0️⃣7️⃣ One Week for the Elections, New Domestic Violence Law + More Germany's News in English, Jobs, Housing Offers and This Week's Events in Berlin
Hello dear IWBies ✨
In exactly one week, Germany will hold new elections, and let’s be honest—many of us, especially immigrants, are feeling extremely anxious. The fear of the far-right taking power is real. Maybe it won’t happen this time, but what about the next?
We’re diving deep into this topic in the first section of the newsletter, but we just want to remind you: voting is important. If you have the right to vote, please use it. Don’t sit this one out, and whatever you do, don’t vote for (far) right-wing parties—it’s like shooting yourself in the foot.
And no matter the outcome, one thing remains true: we have to keep fighting and supporting each other in our local communities. This work doesn’t end with an election.
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:
👏 Before talking about politics, let’s tal about something also very serious: Germany Passes Groundbreaking Law to Combat Domestic Violence, but Is It Enough?
📊 Elections are in the next February 23rd and here are the latest polls ahead of Germany’s snap election
💰 German election 2025: How party and campaign financing works
🗳️ Who's who in German elections and why this vote is important
🛂 Germany extends border checks amid migration debate ahead of election
🇩🇪 Everything you were afraid to ask about Germany’s election
😖 Why more young men in Germany are turning to the far right?
👀 Munich attack fuels migration debate before German elections
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👉 Week from the February 17th to the February 23rd - Berlin is a city full with events to suit all tastes. Here are some highlights that we think you and your friends would enjoy:
🍽️ From the 20th: Classic gourmet festival in Berlin: Eat Berlin
🪴 Großer Pflanzenverkauf - Berlin, from 1,99€ plants - on the 21st
👩💻 Women in Tech: Career Progression & Leadership Advancement
💿 Women in Electronic Music Premiere at Zeiss Grossplaneterium - Feb 18
🪩 Clärchens Ballhaus* - Ballhaus Disco im Spiegelsaal - Feb 21
🥵 “Steamy night of poetry, prose, and storytelling at Kinky Soul's Reading Night #25” - Feb 20
🏃♀️➡️ “Run and brunch with your friends in a different way”, on the 22nd
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📝 Creative Writing Workshop - Revive The Joy Of Writing, on the 22nd
😂 Welcome to the 6th edition of the Berlin New Stand-Up Award!
🍺 Free Beer Pong Night at Alte Kantine/ Kulturbrauerei - Feb 19
✨ FREE Les Deux x Zalando present Students of the Game hosted by the Berlin Braves
👖Berlin Swap Market Sunday Edition at Urbayn Berlin - Feb 23
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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:
💝 “We often talk about dating in Berlin—but what about meaningful friendships?”
💔 “How did you deal with grief in a relationship? Or exes in general?”
🏋️♀️ I have a question for those of you who go to the gym in the city…
😿 “I have a bf and he is very jealous…is that related to his culture?”
💃 Has anyone in Berlin come across a dancing class like this one?
🤦♀️ Micromanaging & Gaslighting in the Workplace - legal advice appreciated
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:
Sublet: Mar-Aug with the possibility of extension in Lichtenburg (998€ p/m)
Sublet: 3 months but can be extended to 12 in Tiergarten with no Anmeldung (1000€ p/m)
Longterm: flatmate wanted from 1st March in Mariendorf (580€ p/m)
Longterm: Maisonette available from 28 Feb in Friedrichschain (1200€ p/m)
Longterm: flatmate wanted from Feb 28 in Rummelsburg (€588 p/m)
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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:
📸 Do you want to see which celebs were in Berlin opening the Berlinale? Here you are :)
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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.
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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.
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Wishing you a fantastic week ahead! 💖
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