aequa

Equity reading circle - January
2022-01-17 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/Berlin)
aequa Equity Book Circle is a space dedicated to learning, connecting, exchanging, and engaging with the social movement work we believe in. We come to this circle because there is a lot we don’t know, and exploring together feels rewarding in a special way. We also come to this circle because we don’t want our individual & communal knowledge gaps to remain an excuse that stops us from being active.

Our work aims at sharing resources, testing structures, reaffirming motivations, visiting history, finding focus, encouraging curiosity. In the past, we’ve dug into the subjects such as: climate justice, queer & feminist approaches to movement work, materialist “spirituality” for responding to change, stories of refugee women in Germany, education as a tool for liberation, poetry attending to the postcolonial world. A central agreement we have is based on mutual aid: we aim to make room for everyone’s fluctuating capacity, so that we each alternately feed and get fed by the group’s energy.

Want to join? Email us at hello@aequa.cc to be added to our list.

Our current book is Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight For Sex Workers’ Rights by Molly Smith and Juno Mac

“Eat ‘N Talk Series” #1 by The Momentum Table
2022-01-15 19:00 - 23:59
In the Majority world, every aspect of community life happens around food. This is how news, information, or opinions are shared and discussed, may they be happy, intense, or controversial. In this same spirit, the “Eat ‘n Talk Series” by The Momentum Table want to open conversations with and among African, Afro-diasporic and Afro-descendant communities, off the beaten tracks of white and Western readings of our realities.

In a perspective of unpacking the rich and complex historiographies of the African continent, Namareg and Jihad are discussing Land & Identity in Northern Africa in the first event of the series. An open conversation with participants wants to look into power dynamics governing access to Land and dispossession from it, in the past until today. We want to share our knowledges and create a space centering perspectives and stories in the shadows of colonial and hegemonic discourses. We want to explore similarities and differences in the evolution of Land politics in Northern Africa. We want to observe the Northern part of Africa as a space of movement and shared histories, moving beyond the colonial divide between Africa North and South of the Sahara, wrongly perceiving one of the largest deserts in the World as an idle space.

During this participative conversation with all of you, we will share a welcome drink and a gourmet 2 course meal prepared by the talented Private Chef, while Namareg and Jihad will animate the discussion with input from their perspectives on areas of current Sudan and Morocco.

The “Eat ‘n Talk Series” conversations are meant to be a safer space. We envision this evening to be as enjoyable and delicious as informative and respectful. It is an exclusive private space for African, Afro-diasporic and Afro-descendant BIPoCs. Please be weary of your positioning when participating. White persons (from inside and outside of Africa) and persons from an exclusively European descent are asked to refrain from participating.

* Ticket price is 18€. If you cannot afford it, please contact us and we can discuss a reduced price based on our capacities. If you can afford to donate more, it will allow participants with reduced income to participate as well.

*Corona rules: All participants are asked to bring a negative Covid-19 test delivered on the day of the event.

Please note that this is a pre-registration only :

We would like to keep our events running, but due to corona we need to limit the number of participants to keep each other safe.

Fill in tis form as a first step. When your registration is processed, you will receive an email with further details. Thank you for your understanding and we are looking forward to meeting you!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/136_gW8JjsXZ7Bp1MxU5j8xgae2Ef_-z92wZsIEzTx2o/edit

Important :

Bring proof of an up-to-date negative test (15.01.2022), this applies also to vaccinated people.The E-ticket and certificate have to be on the same identification must be shown at the entrance .Visitors without a current test result or proof cannot be admitted.Light Masks will be provided to be worn all the time of the talk in queuing situations, and at the toilets.Those who do not comply with these rules will be invited to leave.Tickets won’t be available at the door and are not refundable. We strongly discourage attending the event without an advance ticket purchased previously online.Being in possession of a ticket does not guarantee entry, we reserve the right to deny the entrance, refunds will be processed when this happens.If you should observe or experience an inappropriate situation, please don’t hesitate to contact any of the The MomentumTable Team, or our door crew.

Any Additional Information ? Feel free to contact us

Contact momentumtable@tutanota.com or @momentumtableee on Instagram.

Thank you very much for your interest!

The MomentumTable Team

Capitalists Anonymous online (January)
2022-01-11 19:00 - 20:30
On Tuesday, January 11th, we will hold the next Capitalists Anonymous sharing circle from 7PM to 8:30PM Berlin time at aequa CC. Due to continued worries around the number of cases in Berlin, we will meet online again this month. Please email capitalists_anonymous@riseup.net to receive the jit.si login for the event.

The theme for this month is not set in stone yet, so if you have any ideas or suggestions, let us know!

A small tip if you want to plan a bit more in advance about coming to this meet up: we’re following a monthly schedule were we meet on the second Tuesday of every month.

Capitalists Anonymous is a community space to grow collective consciousness about the tight grip that capitalism holds over our everyday lives.

Contact capitalists_anonymous@riseup.net with any questions you might have regarding accessibility, etc… If you need help arranging child or dependent care so you can join us, please reach out and we will do our best to support. We also welcome suggestions for discussion themes (work, art marking, rest, relationships…).

aequa open house *Dec 24-Jan 2*
2021-12-24 15:00 - 21:00
[DE unten]

This event is 3G plus (Vaccinated, recovered, tested plus medical masks and a negative covid test within 24 hours.)

If more than 20 people confirm on one day, the space become 2G plus (Vaccinated, recovered plus medical masks and a negative covid test within 24 hours.)

More general details on our events, our Covid hygiene concept, and access information for the community centre.

