Seeding Freedom 2

Join us for our second edition of Seeding Freedom, Berlin's unique ecofeminist festival. One day where joy, art, and activism come together to inspire change and build a resilient local community. This event is designed for everyone, prior knowledge to ecofeminism not necessary.

Saturday 29 June 2024

Saturday 29 June 2024

Join us and be part of the change!

Through five major axes - movement and body, art and creativity, civic engagement, debate, and activism - the second edition of Seeding Freedom is driven by the desire to explore and reflect collectively on ecofeminist topics, always from an intersectional perspective.

Together with activists, researchers, local communities and associations, political actors and artists, we will build an ecofeminist future for all.

Come spend the day at
LOBE Block for interactive workshops, talking and artistic performances, conferences and so much more - all for free!

 

Programme

Workshops are held in English (EN) or German (DE).

  • Presentation by
    Suzon Bachet, Co-founder of Reclaim & Founder of The Spectrum Agency

    This presentation explores the importance of embracing people's unique ways of thinking and being. Suzon will offer practical tips for making environments more welcoming to everyone, regardless of their cognitive differences, like autism or ADHD. By learning to adjust their perspectives, attendees will discover how to build a more inclusive and supportive community for all.

    Language: English
    Room: Big Room

  • Talk with
    Monica Kisic, CEO & Founder of Roots Radicals, a sustainable food company using circular economy and upcycling

    Join this inspiring talk by Monica Kisic, CEO and founder of Roots Radicals, on sustainable living and making a positive impact. Monica will delve into the pressing issues of food waste, and the principles of circularity, and share the ethos that drives Roots Radicals. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how we can all contribute to a more sustainable future. Plus, stick around after the talk to taste some of Roots Radicals' delicious, sustainable products!

    Language: English
    Room: Mezzanine
    Max Participants: 15

  • Workshop with
    Seeding for Future

    Through playing and creating, participants will get to know ecofeminism and collectively imagine ecofeminist futures. Through this workshop, you will get a glimpse of ecofeminism, imagine utopias and create visual narratives together.

    Language: English
    Room: Garden
    Max Participants: 14

  • Workshop with

    Phoebe Blackburn, Expert in Circular Economy & Communication

    The workshop invites participants to discover what circular economy means and how the concept can share common ground with ecofeminism. It will include a short quiz, reflection in small groups, and examples from key changemakers in Berlin and beyond.

    Language: English, Deutsch
    Room: Big Room
    Max Participants: 18

  • Roundtable with

    Özgül Demiralp, Journalist & Co-Founder of Reclaim

    Classism is often a blind spot of societal discourses. Through shared insights and experiences from the participants, this guided discussion will explore how the class factor interacts with questions of identity, based on race, gender, sexual orientation or other. We will delve into cultural representations of class, and various factors contributing to class-based discrimination and prejudice. We will also address the concept of meritocracy and the plight of the class defector (someone who moves or transitions between different social classes), as we look across the invisible divides in society.

    Language: English
    Room: Mezzanine
    Max Participants: 15

  • Workshop with

    Assemble Berlin, Multidisciplinary Collective organising urban and architecture workshops for children

    When it comes to making architecture more sustainable, the best option is to avoid new construction. However, at all times cities are developing, evolving, and adapting to new customs. When the changes are inevitable, and the damage through new construction is perpetuating, how can we introduce more sustainable practices? An increasingly widespread approach is reuse - the practice of adapting existing spaces to new uses.

    In the workshop, children will gain insight into contemporary architectural concepts through an exploration of the Lobe Block project. Through individual sketching and group discussions, they will generate their own proposals of reuse of the Lobe Block building. The event will conclude with a collaborative performance inspired by these proposals.

