Five-part workshop series with Neo Seefried & guests

In a closed group of up to 30 queer participants, we will explore how storytelling can transform conflicts – both personally and collectively. We will create a safe space where queer voices meet, differences remain visible, and new forms of connection can emerge.

📅 Meeting: 21.09.25 – 19.10.25 – 30.11.25 – 23.01.26 – 13.02.26
📍 Village Berlin

What we explore:

• How can we live conflicts differently?

• What does queer experience teach us about the art of arguing and the joy of irritation?

• How can radical empathy help us endure contradictions and turn them into something productive?

Practices:

• Storytelling in a Fishbowl Format

• Embodied Listening – Perceiving Differences Through the Body

• Mindfulness and Circle Practices

• Visioning: Queer Future Visions Beyond Consensus, Yet Rooted in Vulnerability and Care

Our Guest Facilitators:

Sonntag, 21. September 2025: Mark Pertuis – Queer Mama e.V.
Sonntag, 19. Oktober 2025: Mati Klitgård – Gay Consent Lab
Sonntag, 30. November 2025: Pansy – Let’s talk about sex and drugs
Freitag, 23. Januar 2026: Merten Legatz – Dozent an der TU, spezialisiert auf Queer Worldmaking
Freitag, 13. Februar 2026: Olympia Bukkakis – Drag-Performer*in und Aktivist*in

Participation by registration only – limited spaces available. In case you missed one of the sessions, you can join for the next sessions.

Not in Berlin? Your story still matters.

To allow people outside of Berlin to take part in the project, a digital story archive is being created. Through the online form, queer individuals can submit their personal stories – anonymously or with their name. This collection will become a living archive of queer memory, resilience, and contradictions. It demonstrates the diversity of conflict experiences and invites us to understand them not as rupture, but as a source of strength and community.

Here you can share your story:

Three sessions for professional exchange on the topic of conflicts as opportunity

📅 Dates: 20. October | 10. November | 1. December

In this working group, we bring together committed individuals from various organizations and communities. Moderated by Rashin Rejaei Mardakhi (mediator, coach, supervisor) and Jan Großer (psychiatrist & psychotherapist), participants will explore strategies for using conflicts constructively – as a driver for empowerment, resilience, and collective action. The working group is aimed at individuals representing their organization or initiative and who can attend all three sessions. Participation is free, and spaces are limited.

Thematic Focus Areas:

Session 1: Monday, October 20, 1:30–5:30 PM
Focus: Orientation and Strategies for Handling Conflicts

Session 2: Monday, November 10, 1:30–5:30 PM
Focus: Individual and Collective Conflict Resolution Strategies

Session 3: Monday, December 1, 1:30–5:30 PM
Focus: Reframing Conflicts to Make Them Productive

Anmeldung bitte bis zum 30. September per Mail an: info@wearevillage.org

For questions, comments, or feedback regarding the working group, you can use this contact form:

We’d love to hear from you. Your insights will help us understand how conflicts arise in the queer community, what support might be missing, and how we can develop initiatives to better empower LGBTQIA+ individuals.
We would like to know where and how conflicts show up in your life, what strategies you use to navigate them, and what would make you feel more supported in those moments.

At the conclusion of the project, the results will be presented on December 6, 2025 in a public live event at Village Berlin – a space for meeting, exchange, and celebrating queer conflict cultures.

Concept by Kai Ehrhardt & Neo Seefried

Hosted by we are village | queer matters gGmbH

Supported by the Berlin Senate Department for the Interior and Sports – Berlin State Commission Against Violence