Getting presents, planning and preparing holiday dinners, organizing family activities and gathering everyone together. And all this in a festively decorated home, carefully prepared with homemade cookies on the table. The hairstyle is in place, the dress is new and the mood is great. Or is it? This time of year is not always, and especially not for everyone, a celebration of love, joy, and harmony. Often stress, sadness, and loneliness interfere. For many people, moreover, these days are increasingly becoming a serious burden.

Our doors remain open to all who look for some company. Let’s read books together, play games, do crafts or just hang out. The offer depends on the demand and the current COVID situation. Should we be allowed to meet and feel safe doing so, the aequa Community Centre will be open from December 24 to January 2, between 3pm and 9pm. There is the possibility to join via Zoom. If we can’t meet in person, there will be an online option where you can drop in when and for how long you want.For easier coordination and communication, we have created a Telegram chat for this. If you are interested in attending the aequa Open House, feel free to join the chat (https://t.me/+Xpcz2bmf4lYwNDRi).Warmly, Charlie from aequa

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Es handelt sich um eine 3G plus Veranstaltung (geimpft, genesen, getestet, medizinische Masken und ein negativer Covid-Test der letzten 24 Stunden). Wenn sich mehr als 20 Personen für einen Tag anmelden, wird im Space 2G plus (geimpft, genesen, medizinische Masken und ein negativer Covid-Test der letzten 24 Stunden) genutzt. Weitere allgemeine Informationen über unsere Veranstaltungen, unser Covid-Hygienekonzept und Informationen über die Barrierefreiheit des Community Centres.

Geschenke besorgen, die Festsessen planen und vorbereiten, Familienaktivitäten organisieren und alle zusammenbringen. Und das alles in einem festlich geschmückten Haus, sorgfältig vorbereitet mit selbstgebackenen Plätzchen auf dem Tisch. Die Frisur sitzt, das Kleid ist neu und die Stimmung ist gut. Oder doch nicht? Die Feiertage und die Zeit zwischen den Jahren sind nicht immer, und schon gar nicht für jeden, ein Fest der Liebe, Freude und Harmonie. Oft mischen sich Stress, Traurigkeit und Einsamkeit ein. Für viele Menschen werden diese Tage zudem immer mehr zu einer ernsten Belastung.

Unsere Türen bleiben offen für alle, die sich nach etwas Gesellschaft sehnen. Lasst uns gemeinsam Bücher lesen, Spiele spielen, basteln oder einfach nur abhängen. Das Angebot hängt von der Nachfrage und der aktuellen Corona-Situation ab. Sollten wir uns treffen dürfen und uns dabei auch sicher fühlen, ist das aequa Community Centre vom 24. Dezember bis zum 2. Januar, zwischen 15 und 21 Uhr offen. Es besteht die Möglichkeit sich über Zoom dazuzuschalten. Sollten wir uns nicht in Person treffen können, wird es eine Onlineoption geben, bei welcher man vorbeischauen kann, wann und wie lange man möchte.Für eine einfachere Koordination und Kommunikation haben wir hierfür einen Telegram Chat erstellt. Wenn du Interesse am aequa Open House hast, dann trete gerne dem Chat bei (https://t.me/+Xpcz2bmf4lYwNDRi).

Liebe Grüße, Charlie von aequa

Community Check-in
2021-12-22 18:30 - 20:00
Wednesday Dec 22nd, 18:30-20:00 Berlin time

Sign up here 💕

December can be an isolating time. Welcome to our regular digital community meet up – an online gathering focused on quick updates and taking care of each other. You are welcome to join from anywhere!

On this month’s agenda:

* Warm-up: self massage by Kes* Upcoming aequa events and updates* Checking in with each other

This event is FREE and open to everyone with a collaborative, open and respectful mindset.

The agenda will be presented in English, and the group discussions will also be in English. If anyone can help with doing some live translation to German or other languages into the chat box as we go, please let us know. Register for the event with this form.

Please download Zoom ahead of the meeting:[https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting]

THIS IS FOR YOU IF:

You are looking to speak to and connect to others during this time of social distancing

You have heard of aequa and are interested in learning more or getting more involved

You have attended an aequa event before

You are part of our extended digital community

You care about issues like social justice, intersectional feminism and climate justice — or if you are are interested in learning more about these ideas within a supportive community

Info on aequa events here:https://aequa.cc/aequa-events-info/

Equity Reading Circle - mid December
2021-12-20 19:00 - 21:00
aequa Equity Book Circle is a space dedicated to learning, connecting, exchanging, and engaging with the social movement work we believe in. We come to this circle because there is a lot we don’t know, and exploring together feels rewarding in a special way. We also come to this circle because we don’t want our individual & communal knowledge gaps to remain an excuse that stops us from being active.

Our work aims at sharing resources, testing structures, reaffirming motivations, visiting history, finding focus, encouraging curiosity. In the past, we’ve dug into the subjects such as: climate justice, queer & feminist approaches to movement work, materialist “spirituality” for responding to change, stories of refugee women in Germany, education as a tool for liberation, poetry attending to the postcolonial world. A central agreement we have is based on mutual aid: we aim to make room for everyone’s fluctuating capacity, so that we each alternately feed and get fed by the group’s energy.

Want to join? Respond to this email or write hello@aequa.cc to be added to our list.

Our current book is Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight For Sex Workers’ Rights by Molly Smith and Juno Mac

Capitalists Anonymous 12.21 - ONLINE
2021-12-14 19:00 - 20:30
On Tuesday, December 14th, we will hold the next Capitalists Anonymous sharing circle from 7PM to 8:30PM Berlin time at aequa CC. Due to the current COVID numbers in Berlin we decided to move online. Please email capitalists_anonymous@riseup.net to receive the zoom login on the day of the event.

