Learning German is hard – and so is unlearning the gender binary! Join Mercedes von Kulessa (sie/dey), a German teacher for a group lesson using the curriculum dey developed into a workbook, illustrated by Louie Läuger, that includes exercises on pronouns, grammar, family members, and clever ways to avoid gendered nouns. Her publisher Polar Embassy will provide drinks and vegan treats, and the workbook will be available for sale. This event is free and open to the public. 19:00 - 19:30: Open house, snacks  19:30 - 20:00: Gender-neutral Deutsch lesson led by Mercedes & QA  20:00 - 21:00: Open house, snacks

CONEHEADS and HIGHBROWS-2 Part 1. Word'n'voice: Alexander vom Dorp, Ilia Kitup,  Alistair Noon, Felipe Sáez Riquelme, Jordan Lee Schnee. Part 2. Word'n'paper: New books and magazines: Fridolin Ganter "Hölderlin-Variationen", "Sprarbeitogik" Alex Galper "New-York - Yerevan" Alexander vom Dorp "Trümmerlust" Ilia Kitup "Kitup and his Processor" Mads Parsum "Poems from the Gutter-4: Functional Spiritualism and Body Language" Jordan Lee Schnee "Dispatches from the Southern Conelands" The GAF № 55-58 Part 3. Word'n'sound: Jordan Lee Schnee "Il gennaio sonorico e verbale"

The second book of the Food and Thought book club is Laura Esquivel’s Like Water for Chocolate. The bookclub rules are simple and as follows: Come with a general understanding of the book and a penchant for chatting. Something to nibble on is a bonus! If you’re looking to join our group of food & novel discussers, hosted by the lovely folks at Ivallan’s, check out the RSVP link on @eatonistic’s instagram.

Difficult Women Book Club is a book club for anyone who wants to discover books written by women and other FLINTA* authors. They are a global book club that started in Barcelona and now has chapters all over the world. 🌸Once a month, the Berlin chapter get together to dive into the world of literature, exploring both non-fiction and fiction! In January they’ve been reading “The vanishing Half” by Brit Bennetand and February’s book will be All about Love" by bell hooks. Anyone can join but at the moment (because of limited space), they are full. Please write to dwbc_berlin@protonmail.com to join in the future.