2️⃣2️⃣ Hamburg Knife Attack, New Deutsche Bahn Routes + Weekly Berlin & Germany Highlights (Jobs, Housing & More!)
Hello again, IWBies!
We’ve been receiving some messages from members about certain comments in the group. So we’d like to gently remind everyone that it’s humanly impossible for our moderators to read every single comment.
As stated in our group rules, please use the report function when you come across mean comments, passive-aggressive language, or anything else that makes the space feel less safe or welcoming.
Our goal is (and has always been) to make this community better, more supportive, and inclusive for everyone. But to do that, we truly need your help.
Thanks for being here with us 💛
With love,
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:
🛤️ DB to launch night train connecting Berlin to these amazing cities!
❌ Federal police declare temporary knife ban at major Berlin train stations
🙅♀️ How European users can opt out of Meta using their data to train AI
🪖 German defense minister says military draft could return if volunteer numbers fall short
🏥 How will new reforms affect the Hausarzt system in Germany?
👶 Berlin’s growing community of doulas are offering far more than birth support
👉 Week from May, the 26th to June, the 1st - Berlin is a city full with events to suit all tastes. Here are some highlights that we think you and your friends would enjoy:
❤️🔥 Burlesque Inferno '3. Edition' - The Fusion of Drag & Burlesque - May 29
🎨 Lygia Clark. Retrospektive at Neue Nationalgalerie - from the 23d
💖 Go Mental! International Mental Health Film Festival - May 29
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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:
😤 “Gals, is it just me ?! I think Zoologischer Garten is the most stinkiest station”
🇫🇷 “Suggestion for a French restaurant, cute but not too fancy and not too expensive”
😍 “Calling All Amazing Women from the Balkans!” - give a help in this idea!
💞 “Do you text good morning & good night everyday to your boyfriend?”
😬 “I’m new to the dating scene in Berlin and I just wanted to share something that’s been on my mind.”
👩💻 “I’m looking for some insights on German hiring timelines and would love to hear your experiences.”
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’m subleting in a 2 room apartment. From June to September (flexible)”
“6-12 months sublet. 2 room. Separate kitchen. 1920s building top floor”
“A flat is available for rent in Kreuzberg (Falckensteinstrasse) for two months”
“With a friend we are moving into a newly refurbished flat and we are looking for a third roommate”
“Cozy Altbau Haven in Prenzlauer Berg - Many Dates Available!”
“Shared apartment available in stunning Graefekiez Altbau – from June/July”
👉 Join our IWB Housing sister group to access more offers or to post your own
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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