Capitalists Anonymous is a community space to grow collective consciousness about the tight grip that capitalism holds over our everyday lives.

Contact capitalists_anonymous@riseup.net with any questions you might have regarding Covid safety, accessibility, etc… If you need help arranging child or dependent care so you can join us, please reach out and we will do our best to support. We also welcome suggestions for discussion themes (work, art marking, rest, relationships…).

We will have snacks and drinks, and will follow ‘3G+’ covid-safety guidelines (masks, distance and tests regardless of vaccination status – There will be self tests available on a pay-what-you-can basis, but we appreciate if you could get your free test from a local center so we can save these for those who really need them.)

More information about aequa events

This event will take place at aequa CC and Get-home-safe funds will be available

Volunteer Sunday
2021-12-11 13:00 - 15:00
Come join us for Volunteer Sunday. 💕

We’ll show our space some love by cleaning, reorganising and renovating.

2G+: Please come only with full vaccination or official recovery notice AND same-day negative COVID test.

aequa Library first event 📚
2021-12-10 18:30 - 20:00
aequa’s Equity Library is opening its doors on the evening of December 10th for a collective reading and book swapping event.From 6.30pm to 7pm, we will share some food and get to know each other.

From 7pm to 7.45pm, we will read each other texts that speak of “Home” and that also resonate with the mission of the aequa library. Home might be a feeling you miss, a challenge you didn’t ask for, a welcomed relief, or an exciting journey. It might be something constant or ever-changing. Together we will travel through reading and gift ourselves a moment to reflect on stories from home.

Then we will take a short break and from 8pm to 8.45pm, we will book swap! There will be one table for lending to each other and one table for trading. Bring any book(s), zine(s), DVD(s), etc. that you think should be shared with the world and get ready to be curious about what others want to share with you !

This is an in-person event at aequa CC (Exerzierstr 14). aequa’s Covid-19 Hygiene concept This event is “3G+”: everyone should have a test ahead of time, if possible with digital/official results. Vaccination alone is not sufficient. If more than 20 people attend, then masks are mandatory. Below that number, we’ll find consensus of what feels safe between us.

The library’s mission

The Equity Library was created in the summer of 2020 to meet an unfulfilled need. A small group of readers, writers, book collectors and activists came together online and began to dream of a community resource that highlights marginalised writers and subjects connecting to the work of the aequa community – solidarity, mutual support, and social equity. Precisely the resources often missing from mainstream libraries.

We imagined a space not only to lend out books and zines but for people to connect to others when they want to, to exchange thoughts and ideas. We imagined community members discovering the library one day and finding an unexpected gem on the shelves – a book they’d always wanted to read, or something surprising that would take their learning in a new direction. We imagined the moment in which they found a resource that made them feel more seen and less alone.

Later in the year, we began to pool these resources from donations and to create the structures needed to run the project. The work of organising a library brought us together as an international and horizontal collective and created a caring space to dream together under a winter of pandemic lockdowns. aequa community supporters -volunteers, co-workers and members of working groups – began to make appointments to take out resources and told us how much they enjoyed them. The library was becoming real!

Now that the community centre that hosts the library is open again, more is possible and our dreams are expanding. More book events. More discussion groups. More spaces for people to sit quietly together and enjoy the materials we’ve been so fortunate to receive.

We’re excited to start on this new part of the library journey and if you’d like to join us in organising it, or become a member of the library itself, we look forward to hearing from you at aequa dot library at gmail dot com.

Equity Reading Circle - early December
2021-12-06 19:00 - 21:00

Neurodivergent Mutual Support – early December
2021-12-01 19:00 - 21:00
RSVP here to join and get the video conference link. https://airtable.com/shrLpVNPfUKPLu8FJWednesday, December 1st 20217pm-9pm Berlin time (UTC+1)OnlineJoin us for the next meeting of our Neurodivergent Peer Support Group! (More information on Neurodiversity here and here)This group will be held in English.WHAT IS A PEER SUPPORT GROUP?Peer Support Groups are a chance for a group of individuals with a common experience (in this case being neurodivergent) to collaborate to solve problems they share. We will be able to voice our challenges, and then be giving each other feedback, advice and ideas to help us conquer them. This is a great opportunity to help someone struggling with the same challenges or share how you overcame them.This is the pilot meeting in our newly founded Neurodivergent Peer Support Group. Our aim is to co-organise these meetings as a group and maintain its horizontal structure, so anyone is welcome to step up as a facilitator. No prior experience with facilitation is needed. It’s a valuable skill for anyone and we will teach you how to do it in the safe space of the group.HOW IT WORKSWe’ll kick off the the group by having a structured conversation led by facilitators where everyone can introduce themselves, and share either their struggles or experiences around living their life as a neurodivergent individual. We’ll then brainstorm possible ways how to support each other and decide on the future development and structure of this group. There will be a 10-minute access break in the middle of the session.WHO IS THE PEER SUPPORT GROUP FOR?aequa Peer Support Groups give folks with certain affinities (for example: similar interests, challenges or experiences) the chance to offer mutual support in the form of peer-to-peer mentorship, feedback, advice and discussion. This also gives a forum to wrestle with how those with shared challenges or advantages can help to build a more equitable future for all.WHO CAN JOIN?The Neurodivergent Peer Support Group is for anyone who is neurodivergent regardless of official diagnoses or lack thereof. Neurotypical people with neurodivergent partners or kids are welcome too.This meetup is for anyone with an open, respectful, and collaborative mindset.Prior attendance of a PSG meetup or aequa event is not required.RSVP here to join and get the Zoom link. https://airtable.com/shrLpVNPfUKPLu8FJABOUT AEQUAaequa is a community for social equity — a network of people united by our shared vision of a world in which everyone can thrive. We co-create spaces for mutual support, collective empowerment, and collaborative action. With diverse experiences and perspectives, we are brought together by our desire to learn, and to share what we have learned on our individual journeys. Together, we explore both our individual potential and our collective power.More information about aequa events here.

