Podcast Episode #23 EquiNet Talks: Who gets funded?

September 14th, 2026

(H)Our Realities – Episode #23 on Refuge Worldwide

Find our recent (H)our Realities podcast with Jenny Petzold, certified EU fundraiser and funding expert. We were so happy to continue our conversation with Jenny, who previously joined us for a funding workshop as part of our @EquiNetde project, along with Dr. Lana Sirri, our Diversity & Inclusion Expert.

Together, we talk about what happens beyond the application form: what funders are really looking for, why some applications make it through while others don’t, and how bias, gatekeeping, and unwritten rules shape access to funding.

Importantly, we ask what it would take to make funding more accessible, transparent, and fair.

Find the conversation through the podcast link here.

Reading & Panel: Queer, Black, And Free – Navigating Race Relations and Heteronormativity in Germany & the US

Juni 23, 2023

Acclaimed author, journalist, and cabaret artist Michaela Dudley reads from her new book,Race Relations, a book of essays about racism.

Feminist Reading and Social Circle

Oktober 2, 2025

We are glad to be co-hosting the next Feminist Reading and Social Circle with yeswebleed on September 18, 2025.

EquiNet Prelaunch – End of Year Networking Event

November 3, 2025

Let’s network for equality – ending the year connected and empowered!
Economic exclusion is real, and many of us have experienced it this year.
Whether you’re a migrant or BIPOC entrepreneur, founder, freelancer, artist, or just starting out, we want to hear your needs and concerns.

Our new project EquiNet calls for more justice by empowering entrepreneurs from marginalized communities, helping businesses to turn diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into action.

Before our official launch in early 2026, join us for our End-of-Year Networking Event:
Online: Tuesday, 18 November | 18:00–19:30
In Person: Thursday, 4 December | 18:00–21:00 | BIWOC* Rising Workspace
In-person: 18th December 18:30 – 20:30 EquiNet

Let’s gather, chat, and connect with like-minded changemakers to promote equality and diversify business ecosystems!

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INTERSECTIONAL WORK & SOCIAL CLUB

BIWOC* Rising is the first intersectional work & 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.