    Age: 10-15 years old
    Language: English (support languages: Ukrainian, German, Spanish, French)
    Room: Big Room
    Max Participants: 12

  • Workshop mit

    Sarah Saem Bergmann, Act Aware e.V., eine Initiative für mehr Awareness auf Veranstaltungen

    Lasst uns verbünden! Wie wir uns gegenseitig unterstützen und Betroffene von Diskriminierung stärken können, finden wir in diesem Workshop gemeinsam heraus. Selbstreflexion kannst du hierbei als Startpunkt nutzen, den Austausch mit den anderen als Wachstumsimpuls - um am Ende mit neuen Erkenntnissen als Ally zu handeln.

    Sprache: Deutsch
    Raum: Mezzanine
    Max Participants: 20

  • Collaborative Artistic Workshop with

    Axelle Vergès, Artist & Co-founder of Positive Lab Berlin, an ecofeminist matrix organisation

    Contribute to the SEA'ster project by co-creating urban art that calls for collective action to care for the sea, enabling the collection of trash transformed by local circular economy startups, and empowering women at risk of social exclusion to become social entrepreneurs. It’s time to co-create!

    Language: English, French, Spanish
    Room: Garden
    Max Participants: 6 pers./turn (with 4 turns of 25 minutes)

  • Workshop with

    Elise Heral, Co-founder of Nettles and Poppies, collective planting seeds and ideas around Berlin and Brandenburg to open conversations around our notions of nature, productivity, queerness, native/non-native

    From the heart of Wedding, we will take you in an exploration of everything (un)natural, questioning and collecting notions of nature. We hope to meet some wild queer species, friendly weedy plants and some other survivors of capitalism along the way, and observe and understand these (un)natural species together. Your active participation will be a major ingredient of this walk.

    Language: English
    Room: Garden
    Max Participants: 15

  • Vortrag und Diskussion mit

    Christophe May, Men's researcher, Consultant, Lecturer, and Co-founder of Institute for Critical Men's Research (Detox Masculinity Institute)

    Männerbünde bezeichnen männliche Monokulturen in Wirtschaft, Politik, Kultur und Wissenschaft. Bei Männerfantasien sprechen wir über Männerbilder und männliche Erzählungen in Serien und Filmen. Und Kritische Männlichkeit verhandelt die Frage, wie wir die Kritik an Männern und Männerbünden beschleunigen können.

    Männlich dominierte Gewalt-, Schweige- und Blockadekulturen verhindern alles, was die Welt voranbringen würde: Klimaschutz, Diversität, intersektionaler Feminismus, soziales Engagement und so vieles mehr. Wie können wir überhaupt kritisch über Männlichkeit sprechen? Welche Privilegien genießen Männer nur deshalb, weil sie männlich sind? Wieso ist strukturelle Ungleichheit in Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur und Medien für Männer oft ein blinder Fleck? Und sollten wir statt Frauenquoten nicht besser Männerlimits festlegen, damit sich Männer endlich angesprochen fühlen?

    Der Vortrag richtet sich an alle Geschlechter und möchte vor allem Männer und männlich gelesene Personen ansprechen.

    Sprache: Deutsch
    Raum: Mezzanine

  • Group Discussion moderated by

    RECLAIM - Ecofeminist Alliance e.V.

    Faced with today's violent events (invasion of Ukraine, Palestinian genocide, humanitarian disasters in Congo and Sudan, etc.) we want to take action but sometimes feel powerless. The aim of this discussion is to provide a safe space to express our emotions surrounding these events, but also to reflect and share concrete tools for action that are at our disposal, so that we can move forward, little by little, together, towards collective liberation from all systems of oppression.

    Language: English
    Room: Canteen
    Max Participants: 12

  • Interactive Workshop with

    Antonia Burchard-Levine, Tree Planting Network & Impact Officer at Ecosia

    Join us in reimagining how we connect and relate to our forest ecosystems. This interactive session will empower you with basic principles of sustainable forest design, focusing on creating ecosystems that support ecological balance, human livelihoods and wildlife needs. We invite you to a creative session to design a thriving and sustainable forest.

    Language: English
    Room: Big Room
    Max Participants: 20

  • Documentary Screening

    The stories of Bertha (Honduras), Carolina (Brazil) and Maxima (Peru) are of tireless environmental resistance and their conviction to hunt down transnational corporations, wherever they hide. They keep up the fight to protect nature even when their life is at risk.

