Berlin Stories

Stop Complicity! Sanctions Now! demo 

Gather at 14:00 on Saturday, 29 November and join Global Movement to Gaza, Global Sumud Flotilla, PA Allies, Palestine Speaks, and others as various groups call for an end to global complicity in genocide. Actions will take place at the same time in 16 cities worldwide, including Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Cape Town, Oslo, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, São Paulo, and Warsaw.

As the destructions of Gaza continues, activists are calling on governments and institutions to end all forms of complicity, including arms sales, trade, and the political support that enables the ongoing Israeli violence toward Palestine. The demonstration demands solidarity and support for Palestinian lives and rights. Take care of yourselves and your friends, and remember to dress warm! More info here. 

Move78: In the Age of Data album launch

Join Move 78 next Saturday evening for the launch party of their new album: In the Age of Data. The evening will take place at a secret location from 20:00. To accompany the release, Berlin-based hyper-pop trio Al Dente are opening the night with a live performance. As well, our beloved show host and organiser of Wild.Combination and Endless groove, moe. will be performing a DJ set.  

Move 78 is a well loved band exploring the sonic potential at the interaction of jazz's improvisational nature and algorithm-driven hip-hop. Grab your tickets here! Sneak peek here. 

Fundraiser market for Mwanamke fund 

Kollektiv Kredenz is back with their third fundraiser flea market, serving first-advent vibes with a mix of gifts, preloved clothes, bags, and handcrafted accessories,  curated with “genuinely good taste”. Expect plenty to sip on, plus homemade cakes (with vegan options).

Proceeds from the bake sale support the Mwanamke Fund, a feminist, women-led initiative that backs grassroots feminist organisations across the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi.Swing by on Sunday, 30 November, from 12:00–18:00 at B-Lage N. More info here. 

Bodies of communities: workshops

ADIRA is launching Bodies of Communities, a two-weekend workshop series that brings together community theatre, storytelling, movement, and collective cooking to explore memory, resilience, and cultural grounding within Arab and BIPoC communities. Hosted at Barazani Berlin, each session creates a soft, shared space for moving, reflecting, and nourishing together.

The first weekend, Tajseed Cycle (28–30 November), led by ADIRA Party’s drag queen and DJ Hassandra, and performer/movement physiotherapist Ahmad Baba, dives into the politics and emotions held in our bodies. Through movement and performance, participants explore everything from joy and care to anger, trauma, and the stories we carry.

The second weekend (5–7 December), ADIRA Party’s xanax_attax and Inana Othman will shift to the kitchen with ‘Hikayat al Matbakh’. Each session brings two dishes and the memories behind them, weaving together diaspora stories and creative impulses around a shared table. Both weekends are completely free to join. More info here. 

Gaza Biennale Berlin Pavilion 

The Berlin Pavilion of the Gaza Biennale opens this week and continues through 21 December. Initiated by artists in Gaza with the Al Risan Art Museum in the West Bank, the Gaza Biennale extends the voices and visions of Gazan artists beyond the borders that confine them. In Berlin, it takes shape through exhibitions at Flutgraben, AGIT, Khan Aljanub, Museum Called Baby, and Alternatives Denkmal für Deutschland, alongside programs at Galerie & Atelier Arabisk, Spore Initiative, KM28, and in public spaces throughout the city.

More than thirty artists are featured in the Pavilion, whose works tell stories of the everyday realities of genocide. Many original works could not leave Gaza due to the ongoing siege, and were re-created in collaboration with artists in Berlin and in other Biennale pavilions worldwide.  The month-long programme of exhibitions, gatherings, and public interventions invites visitors to reflect collectively, hold space for grief and resilience, and consider the systems of fragmentation and extraction that underpin the occupation of Palestine and broader structures of colonial violence. More info here.

Connecting struggles: interdisciplinary evening 

On Wednesday, 10 December, pop by Refuge’s space at Niemetzstraße 1 from 18:00–22:00, where moe. and Acidfinky, together with Twisting Knob Records, will host an evening of music, film, discussion, and food in support of a Sudanese fund and 3ezwa.

3ezwa is a Berlin-based organisation providing legal support for pro-Palestinian activists who the German State has persecuted for their solidarity efforts.

The night will include a workshop and panel discussion exploring connections between struggles in Sudan and Palestine, offering space for solidarity, shared learning, and the building of cross-movement ties. Entry is free. More info here.

Zora open call for artworks: women in resistance 

Zora Berlin is looking for art of all kinds, photos, poems, short films, or anything else, to feature in their exhibition on 8 March 2026. Zora Berlin, part of Zora Group across Europe, is an anticapitalist, internationalist, antifascist women’s organisation. The theme of the exhibition, Women in Resistance, encourages submissions that explore, celebrate, and challenge ideas about women standing up, fighting, and creating change. The deadline for submissions is December 20. More info here. 

Noise for Palestine

This Sunday, music4palestineberlin hosts the second edition of Noise for Palestine, a community-led solidarity music fundraiser at bUm Berlin, bringing artists and friends together in collective support for Palestinians on the ground. The first edition, earlier this year in July,  raised over 13,000€ to support Gazan families. While headlines may shift, the supposed ceasefire agreements have been repeatedly violated. The realities in Gaza remain urgent. Throughout the day, funds will be raised for Yahya & Friends and Turab Mutual Aid, both of which provide essential resources such as food, clean water, hygiene products, winter clothing, rent assistance, and home-rebuilding support. Any additional donations will extend to medical treatment, education, direct support for families beyond mutual aid reach, and zero-interest loans for small business owners rebuilding their livelihoods in Gaza.

