0️⃣4️⃣ Auschwitz: 80 years after its liberation, Elon's Gesture + More Germany's News in English, Jobs, Housing Offers and This Week's Events in Berlin
Hello dear IWBies ✨
First off, sorry for the delay. We had serious technical issues and lost everything we’d prepared for this email 😅. But instead of stressing out, we laughed—and we’re still laughing, just a little more relieved now. That’s the vibe we’re bringing into 2025: less drama, more resolution, and more laughs. :)
Today marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz—a moment for deep reflection. It feels especially unsettling as we witness public figures like Elon Musk openly making gestures linked to hate and extremism. These moments remind us how vital it is to stay vigilant—not to panic, but to organize and support one another.
With elections around the corner, we urge everyone in Germany (those who have the right to vote—most immigrants don’t, even though we pay the same taxes...) to vote with care. And for those with privilege—especially white Germans—please take the time to encourage and guide others toward progressive, inclusive choices. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
Bruna, Lindelwa and your 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:
🧑🔬 German experts urge Trump to reconsider the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization
💻 Germany collaborates with big tech platforms ahead of elections
🧐 …But how immigrant voters could determine the German election
🥰 Thousands march in Germany as AfD launches election campaign
✡️ Auschwitz survivors speak at 80th anniversary of liberation - check out this link with a lot of info and story about one of the worst genocides that happened in history - and maybe we can learn how to not do that again, to anybody!
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👉 Week from the January 27th to the February 02nd - Berlin is a city full with events to suit all tastes. Here are some highlights that we think you and your friends would enjoy:
🇧🇷 RODA DE FEIJOADA - Iemanjá Day, get the blessings you need for a good year! Use our discount code: IWB
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Dream: English Stand-Up Comedy | Special Recording, 1st Feb
⚧️ Transcendent Futures: the 3rd Annual Tipsy Bear Takeover of SO36
😍 Meet People Social Berlin | Cultural International Party, Jan 31st
❤️ Menstrual Cycle Learning, Jan 31st
🚨 Critical tour around the Humboldt Forum, Feb 1st
🏐 Ladies Sunday Beach Volleyball, Feb 2nd
🎶 RUN-N-RAVE, 30th Jan
👉 Our next event: IWB MeetUp & Egg Freezing & Fertility Firechat with Ovom Care 😍
💥 The classic CTM Festival started this weekend and it will go until the beginning of February
🪩 Sky-Bar Warmup - Free Entrance - DeepHouse & AfroBeat
😘 INSTINCT: An erotic dance journey, on the 29th
🎙️ Berlin Comedy Dating Game Show (Prenzlauerberg)
🇵🇸 Wafaa's songs and stories from Gaza, on the 30th
🏳️🌈 Queer Dating at Curly Bar - Lesbian Edition for cis and trans women
🤰 Birth preparation course "Happy Birthing Days" Sat+Sun (English)
🤎 Learn more about Black & Queer Feminism in Berlin, Feb 1st
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IWB, with +39k 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, from the last week:
😅 “How does one actually find a good man in Berlin/surrounding areas? The men on the dating apps are not it, respectfully“
😓 “I am looking to find out how other ladies are coping financially?”
🤦♀️ “I started a new job but it’s extremely stressful and the work environment is also toxic…”
😥 “My boyfriend and I have been trying to have a baby, but for a few months now there is no luck...”
✨ “Anyone witnessed the planet alignment from Berlin on Tuesday 21 of January?”
🖥️ “If you're an artist or in tech and need financial help, there are currently tons of grants, subsidies, and artist-in-residence programs.”
🧖♀️ Saunas and Spa in Berlin // not Vabali
🎂 “Is there anyone else here who utterly hates their “birthday”? How do you cope on that day?”
We know finding a place to stay in Berlin is a hard tasks, sometimes. That’s why we gather, every week, some links that might help you - from women to women:
“I am moving out from my room in Neukölln and they are looking for a new tenant.”
“My partner and I are renting out our cozy, bright Neukölln flat for 2 months”
“I am looking for someone to take over my apartment from 01/03.”
“Cozy Flat in the Heart of Kreuzberg – Available February & March”
“I’m looking for someone to share with me my lovely 2 room apartment for long term with Anmeldung,”
“Hello everyone, I’m subletting my lovely 2 room apartment for 4 months”
👉 Join our IWB Housing sister group to access more offers or to post your own
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:
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Check out what our IWB team is reading, or find it interesting and wants to share with you:
❤️ Kuddos to Washington bishop who asked Trump to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ and immigrant people - and he hated it!
🇨🇴 Also kuddos to the Colombian president who basically said “fuck off” in the most beautiful and latin American way ever
👚 Women are no longer dressing to appear “flattering” thin or meet conventional beauty standards - What do you think?
💰 Watch this historian calling out billionaires at their faces, at Davos
🤦♀️ Milestones in women’s history that are more recent that you thought!
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 our work, we are giving back some cool perks!
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✅Telegram Group divided by Kiez and other topics
✅ Your name on the new IWB “Thank you!” section
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✅ 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
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✅ 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…
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Wishing you a fantastic week ahead! 💖
Warm regards from the IWB Team
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