0️⃣1️⃣ IWB News Weekly: Changes in February, Jobs & Housing Offers and Exciting events for the Week
0️⃣1️⃣ IWB News Weekly: Changes in February, Jobs & Housing Offers and Exciting events for the Week
👋 Welcome to our IWB newsletter
Hello dear IWBies ✨
Guess what? Today’s a big day for us at International Women in Berlin (IWB) – we’re hitting 'send' on our very first newsletter, and you’re all in for a treat ✨
Every Sunday, IWB News Weekly will bring you the latest important German news, tips about what to do, where to go, highlights from our community, and even jobs and housings offers! 🤩
Our goal is to help you kickstart your week and succeed in Berlin, one newsletter at a time. We're bringing you crucial info, support, and even a bit of entertainment – why not? 🥰
Sounds good, right?👍 Feel free to invite your friends to the party!
So get cozy and let’s jump into it!
Bruna & the IWB team 💖
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As immigrants, it's important to stay informed about what's happening in Germany. Here are the most important news updates you should be aware of:
🐻 Berlin was named the third best city in the world - Do you agree?
❤️ Good news: Germany: Anti-far right protests spread to rural areas
✈️ New transportation strikes - this time, airports are also joining
✌️ Decolonising Berlin: Why renaming some streets and other actions are important for the city’s future
👯♀️ Government wants to better protect pregnant women from harassment by anti-abortionists
🇩🇪 Everything that changes in Germany and Berlin, in February 2024
👩💻 Should would-be migrant workers worried by growing racism in Germany?
📉 German inflation falls to the lowest value since June 2021
🤎 Black History Month: Check out our anti-racism manifesto and resources
🛂 Dual nationality is officially a thing now!
👉 Germany just launched 4-day workweek trial
💖 Partner Time: Check out Ironhack
Ironhack, our partner with whom we have been organizing some events, is hosting an evening of free hands-on tech workshops and networking 🤩. You will be able to choose between UX/UI Design, Web Development, and Data Analytics. 👉 More info here 💙
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Berlin is a city full with events to suit all tastes. Here are some highlights that we think you and your friends would enjoy:
💥 This week, the retrospective of the Austrian feminist artist Valie Export began at C/O, running until May.
🍌 An exhibition also began on the life of activism and glamour of the iconic dancer Josephine Baker.
👗 Berlin Fashion Week happens during this week!
🐉 Happy Lunar New Year on the 10th feb! To celebrate that, Bao Gao Club will have delicious homemade Chinese food and even lion dance at Markthalle Neun.
⚡️ Light artist Christopher Bauder brings his mesmerising “Vektor” exhibition at Kraftwerk Berlin, from the 7th Feb.
👩💻 For the start-up babes, free monthly meet-up at St. Oberholz
🌸 Spring is coming! Time to fill your house with new plants! Check out this event, from the 9th to the 11th Feb.
🥞 Looking for fluffy pancakes in Berlin? In the recently opened Luuv Cafe, you can get them from 9am to 5pm!
🌱 New cute Italian botanical café opened just outside the S-bahn Schöneberg. It’s called Talea.
🥯 Beste Bagel is your new NY style bagel shop in Keuzberg, check it out!
🍦 Duo Sicilian: One of the best ice creams in town is back from the 9th!
👉 Do you have a cool event to share with us? Let us know here, and we will publish in the next newsletter - and for FREE!
IWB, with +36k members, is a very active community. Given that you might not have time to catch up on everything and some good posts may get overlooked, here are a few highlights from our group:
💙 We just opened our Linkedin thread, so women in Berlin can connect with each other professionally, check it out!
💖 The power of communities: Do you want to support IWB and get benefits in return? Subscriptions can start with only 1€(!) per month, read more about it here.
🤑 Do you need some financial accountability buddy? Check out this post, you are not the only one!
☕️ If you are a coffee lover, you should definitely check out this and this post that went viral this week.
🚿 Hard water in Berlin is terrible! Here is a good tip shared inside the IWB group.
👩💻 “TL;dr I declined a job offer but now I want it. Recruiters what do you think?”
💇♀️ “Broken” hair? How do you treat that?
💕 Let’s talk about cultural clashes inside relationships
🍸 “Cosy restaurant and cocktail bars recommendations time!”