In addition to the Christmas market, the colourful programme features live music by Free Palestine Orchestra, Zoe Jamileh, and more, poetry readings, panel talks, belly dance, linoleum printing, and tatreez workshops. The event will take place from 13:00 to 21:00, and is family-friendly. For more info, visit here.

Support Hossam's photo project and surviving in Gaza 

Hossam, a 25-year-old Palestinian photographer living in Gaza, is reaching out for help to support his family of 7. The family, who lost their father to the war two months ago, has been struggling to adjust. Hossam, especially, has been working to adapt to the responsibility as the new head of the house, taking care of 6 other family members. The family needs financial support for medicine, food, and water.  

Hossam has been documenting the realities of war with his camera for over 1.5 years. He shares, “I am just a photographer carrying his camera in the midst of the scenes of destruction, and I live every day between life and death, in the heart of the Gaza Strip. It is not easy to be a witness to suffering, but the camera has become my eyes that convey the truth, and my voice that reaches the world. Glimmer of hope in people’s solidarity, and in their ability to survive and survive. Sometimes, I see a child smiling despite everything, or a family gathering around a candle to tell stories about the past. These moments give me the strength to keep going and make me believe that documenting the truth is a non-stop process. I am the photographer stuck between the camera lens and the pulse of life, in the middle of a ruthless war. Maybe I will never survive, but I believe that Tyre will remain a witness to this stage of history, to convey to the world the cry of Gaza, its suffering, and its hope.” Support Hossam here. More info here.

Beinghunted campus study day: the evolution of electronic music

Beinghunted is holding its first Campus Study Day on 06 December. The half-day programme pulls focus on the evolution of electronic music, from its underground roots in the 1990s to the digital shift today. The conversation will be led by Richard Akingbehin from Refuge Worldwide, Jörg Haas from Beinghunted, and emerging Berlin artist PAU, for a morning of conversation, reflection, and close examination of the cultural histories that move through sound.

Campus Study Day will run from 10:00–15:00 at Beinghunted. Campus, Wallstr. 4, 10179 Berlin. Throughout the day, the group will move through discussions on music as a driving force across generations, contemporary approaches to listening and engagement, and close with the opportunity to access the archive. Register here.

Circular Listening Sessions

As the final session of the four-part series ‘Remixing the Stage’, which explores soundscapes that travel across borders and the ancestral memory and liberation they carry, Circular Listening Sessions will take place at Savvy Contemporary next Thursday, the 4 December. The evening will run from 19:00 to 23:00. To start, the programme spotlights Senegalese musician Dudù Kouate. Playing over 200 instruments, Kouate creates afro-jazz ​​soundscapes that fuse his heritage with contemporary music. As well, the supporting acts feature Thamsanqa Vuthela and Shiru. Following the performances, a Cassette Head Sessions will round off the evening with a jam session, inviting musicians and the audience to explore what emerges from shared soundscapes and improvisation to channel the invisible and different ways of embodying sound. As well, food will be shared courtesy of Shi Tamufor, and the venue is wheelchair accessible. Entry is free. More info here.

ANTI-X-MESS: day to night of music, market, and film 

This Saturday, AL.Berlin teams up with Calentura and MIAAN for a colourful programme running from day to night. ANTI-X-MESS aims to carve out a gathering built on care, resistance, and collective warmth as the city leans into its annual wave of holiday consumerism. Starting 16:00, the afternoon opens with a soli market featuring independent makers and activist collectives working outside the usual holiday economy, as well as a free clothes swap where you can bring what you can and take what you need. Alongside, there will be hot drinks, food, and vinyl selections. As well, Rawry Films will host a pop-up cinema, ‘Unfolding Portraits’, with screenings at 19:00 and 20:00, centring on short films that explore identity as a shifting landscape shaped by duality, memory, and social context.

From outdoor DJ sets by Shayan, Aladin, and Roots Daughters, the night shifts indoors from 22:00 with soundscapes by Hassandra, AAMIROO b2b fisk, and more. Join the crew in a colourful Saturday of music, films, food, and dance for a whole evening of community, sound, and shared heat in a cold season. More info here.

10 years of Einhundert @ OHM 

Saturday 29 November sees the Einhundert crew celebrate 10 years of parties. Hosted at OHM, you can join the collective in celebrating their birthday with DJ sets by Bok Bok, who recently released (4-track solo EP Blood Moon), Nala Brown, and more. The event starts at 23:59 and tickets are available at the door or grab them here.

Hang Jack @ Studio1111

Also on Saturday, 29 November, Hang Jack presents a night of cross-genre, cross-cultural grooves ranging from house and techno. Going down at Studio1111, the lineup features emerging talents like TAUREAN, Kallaloo, Pino Peña, and more.

Curated by Trinidadian artist Kallaloo, Hang Jack is a project dedicated to building a vibrant connection between underrepresented communities and the global electronic music scene. Doors from 20:00, grab your ticket here.

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Photos courtesy of douniah, Hossam, Natalia Alejarra, and Dudù Kouate.

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