Breathwork with Kate Blamire
2021-11-24 19:00 - 20:30
Kate is a queer and chronically sick breathwork facilitator living in Berlin and running group breathwork sessions online.

They are kindly offering this session to raise funds for aequa.

Next session: November 24th, 7pm-8.15pm, Berlin time (CET)

This event will be in English and online.

Sign up here

These sessions are offered on a sliding scale from 5€ (discount ticket) to 20€ (solidarity ticket) and all funds raised will go to the aequa save-our-space fund. No-one turned away for lack of funds – if you can’t afford a discount ticket, feel free to email us and we sort you out with a free ticket (hello@aequa.cc).

We will email information for payment after you’ve signed up. We’ll send out the zoom link to participants on the day of the event.

Follow Kate here: www.instagram.com/kate__blamire/

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*Conscious Connected Breathing is a type of breathwork that is an active guided breathing meditation. It helps you connect to your body and emotions and become more aware of what is present for you in your inner world at that time.

Neurodivergent Mutual Support - mid November
2021-11-17 16:00 - 18:00
RSVP here to join and get the video conference link. https://airtable.com/shrLpVNPfUKPLu8FJWednesday, November 17th 20214pm-6pm Berlin time (UTC+1)OnlineJoin us for the next meeting of our Neurodivergent Peer Support Group! (More information on Neurodiversity here and here)This group will be held in English.WHAT IS A PEER SUPPORT GROUP?Peer Support Groups are a chance for a group of individuals with a common experience (in this case being neurodivergent) to collaborate to solve problems they share. We will be able to voice our challenges, and then be giving each other feedback, advice and ideas to help us conquer them. This is a great opportunity to help someone struggling with the same challenges or share how you overcame them.This is the pilot meeting in our newly founded Neurodivergent Peer Support Group. Our aim is to co-organise these meetings as a group and maintain its horizontal structure, so anyone is welcome to step up as a facilitator. No prior experience with facilitation is needed. It’s a valuable skill for anyone and we will teach you how to do it in the safe space of the group.HOW IT WORKSWe’ll kick off the the group by having a structured conversation led by facilitators where everyone can introduce themselves, and share either their struggles or experiences around living their life as a neurodivergent individual. We’ll then brainstorm possible ways how to support each other and decide on the future development and structure of this group. There will be a 10-minute access break in the middle of the session.WHO IS THE PEER SUPPORT GROUP FOR?aequa Peer Support Groups give folks with certain affinities (for example: similar interests, challenges or experiences) the chance to offer mutual support in the form of peer-to-peer mentorship, feedback, advice and discussion. This also gives a forum to wrestle with how those with shared challenges or advantages can help to build a more equitable future for all.WHO CAN JOIN?The Neurodivergent Peer Support Group is for anyone who is neurodivergent regardless of official diagnoses or lack thereof. Neurotypical people with neurodivergent partners or kids are welcome too.This meetup is for anyone with an open, respectful, and collaborative mindset.Prior attendance of a PSG meetup or aequa event is not required.RSVP here to join and get the Zoom link. https://airtable.com/shrLpVNPfUKPLu8FJABOUT AEQUAaequa is a community for social equity — a network of people united by our shared vision of a world in which everyone can thrive. We co-create spaces for mutual support, collective empowerment, and collaborative action. With diverse experiences and perspectives, we are brought together by our desire to learn, and to share what we have learned on our individual journeys. Together, we explore both our individual potential and our collective power.More information about aequa events here.

Equity Reading Circle - mid November
2021-11-15 19:00 - 21:00

Capitalists Anonymous - launch!
2021-11-09 19:00 - 20:30
On Tuesday, November 9th, we will hold the first Capitalists Anonymous sharing circle from 7PM to 8:30PM Berlin time at aequa CC.

Capitalists Anonymous is a community space to grow collective consciousness about the tight grip that capitalism holds over our everyday lives.

Contact capitalists_anonymous@riseup.net with any questions you might have regarding Covid safety, accessibility, etc… If you need help arranging child or dependent care so you can join us, please reach out and we will do our best to support. We also welcome suggestions for discussion themes (work, art marking, rest, relationships…).

We will have snacks and drinks, and will follow ‘3G+’ covid-safety guidelines (masks, distance and tests regardless of vaccination status – There will be self tests available on a pay-what-you-can basis).

More information about aequa events

This event will take place at aequa CC and Get-home-safe funds will be available

Volunteer Sunday
2021-11-07 15:00 - 18:00
Come join us for Volunteer Sunday. 💕

We’ll show our space some love by cleaning, reorganising and renovating and cleaning up after the spacewarming party.

Please come only with full vaccination, official recovery notice or same-day negative COVID test. We’ll ask you to sign a little sign-up sheet when you arrive rather than check in with an app.

Spacewarming party!
2021-11-06 15:00 - 21:00
[Deutsch unten]

We need a lot of hands to help! Let us know if you can help out, and how, by filling in this form.

Save the date! aequa Community Centre is open and it’s time to celebrate!

As many of you know, we originally planned to open with a bang back in March 2020 — to gather our community and friends, come together and start a new adventure together.