🤤 Levantine staples (za'atar, sumak, baharat, olive oil…) and Indian paratha bread in Berlin: these are the yummiest posts of the week
💖 Partner Time: Check out Grammarly
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Looking for a place to live in this chaotic city? We've gathered some links that might help you - from women to women:
A latina mother and her teenage daughter are looking for a flat. Can you help them?
“Due to a last minute cancellation I am subletting my flat from 05.02 - 05-03. It is a spacious, 70m2 apt in Neukölln…”
“My partner and I are subletting our apartment for 6 months, possibly longer….”
“All inclusive studio with anmeldung and unlimited contract…”
“My rooms in Kreuzberg are available for rent for 2 months while I’m travelling….”
Magda, an amazing trans woman wants to move to Berlin, from Poland - can you help her?
“Sublet with anmlendung! In prenzlauer berg (kollwitzkiez) from March 17 - April 19”
“Room for rent in Wedding , from the 13 of March until the end of June.
“I’m subletting my flat in Neukölln (Leinerstraße) starting March for 6 months-1 year…”
Anyone interested in a swap Berlin-Buenos Aires?
“6 months, I would like to sublet my 2-bedroom apartment in Kreuzberg. Anmeldung is possible…”
“Subletting my apartment from end of March 2024 until the end of September 2024…”
“I’m subletting my flat for 3 months (possibly longer)…”
👉 Join our IWB Housing sister group to access more offers or to post your own - it's FREE.
A big reason why ppl move to Berlin is to get better lives. That’s totally connect with our work life. Check out these opportunities, we need more women in ALL fields:
👉 Do you have a job opening that we should feature here?
Let us know here - it's FREE!
Check out what our IWB team is reading, or find it interesting and wants to share with you:
🌡️ Yes, Jeremy Allen White for CK is HOT. But have you seen this BRLO ad?
😍 And have you seen both ads side by side?
💊 Glucose Goddess is releasing an anti-spike glucose pill that you should take before eating carbs or sugar… Hmmm, we are curious about it…
📺 To watch on Netflix: who said that love stories are only for love birds? Nyad is about friendship and ambitious women conquering things together
💄 People are going nuts about the Pat MacGrath porcelain effect make-up, presented in the last Maison Margiela catwalk.
😳 Have you seen the whole thing about Taylor Swift and deep fake video? Super important topic for all women.
🏖️ In case you already want to plan your summer trips, here are the best European beaches of 2024.
💙 Here is a cool interview with tips about leveling-up your Linkedin game, since it’s an important resource to get a job in Germany.
💡 We’ve been seeing a lot of light design deco tips on reels and on tik-tok and we are here for that. Just so cozy!
🎵 Are you excited with Adele is coming to Germany?
We are very happy and proud to get msgs like this, thank you! 💖
To run IWB, there’s a group of 6 women, mostly women of color, taking care of different tasks to keep the whole IWB project running. As we continue to grow, our responsibilities grow as well, and we are basically doing this job that takes a lot of our energy, time and mental health for free.
”You give a little, you take a little”
Our ✨dream✨ is to keep supporting the community of women* in Berlin as much as we can, with events, helpful resources, support groups… and in return, we would get at least 1€ from each member that got something positive out of IWB. We host over 36k people right now… even if we got 20k every month, we could hire immigrant women, pay them fairly and find a small whole in the middle of the patriarchal, capitalist system that usually underpays women.
Let's be the change we want to see and not reproduce outdated and harmful systems 💖
To motivate people to support us, we are giving back some cool perks!
Check them out here:
For only 1€/Month Subscription:
✅ Facebook Anonymous post, as much as you want
✅Telegram Group divided by Kiez and other topics
✅ Your name on the new IWB “Thank you!” section
For 5€/Month Subscription:
✅ Facebook Anonymous post, as much as you want
✅Telegram Group divided by Kiez and other topics
✅ Your name on the new IWB “Thank you!” section
💖 Monthly discounts with bars, restaurants, services…
For 10€/Month Subscription:
✅ Facebook Anonymous post, as much as you want
✅Telegram Group divided by Kiez and other topics
✅ Your name on the new IWB “Thank you!” section
💖 Monthly discounts with bars, restaurants, services…
💖 Access to ALL our IWB events for free
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Wishing you a fantastic week ahead! 💖
Warm regards from the IWB Team
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