    With a special video input by Erika González - Co-Director of „The Illusion of Abundance“, senior journalist and former managing director of Grupo Sur

    Language: Spanish, Portuguese with English subtitles

    Room: Canteen

  • 18:00 - 19:30: Melodic House & Techno (with a little funky surprise) by DJ Blizzard

    19:30 - 21:00: Floral set to make you laugh, dance and bloom by Dy

    Room: Terrasse

  • Reclaim - Ecofeminist Alliance e.V.

    Hosted by the dazzling and sensational drag queen Jewels.

    Closing out the Seeding Freedom festival with laughter, entertainment, and a chance to show off what you've learned!

    We're bringing back the classic pub quiz, but with an ecofeminist twist just for you. Grab a drink, settle in, and get your team ready for a fun-filled evening hosted by a surprise guest. Join us and challenge yourselves in teams to see who knows the most about ecofeminism and what you've discovered throughout the day.

    Bonus, there's a surprise gift waiting for the winning team!

    You don't have to come with a formed team, you will also have the option to pick your teammates on-site.

    Language: English

In a nutshell…

  • Free admission for everyone.

  • Everyone is welcome and no prior knowledge of ecofeminism is necessary.

  • There will be formats both in English (EN) and German (DE).

  • This event is wheelchair-accessible and uses the Sunflower Lanyard to raise awareness about hidden disabilities.

  • Vegan food and drinks will be available on-site.

  • Children & animal friendly.

What is ecofeminism?

The word ecofeminism can create confusion. People often wonder how it brings the concepts of "ecology" and "feminism" together. Well, ecofeminism actually goes beyond just linking these two ideas.

Ecofeminism connects the systems of exploitations and oppressions by showing how the mistreatment of the planet and the unfair treatment of people, whether based on gender, class, race, or other factors, are intertwined. It is about sustainable living and gender equality. It is about emphasizing the need to respect and nurture both the Earth and all its inhabitants.

A concrete example of ecofeminism in action is the Chipko Movement in India during the 1970s. In this movement, village women hugged trees to prevent them from being cut down by loggers. They recognized that the health of the forest was crucial for their community's survival and that protecting it also protected their way of life and economic independence. This act of environmental and social resistance highlighted the link between the well-being of the environment and the well-being of women.

What does an “ecofeminist future” mean?

An ecofeminist future is about creating a world where everyone, regardless of their gender, race, or class, is treated equally and with respect. It recognizes that women* often bear the brunt of environmental problems and are also key protectors of nature in many cultures. So, an ecofeminist future aims to address both inequalities and environmental issues together, understanding that they are connected, and so need to be the solutions.

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✺ Frequently asked questions ✺

  • Lobe Block

    Böttgerstraße 16, 13357 Berlin, Germany

    U8: Pankstraße

    S41, S42, or S8: Gesundbrunnen

    Bus 247: Pankstraße/Soldiner Straße

  • Lobe Block is an accessible location. There are ramps and elevators leading to facilitate easy access.

  • Yes, you can definitely bring your kid(s)! We strive to make our festival family-friendly and enjoyable for everyone. This is why we have a special workshop designed just for them, so they can learn and have fun at the festival as well! Additionally, there is a sandbox at Lobe Block where they can play and explore.

  • No, you don't need to register for the individual workshops. However, you do need to register for the entire event. You can do this for free on Eventbrite. This helps us manage attendance and ensure a great experience for everyone.

  • Yes, there is food available on site because we believe change cannot happen on an empty stomach! :)

    The Lobe canteen will be open until 16h, offering a variety of delicious vegetarian and vegan options. Additionally, our partner C+ Bakery will be selling amazing vegan food, both savory and sweet, from 16:30 to 21:00.

  • Yes, dogs are more than welcome! There are water bowls available on site for them as well. Please make sure to respect the place and not leave their poop behind.