4️⃣3️⃣ Bunker App, Bomb Shelters, Giséle Pelicot on Vogue & More Germany's News in English, Jobs, Housing Offers and This Week's Events in Berlin
Hello dear IWBies ✨
We are back in sending the newsletter on Sundays, yay! And you know what? This week a lot of people came to me to tell me they DO READ this part of the newsletter. I’m kinda shocked 😅 Tbh, I’ve been thinking about turning this little section into a 5min podcast telling a little bit about what’s going on behind IWB narrator voice: it will be longer than 5 mins. What do you think about that? Let me know by replying this email :) And reminder we still have 2 amazing events coming up! Join us, I would love to meet you, I swear!
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Have a great week and see you next time!
Bruna 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:
😰 Germany's Plan to Protect You: App and Shelters That Could Save Lives
📉 Germany’s Economy Falls Short in Q3 2024: A Sign of Deeper Troubles?
💰 In an interview with Tagesspiegel, mayor of Berlin Kai Wegner has appealed to the federal government to impose stricter rent controls.
💛 Romantic relationships at work are not uncommon in Germany.
💪 Ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel defends legacy in new memoir
🤔 Did you know that? Germany needs 288.000 foreign works every day
❤️ Gisèle Pelicot: From Survivor to Vogue Germany Cover Star
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👉 Week from the December 2nd to the December 8th - Berlin is a city full with events to suit all tastes. Here are some highlights that we think you and your friends would enjoy:
💖 IWB EVENT - SOON: Fertility & Egg Freezing Fireside Chat with Ovom, on the 10th! Super important topic for people in their 20s, 30s, 40s and more.
🎄 And our Xmas Party is on the 20th at Jane and the Jam!
🇧🇷 Don't miss the last Roda de Feijoada of the year! Code IWB for discount!
🥰
is hosting an exciting FREE local designers market on Dec 6 in central Berlin to celebrate the launch of their new online marketplace.💻 Silicon Allee monthly meet-up, on the 3rd
🎪 THE ROCK'N'ROLL FREAK BURLESQUE CIRCUS is back!
👩💻 It’s time to bring all Sex Tech enthusiasts together!
🇮🇳 Dive into the vibrant world of Bollywood with BOLLYWOOD PARTY / INDIAN NIGHT IN BERLIN
💆♀️ 2025- What are we manifesting? - Vision Board Workshop
🩰 Forget everything you ever thought you knew about ballet and let yourself be seduced anew in "A Techno Ballet Odyssey."
🎊 Silly Little Rave is back on Friday December 6th.
💊 Dive into Berlin’s underground groove at Zur Klappe this December 7th, 2024, as Acid Babies return to bring a night of Chicago house like no other.
👉 For more events during the week, check out our Instagram Stories! ✨
👩🍳 No Shame - Vulva, Baking edition
🍾 Sean's Legendary Champagne vs English Sparkling Wine Tasting
📸 Art Evening: Rinko Kawauchi – A Journey Through Stillness and Light
👩💼 Expat Freelancer Networking Event
🇮🇹 Italian Market Christmas Festival, 7 and 8 December
🤘 ROCKSTAR GIRLFRIENDS, the first FLINTA* party focusing on rock music, alternative and pop-punk
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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:
🤔 “I've noticed in this group that quite a few of us women go to therapy, read, work on ourselves before getting into a relationship and then I wonder why when the other party doesn't do the same?”
🎁 “Recommendations for a gift for a nine years old girl”
👩🍼 “Maternity leave activities”
💋 “Where do you meet new guys except of dating platforms?”
🎧 “Recommendation of noise cancelling headphones”
🎨 “Interesting art classes or workshops in Berlin.”
👗 Where rent closes for a photoshoot?
❤️🩹 “Having crushes while in a long distance relationship”
🎄 “Xmas and birthday small gift ideas”
🧥 “Where can I found a warm classy mantel here in berlin?”
👀 “If Berlin was a person - what they would be like?”
😢 “Self-esteem dilemma”
⚠️ “I’m finding myself drinking a lot and I think I have a problem”
💔 What do you think about sexless (non-assexual) relationships?
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 subletting my lovely apartment in Prenzlauer Berg, near to Kastanienallee and Kollwitzplatz.”
“One of my friends is looking for a roommate urgently cos his former roommate decided to leave the place without warning. It’s a big room near rosenthalerplatz mitte.”
“PRIVATE ROOM IN A SHARED FLAT ROSENTHALER PLATZ”
“PET-FRIENDLY APARTMENT!”
“Are you looking for a bright & big apartment near to Berlin but far from the chaos?”
“My room will be available soon. It's a 4-person WG located in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg.”
“Shared One Room Apartment in Prenzlauer berg near S Prenzlauer Allee.”
“Cosy 3 rooms Apartment With a separate living room”
“Room Available in Friedrichshain (Near Boxhagener Platz)”
“Apartment for sublet with contract transfer available ASAP”
“Subletting with Anmeldung a 1.5 room apartment close to U Spittelmarkt (5 mins from Alexanderplatz) for one person!”
“I'm subletting my lovely apartment in the Kreukölln neighborhood near Maybachufer.”
“Subletting my studio apartment location in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. - From now until the end of June.”
“I’m subletting my flat in the south of Berlin / Tempelhof from January to April 2025 (possibly also from the end of December until May 2025, which is not quite sure yet).”
“I’m subletting my peaceful and fully furnished apartment 65sqm Apartment in Reinickendorf from December 19th to April 30th (possibility to extend!)”
“My flatmate is renting up his room in Sonnenallee , very nice new apartment 5 mins away from Hermannplatz”
“My room will be available in a big shared flat in Wedding starting from 16th of January til 10th of June!”
“For a minimum of 6 months or even longer (starting December 15, 2024) I sublet my bright, lovingly furnished apartment”
“I am subletting my cozy one bedroom apartment for 2-3 months, around January - March 2025 (with flexibility)”
“Our place in Berlin-Neukölln will be available from the 23rd of December to the 22nd of March: 60 m², two rooms, fully furnished, and at a fair price.”
👉 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!
Check out what our IWB team is reading, or find it interesting and wants to share with you:
💖 Our last F*cked-Up Stories Night or the year was AMAZING. Check out what our attendees are saying about it :)
🥰 How did “Friendsgiving” became so popular?
🇦🇺 Australia is banning social media for people below 16yo - What do you think about it? And what Germany is thinking about it?
👍 Oh wow! Reality TV shows are introducing “consent buttons”
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 💖
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✅ Facebook Anonymous post, as much as you want
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Wishing you a fantastic week ahead! 💖
Warm regards from the IWB Team
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