Transparency
Transparency is one of the core values of we are village. That is why we have joined Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft (Transparent Civil Society Initiative). We are committed to making key information about our goals, structures, decision-making processes and finances openly and comprehensibly accessible.
*Name, address and founding year
we are village | queer matters gGmbH
@Village.Berlin
Kurfürstenstraße 31-32
10785 Berlin
Germany
Email: info@wearevillage.org
Phone: +49 172 467 2037
Contact person for ITZ:
David Bitter | Communications Manager
communication@wearevillage.org
Founding year
2017 gegründet als gemeinnütziger Verein
2023 Rechtsformenwechsel zur gGmbH
Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg HRB 251583
Branding & Webdesign: Peter Keller, Menschlabor
Text: Kai Ehrhardt, Chio Schuhmacher, Daniel Plettenberg, Paul Schulz
Web Programming: Peter Keller, Bendel IT, we are village team
Fotos: J. Baptiste Huong, Rafael Medina, Harvey Rabit
Data Protection (GDPR)
Terms of Service
*Information on the organizational goals
we are village is a place and a platform where queer people can find belonging and grow.
What we do:
We engage in embodied practices, experiential learning and encounters. In addition, we create meaningful and meaning-making connections between queer issues, queer art and social change.
We organize up to 550 events a year – many of them free of charge – and provide an overview of all the offers on our project page.
For whom:
we are village promotes a welcoming climate for all ages, gender identities, bodies, sexual orientations, abilities and support needs, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and socio-economic backgrounds.
We offer events and activities for queer masculinities, queer femininities, transgender, non-binary, genderfluid, intersex and other gender non-conforming people.
Our events are aimed at specific target groups on a project basis and support them with topics such as loneliness, migration or consumption.
- Some of our events, including those related to partner work and healing, are specifically designed for gay, bi, trans and queer men* or queer masculinities.
- Others are designed for gay, bi, trans and queer women* / queer femininities
- Some events support a range of interests that include some or all gender identities, sexual orientations or go beyond them.
- Some events are aimed at all our friends, allies and the general public.
Vision:
We are helping to create a world where queer people and communities can heal and grow, strengthening society as a whole.
Mission:
we are village is a place of learning, a meeting place, a network for queer communities. Our focus is on embodied socio-cultural change, human connection and creativity. we are village empowers and inspires queer people through individual and collective participation. In this way, we are village serves as a network and resource for many people.
Structure:
we are village consists of four overlapping areas, which are organized in a members’ and sponsors’ association and a non-profit limited company:
- we are experience
Classes, Workshops, Retreats and Festivals
- we are instinct art
Exhibitions, residencies and art projects
- we are community
Social events, social platforms, benefits for members and volunteering opportunities
- we are queer matters
Social projects, activism, queer leadership
*Details of the most recent notice from the tax office regarding recognition as a tax-privileged (non-profit) corporation
Most recent notice from the tax office regarding recognition as a tax-privileged non-profit organization
Date of the most recent notice from the tax office: 25.04.2023
*Name and position of key decision-makers
Founder, shareholder and managing director: Kai Ehrhardt
Founder and shareholder: Eric Galassi (Eric Lerouge)
Size of the shareholders’ shares in the gGmbH: 50% each
see articles of association §3 Share capital and shares
*Activity report
A description of the work of all we are village projects can be found on this website and in our 2023 activity report
*Staff structure
Number of full-time employees: 7
Number of freelancers: 50
Number of part-time employees: 2
Number of volunteers: 40
*Income and expenses
Income 2023
total 327.710,76 Euro
Expenses 2023
total 321.201,91 Euro
*Affiliation with third parties under company law
Does not apply to we are village | queer matters gGmbH.
*Annual donations that account for more than ten percent of our total annual income
Names of legal entities whose annual contributions (including contributions, service charges, fees, project funds, donations, etc.) account for more than ten percent of our total annual income.
Does not apply to we are village | queer matters gGmbH.
*Reports on project progress and goals achieved
- Authentic Eros since 2002: 11 annual trainings, over 300 workshops in 10 countries, 7000 participants
- Village.Berlin since 2016: 500 memberships, 20-25 weekly events
- Stretch Festival since 2014: 29 festivals, 500 workshops and 300 instructors, 3000 participants
- Instinct Art since 2016: 18 exhibitions, 12 artist residencies, workshops and artist talks by and for artists
- Queer Matters e.V. since 2017: Non-profit fundraising and grants from the EU, the German government, the Berlin Senate, foundations and international donors