aequa

Equity Reading Circle - early October
2021-10-04 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? Respond to this email or write hello@aequa.cc to be added to our list.

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.

aequa Radio on Refuge Worldwide
2021-10-15 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

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! 💕

Equity Reading Circle - mid October
2021-10-18 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

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.

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.

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.