The adventure ended up looking a bit different than we planned for, but it’s thanks to this community and so many volunteer efforts that we are happily still nestled in our cosy space in Berlin Wedding, and now feeling restored and ready to emerge into this new reality.

We’ll be coming together to share space and to dream of new adventures. We especially want to say a special thanks to all the volunteers who have given their time and energy to make this possible. Here’s what you can expect:

Music! YoutTube Karaoke!Some of the members of the C1 Collective, who share our Workshop space at Exerzierstr. 13, will be providing music from 15:00-18:00. Then from 19:00-21:00 we’ll have signups for a fierce session of YouTube Karaoke! Food! Coffee! Drinks! These are all available on a donation basis. Thank you to Lulu for cooking and to Mariama for leading our drinks station.

Crafting table and Equity Zine-making! In the downstairs lounge, we’ll have some quieter activities for those of us who might be a bit more introverted, or just like to do things with our hands while we talk. You’ll be able to colour pictures of Queer Animals, or get involved in our Equity Zine-making station! Colouring table is kid-friendly! Open Mic Shines-and-ShoutoutsIn the evening, an open mic for Shines + Shoutouts — a chance to celebrate our accomplishments together and cheer each other on, especially since we did not get to have these celebrations throughout the pandemic

Quality In-Person HangsAnd of course, there will be plenty of space to hang out on chairs and sofas inside for those who feel comfortable, or outside in the garden for those who want more ventilation and covid safety. And of course, we will have some surprises!

IMPORTANT: 3G, with COVID TEST REQUIREDWe have decided to show our solidarity to the more immunocompromised and high-risk folks in our community by requesting that everyone who attends has a negative COVID result before entering, regardless of their vaccination or recovery status. As we all know, even those in recovery and with vaccination have the possibility to pass the virus, so by all testing, we help care for and protect each other. If you can’t afford to take a test at an Apoteke or testing center, we will have some self-tests on site that you can take before entering. Thanks for cooperating – testing is caring!

We can’t wait to see you there. 🎉

ABOUT AEQUA EVENTS

More information about events at aequa Community Centre – including safer spaces and access information here.

GET HOME SAFE

As this is an in-person event at aequa CC, we’ll be using Get Home Safe. Donations collected in our Get-Home-Safe pot can be used by people at risk for whatever they need to get home safer: a taxi, a public transport ticket, a ride-share etc.

You can make use of the fund by asking the person in charge of any event at aequa CC. They will help you out, no questions asked.

You can support by dropping some change into the donation pot. Thank you!

Wir brauchen noch viele helfende Hände! Lasst uns wissen, ob und wie ihr helfen könnt, indem ihr dieses Formular ausfüllt.

Save the Date! Das aequa Community Centre ist eröffnet und es ist Zeit zu feiern!

Wie viele von euch wissen, wollten wir ursprünglich im März 2020 mit einem Paukenschlag eröffnen – um unsere Community und Freunde zu versammeln, zusammenzukommen und gemeinsam ein neues Abenteuer zu beginnen.

Das Abenteuer sah am Ende etwas anders aus, als wir es uns vorgestellt hatten, aber dank dieser Community und so vielen ehrenamtlichen Helfern sind wir immer noch glücklich in unserem gemütlichen Space in Berlin Wedding und fühlen uns jetzt erholt und bereit in diese neue Realität aufzubrechen.

Wir möchten euch einladen, um gemeinsam Freiraum zu teilen und von neuen Abenteuern zu träumen. Unser besonderer Dank gilt allen Freiwilligen, die ihre Zeit und Energie eingebracht haben, um dies möglich zu machen. Das erwartet euch:

Musik! Essen! Getränke! Mehr Details zu diesen Dingen folgen in Kürze.Am Nachmittag gibt es einige ruhige und Bastel-Aktivitäten, um den Space kennenzulernen, oder gemeinsam auf Sofas und im Garten abzuhängen. Die Aktivitäten sind kinderfreundlich!Abends: ein offenes Mic für Shines + Shoutouts – eine Gelegenheit, unsere Erfolge gemeinsam zu feiern und uns gegenseitig anzufeuern, vor allem, weil wir während der Pandemie nicht dazu gekommen sind, solche Feiern abzuhalten.Nachts: Karaoke!Und natürlich einige Überraschungen 🙂

Bei dieser “3G”-Veranstaltung können wir endlich die Gesellschaft der anderen persönlich genießen. Vergesst eure Maske nicht!

Wir können es kaum erwarten, dich dort zu sehen. 🎉

ÜBER AEQUA-VERANSTALTUNGEN

Weitere Informationen über Veranstaltungen im aequa Community Center – einschließlich Informationen über sichere Räume (“safer spaces”) und der Barrierefreitheit – findest du hier.

KOMM GUT NACH HAUSE

Da es sich um eine vor Ort Veranstaltung im aequa CC handelt, bieten wir “Komm-Gut-Nach-Haus” an. Personen, die einem Risiko ausgesetzt sind, können Spenden aus der Komm-Gut-Nach-Haus-Dose dafür nutzen, sicher nach Hause zu kommen: für eine Taxifahrt, ein Ticket für öffentliche Verkehrsmittel, eine Mitfahrgelegenheit usw.

Du kannst die Spende nutzen, indem du bei einer aequa Veranstaltung die zuständige Person im aequa CC ansprichst. Diese wird dir mit den Spenden helfen, ohne jegliche Gegenfragen zu stellen.

Du kannst dieses Projekt unterstützen, indem du etwas Bargeld in die Spendendose wirfst. Herzlichen Dank dafür!

