2️⃣0️⃣ Merz Elected, AfD Label Dropped, Summer Night Trains, “Auswander-O-Mat” + More Weekly Berlin and Germany Highlights (Jobs, Housing and More!)
Happy Mother’s Day, IWBies
We hope you had the privilege of spending today with your mom—or at least gave her a call. For many of us immigrants, days like this can be bittersweet. Being far from family on important dates is tough, but we hope you spent it with your chosen family, or your biological one if you’re lucky enough to be close.
While putting together this week’s event guide, we had one of those classic “yep, that’s why we’re in Berlin” moments. The diversity of things happening here is sometimes just surreal.
Cosplay events? Yep. Queer Latinx gatherings? Of course.
Eye contact experiments? Eurovision viewing parties? Terrace openings? Yes, yes, and yes. Zalando & Converse activations, speed dating for friends and FLINTA hookups, an ice cream fest, a totally free festival for jobs and services in Berlin? ALL of it and much more are happening this week. Berlin can be tough—but damn, it can be magical too.
With love,
Bruna and your IWB Team 💖
PS. Don’t forget to check out our upcoming IWB event!
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:
😮💨 After controversy among Germans, AfD party's 'extremist' label suspended
✈️ Leaving Germany? Stern launches “Auswander-O-Mat” to help you choose where next
🚋 What are the most popular and cheapest night trains from Germany this summer?
💪 How Black Germans fight for recognition of Nazi-era crimes
😓 “Bist du Ausländer?”: German held after targeting foreigners with rifle
🐶 Half of Berlin’s pet dogs kept illegally due to owners “boycotting” registration
🚨 THIS TUESDAY! 👉 IWB EVENT: Your Fertility Questions Answered by Experts from Ovom Care
💬 1 in 6 are affected by infertility—let’s talk about it! Infertility is more common than you think, and yet so few of us talk about it openly. Whether you’re trying to conceive, considering egg freezing, or just exploring your options, you deserve honest answers in a supportive space. 👉Join us and fertility care experts from Ovom on May 13th for an empowering conversation about:
✨ IVF, IUI, ROPA & donor programs
✨ Legal and financial aspects of fertility care in Europe
✨ What options exist for LGBTQ+ families
✨ When to seek help (hint: earlier than you might think!)
PS. If you signed up for our IWB membership or filled out our survey, you'll get a code for free entry to the event 😘
👉 Week from May, the 12th to May, the 18th - Berlin is a city full with events to suit all tastes. Here are some highlights that we think you and your friends would enjoy:
😍 If you need a new job, or get to know new services and products that can make your life better in Berlin, you NEED to go to the IamExpat Fair, on the 17th May. And it’s all FREE! Get your ticket here.
🖼️ BeMarket: local art & design market at Vagabund Brauerei Kesselhaus - May 18
💥 For all the creators, makers and innovators - you’re invited to Converse x Zalando Experience! - May 12
🏳️🌈 Queer Night Market Berlin: DJ workshops, music & street food - May 16
🕯️ Dia dos Pretos Velhos – Eine Hommage an die Vorfahren - May 13
💃🏽 3 Years of Forró di Kenga, at Clärchens Ballroom - May 14
✨ Have you seen this new La Maison in Nk? And this new foodcourt in Potsdamer Platz?
✨Want to advertise with us? Let’s talk, click here!
IWB, with +40k 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:
🐶 “Dogs: what are the pros and cons if you adopt here in Berlin?”
🤰 “Any ladies in this group expecting? I am for the first time and am finding it pretty lonely without other moms to talk to.”
🧴 “I’m looking for recommendations for a great cellulite treatment”
😔 “I feel so incredibly unfulfilled in my relationship with my baby’s dad”
🚲 “What can I do to protect my bike from getting stolen generally?”
💪 “I'm 37 years old and I want to start doing sports and being active”
👙 “Where someone can measure me and tell me what bra size to buy, because I don't have the slightest clue.”
😬 “How is it possible that so many people are unemployed and without a job?”
👋🏼 “I desperately need recommendations for a good HAND CREAM”
🧐 “Question to couples without kids: How is your life, do you feel like you are missing out on something dramatically?”
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:
“If anyone is looking for a room in Charlottenburg or knows someone who is, let me know!”
“Due to a last minute cancellation i have studio in Schöneweide, lovely area from May 20th until July (exact date tbd)”
“I’m subletting my furnished bedroom in Kreuzberg for 3 months.”
“Two-rooms and private bathroom in shared 165 sqm. flat in Schöneberg. Anmeldung possible.”
“Sublet one of two rooms in my lovely, bright flat for a 6 month period”
“Looking for a new flatmate – large sunny flat in Friedrichshain (from Aug 1 but can be sooner for the right person)”
“My apartment is available for 3 month sublet in Friedrichshain”
👉 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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