5 Year Anniversary Party & Booklet Launch

Januar 29th, 2025

**BIWOC* Rising is turning 5!**

BIWOC* Rising is celebrating five years as a safer space for empowerment, coworking, workshops, and community. On November 1st, we’re not only celebrating our 5th birthday but also the launch of two new booklets!

In this spirit, we warmly invite you to join us for this special milestone!

When: Wednesday, November 1st, 2024, from 7 PM
Where: BIWOC* Rising – Dresdener Str. 11, 10999 Berlin (backyard, 1st floor)

🥂 Spread & Sips: 18h
💬 Panel: 19h with Loubna Messaoudi, Cérise Carson & Dr. Lana Sirri
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy by Bundaskanzlerin: 20h
🎂 Birthday Cake: 20.30h
🎶 Performance by Sera: 21h
🎧 DJ Set by Saint September: 21.30h

Look forward to an evening, which will make you smile all your way home – including a talk, musical performances, delicious Gambian food, birthday cake, drinks, and a DJ set! The party is open to BIPoC and allies. Kids are very welcome!

We’re excited to celebrate with you!
Your BIWOC* Rising Team

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INTERSECTIONAL WORK & SOCIAL CLUB

BIWOC* Rising is the first intersectional co-working space & social club in Berlin and Germany. This safer space is exclusively for women, trans, inter and non-binary people who identify as Black, indigenous or of Colour! Through training programs, empowerment workshops, and a work-desk in the heart of Berlin-Kreuzberg, BIWOC* Rising is creating a new working culture – a working culture that transcends the white, homogenous, capitalist one that has been a core driver of gentrification and marginalization in Berlin.