1️⃣1️⃣ Which Laws Will Remain Under the New Government? Plus: German News in English, Job and Housing Offers, and Events in Berlin This Week
Hello dear IWBies ✨
We’re a bit behind schedule this week because, honestly, we got some msgs over the weekend with some rather entitled messages about what IWB should be doing for people. We always remind everyone that we’re a small team doing our best, constantly looking for financial support to keep this work going.
Sometimes, messages like that can be discouraging—even though we know the majority of you truly appreciate what we do. And really, the best way to say thank you is by subscribing to our Ko-fi for just €1 a month. It’s not much, but if everyone pitched in, we could fairly pay the women who are currently volunteering and sacrificing their time for IWB. Seems just fair, don’t you think? :)
Thank you for being with us!
Bruna, Lindelwa and your IWB Team 💖
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:
⚡️ Women’s History: Nina Hagen, godmother of punk, turned 70 this last week!
🛂 Germany’s new coalition confirms this very important law for immigrants
🇩🇪 A Bold New Germany? The Policies Just Agreed in the Coalition Talks
😡 Who would have thought!? Uncovered abuse targeting immigrants at top German science institution
💰 Germany's Historic Debt Reform: A New Era of Spending and Controversy
👉 Underpaid? This 3-minute survey will tell you
Our friends at Handpicked Berlin are running their anonymous Salary Trends survey for the third year in a row. You can participate in just 3 minutes and help increase pay transparency in Berlin. ⤵️
👉 Week from March, the 17th to March, the 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:
📸 A World In Common. Contemporary African Photography at C/O Berlin - Mar 17
📙 Discover MBA and Masters Fair at Titanic Chaussee Hotel - Mar 19
🎤 Poetry & Hip-Hop Berlin at Privateclub (Skalitzerstr 85-86) - Mar 18
👉👉👉 WE WANT TO HEAR YOU: Take Our IWB Survey & Get a FREE Event Ticket! ✨WE JUST NEED 50 MORE PEOPLE✨
We’re working hard to make IWB even better for YOU in 2025, and we need your help! This is your chance to share your experiences as an immigrant in Berlin—tell us what’s working, what’s not, and what you’d love to see more of in our community.✨WE JUST NEED 50 MORE PEOPLE✨
🎁 BONUS: Get a FREE ticket to an IWB event! Just leave your email at the end, and we’ll send your ticket code.
😘 Let's get quizical: Find Love Edition at Petersburger Str. 74A - Mar 19
🏳️🌈 Berlin Comedy Dating Game Show: LGBTQ+ Edition at The März Bar - Mar 20
🍫 Cacao Ceremony for Equinox Extravaganza at Fincan - Mar 18
🌕 Women's Full Moon Circle at SpielRaum für Bewegung - Mar 17
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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:
🥰 “Ideas for an exciting date (something else than just a dinner or drinks) on a Thursday...”
🧆 “Anyone want to help this girl fulfil her life long goal to participate in Eid al-Fitr celebrations?”
🤰 “Any other moms in the group, feel free to message me if you want some mom friends!”
✨ “I'm 39 and recently discovered that I’m autistic and have ADHD...”
😓 “I'm writing this as I just had a doctor's appointment, which left me a bit uncomfortable…”
😤 “I had a negative experience with a therapist who left me more depressed…”
👰 “I'm going to be bridesmaid in June, and I'm kind of clueless about what to wear”
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:
Longterm: 2-room apartment available in Alt-Treptow (1,500€)
Longterm: 1-bedroom apartment available in Neukölln for 1 year (1100€)
👉 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:
👉 Do you have a job opening that we should feature here?
Let us know here - it's FREE!
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!
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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