we are village | queer matters gGmbH
@Village.Berlin
Kurfürstenstraße 31-32
10785 Berlin
Germany

Email: info@wearevillage.org
Phone: +49 172 467 2037

Articles of association including the purpose of the non-profit limited liability company

Branding & Webdesign: Peter Keller, Menschlabor
Text: Kai Ehrhardt, Chio Schuhmacher, Daniel Plettenberg, Paul Schulz
Web Programming: Peter Keller, Bendel IT, we are village team
Photos: J. Baptiste Huong, Rafael Medina, Harvey Rabit

 

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we are village is a place and a platform where queer people can find belonging and grow.

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.

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.

We are helping to create a world where queer people and communities can heal and grow, strengthening society as a whole.

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.

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 platform, benefits for members and volunteering opportunities

• we are queer matters
  Social projects, aktivism, Queer Leadership

25.04.2023

Founder, partner and managing director: Kai Ehrhardt
Founder and partner: Eric Galassi (Eric Lerouge)

A description of the work of all we are village projects can be found on this website and in our 2023 activity report

Number of full-time employees: 7
Number of freelancers: 50
Number of part-time employees: 2
Number of volunteers: 40

2023 Financial overview

2023 Annual balance

total 327.710,76 Euro

total 321.201,91 Euro

• 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