Neurodivergent Mutual Support - early November
2021-11-03 19:00 - 21:00
RSVP here to join and get the video conference link. https://airtable.com/shrLpVNPfUKPLu8FJWednesday, November 3rd 20217pm-9pm Berlin time (UTC+1)OnlineJoin us for the next meeting of our Neurodivergent Peer Support Group! (More information on Neurodiversity here and here)This group will be held in English.WHAT IS A PEER SUPPORT GROUP?Peer Support Groups are a chance for a group of individuals with a common experience (in this case being neurodivergent) to collaborate to solve problems they share. We will be able to voice our challenges, and then be giving each other feedback, advice and ideas to help us conquer them. This is a great opportunity to help someone struggling with the same challenges or share how you overcame them.This is the pilot meeting in our newly founded Neurodivergent Peer Support Group. Our aim is to co-organise these meetings as a group and maintain its horizontal structure, so anyone is welcome to step up as a facilitator. No prior experience with facilitation is needed. It’s a valuable skill for anyone and we will teach you how to do it in the safe space of the group.HOW IT WORKSWe’ll kick off the the group by having a structured conversation led by facilitators where everyone can introduce themselves, and share either their struggles or experiences around living their life as a neurodivergent individual. We’ll then brainstorm possible ways how to support each other and decide on the future development and structure of this group. There will be a 10-minute access break in the middle of the session.WHO IS THE PEER SUPPORT GROUP FOR?aequa Peer Support Groups give folks with certain affinities (for example: similar interests, challenges or experiences) the chance to offer mutual support in the form of peer-to-peer mentorship, feedback, advice and discussion. This also gives a forum to wrestle with how those with shared challenges or advantages can help to build a more equitable future for all.WHO CAN JOIN?The Neurodivergent Peer Support Group is for anyone who is neurodivergent regardless of official diagnoses or lack thereof. Neurotypical people with neurodivergent partners or kids are welcome too.This meetup is for anyone with an open, respectful, and collaborative mindset.Prior attendance of a PSG meetup or aequa event is not required.RSVP here to join and get the Zoom link. https://airtable.com/shrLpVNPfUKPLu8FJABOUT AEQUAaequa is a community for social equity — a network of people united by our shared vision of a world in which everyone can thrive. We co-create spaces for mutual support, collective empowerment, and collaborative action. With diverse experiences and perspectives, we are brought together by our desire to learn, and to share what we have learned on our individual journeys. Together, we explore both our individual potential and our collective power.More information about aequa events here.

Equity Reading Circle - early November
2021-11-01 19:00 - 21:00
aequa Equity Book Circle is a space dedicated to learning, connecting, exchanging, and engaging with the social movement work we believe in. We come to this circle because there is a lot we don’t know, and exploring together feels rewarding in a special way. We also come to this circle because we don’t want our individual & communal knowledge gaps to remain an excuse that stops us from being active.

Our work aims at sharing resources, testing structures, reaffirming motivations, visiting history, finding focus, encouraging curiosity. In the past, we’ve dug into the subjects such as: climate justice, queer & feminist approaches to movement work, materialist “spirituality” for responding to change, stories of refugee women in Germany, education as a tool for liberation, poetry attending to the postcolonial world. A central agreement we have is based on mutual aid: we aim to make room for everyone’s fluctuating capacity, so that we each alternately feed and get fed by the group’s energy.

Want to join? Respond to this email or write hello@aequa.cc to be added to our list.

Our next book is Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight For Sex Workers’ Rights by Molly Smith and Juno Mac

Action Teams - October edition
2021-10-26 19:00 - 21:00
Doors open at 6.30!

Action Teams is a give-get creative exchange with a small team of participants. You give your feedback, advice and ideas to help others break through current challenges on the way to a reach a goal. In exchange, they help you break through your current challenges, too. Together, we grow. 🌱 🌿

Whether you are just arrived in Berlin and need to jump start your life here, or if you’re thinking about a career shift, a change in relationship status, leaving a bad habit behind, adding a new family member, transitioning to a new state of being or just finding more time for the most essential things — you can bring both personal and professional challenges to your Action Team to try to break through to the next level.

The workshop will be in English.

Cost: €5/10/15 (Discount / Standard / Solidarity)

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Sign up here:https://airtable.com/shrxN15toOSHZy8M8

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The session lasts 2 hours, during which each member gets to outline a personal challenge to the group in a timed session.

Then your Team will have time to share their solutions, ideas, tips, resources or other gifts to help you face your challenge.

It’s about accountability, inspiration, connection and — of course — action.

Please note that while we do hold space for feelings, emotions and memories that might come up during our workshops naturally, the scope of the Action Teams format does not extend to offering professional psychological support for processing personal traumas. In case you do need some professional support or counselling to address trauma and need to be pointed in the right direction, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us and we are happy to share resources.

Feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions:hello@aequa.cc

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Limit to 12 per session due to social distancing requirements. Masks will be worn when moving around the space. Registration is required.

This meetup is for anyone with an open, respectful and collaborative mindset. That said, these gatherings do try to center those who are usually marginalised. Read our Mutual Respect and Safer spaces policy and access information here.

Breathwork with Anja (Pin Primrose) - October
2021-10-20 19:00 - 20:30
Anja is a breathwork* teacher and herbalist based in the UK. They offer group and 1:1 online breathwork sessions including LGBTQIA only spaces and breathwork with herbs. They are kindly offering monthly breathwork sessions to raise funds for aequa.

Next session: October 20th, 7pm-8.15pm, Berlin time (CEST)

This event will be in English and online.

