Collective Frictions & Fictions

Who Are We? contact@maschafehse.com deutsch,englisch Mehringplatz 8, 10969 Berlin
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If commoning has a meaning, it must be the production of ourselves as a common subject' (Silvia Federici, 2019)
Who are we? Praxiswoche

The lobby is on the first floor and is accessible at ground level and without steps. There is seating and tables in the divided rooms. The rooms of the lobby are about 40 sqm.
The room is in one of the lower old store spaces of the Rondell in the building on Mehringplatz.
The walk from the street to the entrance is about 5 m. There are free and paid parking spaces at Mehringplatz and in the adjacent streets. Directly in front of the lobby you can stop for boarding and disembarking.
The nearest subway station Hallesches Tor (U1,U3,U6) can be reached in approx. 90 m by taking the Mehringplatz exit.

There are no parking facilities in the lobby.
For people with disabilities, there are parking spaces in the immediate vicinity: 2 parking spaces (about 120 m away) in Franz-Klühs-Straße (behind Friedrichstraße).
More parking spaces in the Kreuzberg/ Friedrichshain area are linked here.

The nearest barrier-free stop is the Hallesches Tor subway station (escalator/elevator). From there, parts of the way to the lobby lead over paved paths and tarred roads. In the area in front of the lobby there are several bicycle racks, as well as benches for sitting. The entrance of the lobby is in the area of the covered traffic circle.

The event takes place in English and German with whispered simultaneous translation upon demand.
Unfortunately, we are not yet able to offer audio description. However, we are working on being able to offer this at certain events.

A WC (entrance door about 1 m wide) is available on the first floor. This is only conditionally barrier-free. This is a ground level toilet cubicle with a width of 1 meter. Access is through the lobby room. This is an all-gender toilet. An offer for children to change diapers is not available.

The space of the lobby is equipped with floor-to-ceiling shop windows, so that the room is illuminated by daylight. Since the rooms are not particularly large (about 25 square meters), it can be crowded if there is a larger number of people.

The event will take place outdoors if the weather conditions allow or indoors alternatively. The Mehringplatz is a multi-coded urban space hosting a diverse range of activities and producing various kinds of impression. We are putting attention to create a comfortable situation for all participants and are happy to be approached with requests. The content will play with provocative artistic forms and could include sparkling effects and loud sounds.

There is no fixed way to get food in the lobby. The possibility for free drinks, such as water, is given. However, there are numerous offers for food on Mehringplatz: Cafe MadaMe, Mehringplatz 10 (about 30 m away).
Food and beverages may be offered at the respective events; information on this will be provided on the event page.

Children are welcome and childcare is provided for parents who want to join the programme. Please get in touch.

We wish to treat each other with consideration and solidarity. All information about the awareness concept can be found here https://www.urbanepraxis.berlin/awareness/
You can reach our awareness team of the practice week at the operating times under: +49 157 53 55 41 96 and on site at Mehringpl

Women, as the primary subjects of reproductive labour, have historically been dependent on access to the commons and have hence been at the forefront of struggles to secure them. Let’s fast forward to 2023. The interconnectedness of various systems of oppression persists, and many of us space practitioners today are engaged in defending the commons in urban and rural areas. This event is an invitation to reflect on current struggles, claims and demands around the urban commons; to explore genealogies and tactics of struggles and learn from them; to share doubts, fears, goals and hopes. With:

Framing the Commons – Vera Hofmann (https://verahofmann.de/)

Publishing as Commoning – Nina Prader (https://www.ladylibertypress.org/)

An Explosive Cocktail – Ayscha Omar (https://ayschaomar.de)

Event location:

Neue Lobby, Mehringplatz 8, 10969 Berlin

Organization/ Initiative:

“Who Are We?” is an initiative by Mascha Fehse and Licia Soldavini for Flinta* practitioners that aims to promote feminist approaches to the analysis of spatial practices: what power structures determine these practices? What spaces do we design and construct accordingly? How do they influence the way “our” common city is produced and represented?

Funded:

This program/workshop/publication is supported by the Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing as part of the expansion of the Netzwerkstelle Urbane Praxis, carried out by Urbane Praxis e.V..