more kindness than ever.
Jessie May Peters, 2020 Chair