2️⃣1️⃣ Swimming in the Spree, Far-Right 'Kingdom of Germany', E-Scooter Accidents + Weekly Berlin & Germany Highlights (Jobs, Housing & More!)
Hello again, IWBies!
We’re back with your weekly dose of Berlin and Germany news, local events, top posts from the IWB community, and of course, housing and job offers. Basically, everything you need to build a great social life and find success in Berlin.
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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:
🏊♀️ Berlin announces plan to open Spree River swimming spot in 2026
😔 “There is a culture of fear”: Berlin Four lawyer on the silencing of political demonstrations
🕯️ Holocaust survivor and public figure Margot Friedländer dies at 103
🛴 Study reveals patterns in e-scooter incidents across Germany
👏 Germany bans far-right 'Kingdom of Germany' group and arrests four of its leaders
🩸 STI Testing in Berlin is a mess: Here’s what you need to know
👉 Week from May, the 19th to May, the 25th - Berlin is a city full with events to suit all tastes. Here are some highlights that we think you and your friends would enjoy:
🇧🇷 You can already buy the tickets to the best summer festival in Berlin: Psicotrópicos by BossaFM, with brazilian vibes, at Maaya and at Neue Nationalgalerie
🎙️ Smut Slam Berlin: "USE YOUR WORDS" with The Berliner, Satisfyer and Other Nature - May 19
🇵🇹 PORTUGAL EM FESTA – Portugiesisches Kulturfest Berlin 2025 - May 24
🖌️ "Ugly Art" Drawing & Watercolour Painting Workshop! - May 21
🧠 ADHD & Neurodivergence Open Discussion, Psychologist Led - May 23
⛓️ SYMBIOTIKKA at KitKat Club: STELLA BOSSI Special - May 21
👯♀️ Corpo de Baile - May 24
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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:
💪 “Sign up this initiative to ban conversion 'therapy' across the EU”
🌎 “Have you left Berlin? I’d love to hear from those who’ve made the shift!”
🚌 “Did anyone report a bus driver before and got compensated? I need tips and tricks to get my case seriously handled”
❤️ “I’d like recommendations of small pets that I can have to fulfill the need that I have to have a pet companion”
😭 “I´m so sorry for the girl I screamed at on Tuesday on hbf”
😬 “I’ve been struggling a lot with body odor (mostly underarm)…”
🪥 “I was once in a relationship with a man who was kind in every way, but his hygiene was out of control…”
🧐 “Does anyone have experience flying within the Schengen Area with Ozempic/Mounjaro?”
💞 “Many of us are struggling to find a job, pay rent, or even afford groceries. I just want to remind you that you are not alone in this.”
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:
“Hey, I'm subleting my apartment from June till September (flexible).”
“I‘m offering a long-term room for €780 in our spacious shared flat in Friedrichshain”
“Modern Studio in Central Berlin – Available from June 1st! (with Anmeldung)”
“I am subletting a one-bedroom flat in Berlin Neukölln / Kreuzkölln, close to Maybachufer kanal. Suitable for one person.”
“A friend of mine is moving out of his appartment. He was the first tenant, so it's a new house.”
“A BIG BEDROOM in a 3-bedroom apartment is available for rent”
“Hi girls! Big bright room available until the end of the year ”
“4 rooms flat available starting in September for couple or family in Neukolln.”
👉 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
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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…
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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