Sign up here

These sessions are offered on a sliding scale from 5€ (discount ticket) to 20€ (solidarity ticket) and all funds raised will go to the aequa save-our-space fund. No-one turned away for lack of funds – if you can’t afford a discount ticket, feel free to email us and we sort you out with a free ticket (hello@aequa.cc).

We will email information for payment after you’ve signed up. We’ll send out the zoom link to participants on the day of the event.

More information on Anja’s work here: https://www.pinprimrose.co.uk/breathwork/

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*Breathwork is an active guided breathing meditation. It bypasses the brain and lets us feel and clear any blocks or stuck emotions that are draining our life force. It enables us to access the wisdom within us and deepen our connection to source.

Neurodivergent Mutual Support Group - mid October
2021-10-20 16:00 - 18:00
RSVP here to join and get the video conference link. https://airtable.com/shrLpVNPfUKPLu8FJ

Wednesday, October 20th 20214pm-6pm Berlin time (UTC+1)Online

Join us for the next meeting of our Neurodivergent Peer Support Group! (More information on Neurodiversity here and here)

This group will be held in English.

WHAT IS A PEER SUPPORT GROUP?

Peer Support Groups are a chance for a group of individuals with a common experience (in this case being neurodivergent) to collaborate to solve problems they share. We will be able to voice our challenges, and then be giving each other feedback, advice and ideas to help us conquer them. This is a great opportunity to help someone struggling with the same challenges or share how you overcame them.

This is the pilot meeting in our newly founded Neurodivergent Peer Support Group. Our aim is to co-organise these meetings as a group and maintain its horizontal structure, so anyone is welcome to step up as a facilitator. No prior experience with facilitation is needed. It’s a valuable skill for anyone and we will teach you how to do it in the safe space of the group.

HOW IT WORKS

We’ll kick off the the group by having a structured conversation led by facilitators where everyone can introduce themselves, and share either their struggles or experiences around living their life as a neurodivergent individual. We’ll then brainstorm possible ways how to support each other and decide on the future development and structure of this group. There will be a 10-minute access break in the middle of the session.

WHO IS THE PEER SUPPORT GROUP FOR?

aequa Peer Support Groups give folks with certain affinities (for example: similar interests, challenges or experiences) the chance to offer mutual support in the form of peer-to-peer mentorship, feedback, advice and discussion. This also gives a forum to wrestle with how those with shared challenges or advantages can help to build a more equitable future for all.

WHO CAN JOIN?

The Neurodivergent Peer Support Group is for anyone who is neurodivergent regardless of official diagnoses or lack thereof. Neurotypical people with neurodivergent partners or kids are welcome too.

This meetup is for anyone with an open, respectful, and collaborative mindset.

Prior attendance of a PSG meetup or aequa event is not required.

RSVP here to join and get the Zoom link. https://airtable.com/shrLpVNPfUKPLu8FJ

ABOUT AEQUA

aequa is a community for social equity — a network of people united by our shared vision of a world in which everyone can thrive. We co-create spaces for mutual support, collective empowerment, and collaborative action. With diverse experiences and perspectives, we are brought together by our desire to learn, and to share what we have learned on our individual journeys. Together, we explore both our individual potential and our collective power.

More information about aequa events here.

Equity Reading Circle - mid October
2021-10-18 19:00 - 21:00

Volunteer Sunday
2021-10-17 14:00 - 18:00
Get in touch at hello [at] aequa [dot] cc for more details or to come and join us cleaning and renovating the community centre! 💕

aequa Radio on Refuge Worldwide
2021-10-15 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-09-10 15:00 - 16:00
Live from Oona Bar at 15:00!

Tune in at https://refugeworldwide.com/ or join us in person at the bar

This month’s theme is STORYTELLING

Neurodivergent Mutual Support Group - early October
2021-10-06 19:00 - 21:00
RSVP here to join and get the video conference link. https://airtable.com/shrLpVNPfUKPLu8FJ

Wednesday, October 6th 20217pm-9pm Berlin time (UTC+1)Online

Join us for the next meeting of our Neurodivergent Peer Support Group! (More information on Neurodiversity here and here)

This group will be held in English.

WHAT IS A PEER SUPPORT GROUP?

Peer Support Groups are a chance for a group of individuals with a common experience (in this case being neurodivergent) to collaborate to solve problems they share. We will be able to voice our challenges, and then be giving each other feedback, advice and ideas to help us conquer them. This is a great opportunity to help someone struggling with the same challenges or share how you overcame them.

This is the pilot meeting in our newly founded Neurodivergent Peer Support Group. Our aim is to co-organise these meetings as a group and maintain its horizontal structure, so anyone is welcome to step up as a facilitator. No prior experience with facilitation is needed. It’s a valuable skill for anyone and we will teach you how to do it in the safe space of the group.

HOW IT WORKS

We’ll kick off the the group by having a structured conversation led by facilitators where everyone can introduce themselves, and share either their struggles or experiences around living their life as a neurodivergent individual. We’ll then brainstorm possible ways how to support each other and decide on the future development and structure of this group. There will be a 10-minute access break in the middle of the session.

WHO IS THE PEER SUPPORT GROUP FOR?

aequa Peer Support Groups give folks with certain affinities (for example: similar interests, challenges or experiences) the chance to offer mutual support in the form of peer-to-peer mentorship, feedback, advice and discussion. This also gives a forum to wrestle with how those with shared challenges or advantages can help to build a more equitable future for all.

WHO CAN JOIN?

The Neurodivergent Peer Support Group is for anyone who is neurodivergent regardless of official diagnoses or lack thereof. Neurotypical people with neurodivergent partners or kids are welcome too.

This meetup is for anyone with an open, respectful, and collaborative mindset.

Prior attendance of a PSG meetup or aequa event is not required.

RSVP here to join and get the Zoom link. https://airtable.com/shrLpVNPfUKPLu8FJ

ABOUT AEQUA

aequa is a community for social equity — a network of people united by our shared vision of a world in which everyone can thrive. We co-create spaces for mutual support, collective empowerment, and collaborative action. With diverse experiences and perspectives, we are brought together by our desire to learn, and to share what we have learned on our individual journeys. Together, we explore both our individual potential and our collective power.

More information about aequa events here.

Equity Reading Circle - early October
2021-10-04 19:00 - 21:00
aequa Equity Book Circle is a space dedicated to learning, connecting, exchanging, and engaging with the social movement work we believe in. We come to this circle because there is a lot we don’t know, and exploring together feels rewarding in a special way. We also come to this circle because we don’t want our individual & communal knowledge gaps to remain an excuse that stops us from being active.

Our work aims at sharing resources, testing structures, reaffirming motivations, visiting history, finding focus, encouraging curiosity. In the past, we’ve dug into the subjects such as: climate justice, queer & feminist approaches to movement work, materialist “spirituality” for responding to change, stories of refugee women in Germany, education as a tool for liberation, poetry attending to the postcolonial world. A central agreement we have is based on mutual aid: we aim to make room for everyone’s fluctuating capacity, so that we each alternately feed and get fed by the group’s energy.

Want to join? Respond to this email or write hello@aequa.cc to be added to our list.

Neurodivergent Mutual Support Group - mid September
2021-09-15 16:00 - 18:00
RSVP here to join and get the Zoom link. https://airtable.com/shrLpVNPfUKPLu8FJ

Wednesday, September 15th 20214pm-6pm Berlin time (UTC+1)On Zoom

Join us for the next meeting of our Neurodivergent Peer Support Group! (More information on Neurodiversity here and here)

This group will be held in English.

WHAT IS A PEER SUPPORT GROUP?

Peer Support Groups are a chance for a group of individuals with a common experience (in this case being neurodivergent) to collaborate to solve problems they share. We will be able to voice our challenges, and then be giving each other feedback, advice and ideas to help us conquer them. This is a great opportunity to help someone struggling with the same challenges or share how you overcame them.

This is the pilot meeting in our newly founded Neurodivergent Peer Support Group. Our aim is to co-organise these meetings as a group and maintain its horizontal structure, so anyone is welcome to step up as a facilitator. No prior experience with facilitation is needed. It’s a valuable skill for anyone and we will teach you how to do it in the safe space of the group.

HOW IT WORKS

We’ll kick off the the group by having a structured conversation led by facilitators where everyone can introduce themselves, and share either their struggles or experiences around living their life as a neurodivergent individual. We’ll then brainstorm possible ways how to support each other and decide on the future development and structure of this group. There will be a 10-minute access break in the middle of the session.

WHO IS THE PEER SUPPORT GROUP FOR?

aequa Peer Support Groups give folks with certain affinities (for example: similar interests, challenges or experiences) the chance to offer mutual support in the form of peer-to-peer mentorship, feedback, advice and discussion. This also gives a forum to wrestle with how those with shared challenges or advantages can help to build a more equitable future for all.

WHO CAN JOIN?

The Neurodivergent Peer Support Group is for anyone who is neurodivergent regardless of official diagnoses or lack thereof. Neurotypical people with neurodivergent partners or kids are welcome too.

This meetup is for anyone with an open, respectful, and collaborative mindset.

Prior attendance of a PSG meetup or aequa event is not required.

RSVP here to join and get the Zoom link. https://airtable.com/shrLpVNPfUKPLu8FJ

ABOUT AEQUA

aequa is a community for social equity — a network of people united by our shared vision of a world in which everyone can thrive. We co-create spaces for mutual support, collective empowerment, and collaborative action. With diverse experiences and perspectives, we are brought together by our desire to learn, and to share what we have learned on our individual journeys. Together, we explore both our individual potential and our collective power.

More information about aequa events here.

Summer picnic - Wedding edition (now Sept 3)
2021-09-03 17:00 - 21:00
Join us for an aequa summer picnic next to Plötzensee to connect, meet like-minded people and have fun.

☀️ UPDATE 25.08.21☀️Due to bad weather forecast for Friday, August 27th, we are postponing this event by one week to Friday, September 3rd. If the weather is nice, we will stick to our plan to meet at Plötzensee — see below for maps to where we will meet. In case of rain, we will do a limited-capacity potluck dinner at aequa Community Centre, Exerzierstr. 14, 13357. Covid test would be required for indoor event in case of rain.

Either way, bring your friends & food and drinks to share 🧺🍉🎂

📚 BOOK SWAP 📚You can also participate in our BOOK SWAP as part of this event. Do you have books or zines related to topics like social equity, social justice, mutual aid, radical/collective organising, queer liberation, environmental justice, or any books written by folks from underrepresented identities? Bring them along to the picnic and you can swap with someone for books you haven’t read before! This is a great way to meet someone new and have books to talk about together. Please note that you will be responsible for following up with this person to get your books back if you want to hold onto them long term. Or you can donate them to the aequa Library.

In case of rain, check back here or on our instagram or this page to find out about a new date.

Covid precautions:

bring your own blanket, (limit 4 people per big blanket)this event is outdoors and in a public place, but we strongly recommend getting a negative covid-19 test within 24 hours to keep it as safe as possible
