Building Safe(r) Spaces

Building Safe(r) Spaces is a one-day-workshop for anyone who wishes to create a safe(r) space for their respective network/group/community. It does not matter if you actually have a space or if you create temporary safe(r) containers for your events – if you are interested in making them safe(r) and wish to deep dive into what that means for you and how to actually (and very practicably) build them, this workshop is for you.

We will approach the topic from different angles: personal, interpersonal, community, societal, political, ethical, economic and purely practical.

Together we will dive deep into your own wishes, desires and unique circumstances for creating a safe(r) space and work our way through critical intro and outro-spection all the way to creating an action plan for you. We will work together as a group and in small breakout rooms to gain perspectives, understandings and allies.

This workshop will not give a “to-do list or tell you how to model your space after our or anybody else’s idea of what a safe(r) space is. We will rather try to guide you to evaluate and build your very own idea of a safe(r) space for your needs, ethics and your community.

Event Details

Date & Time:  November 6, 2021, 2pm-7pm (please arrive around 10min before the class) CET

Format: workshop (virtual)

Audience:  LGBTQIA+ & FRIENDS

Language: English

Minimum Knowledge Level: none

What to Bring: questions, ideas and concepts around space, pen & paper, an open mind, curiosity to challenge and build with yourself and others  

Class recording: no

What we will teach/do

• Getting to know all participants 

• Creating your utopia 

• Critically inquiring and learning about concepts of safety, spaces, power dynamics, (inter)personal relationships

• Defining roles, audiences, spaces 

• Holding a safe(r) space

• Practical solutions to creating a safe(r) space 

• Ethos, ethics and communication

• Community – Forgiving space(s) 

• Creating an action plan

• Closing 

What else to know

After your successful ticket purchase, you will be sent an email with the Zoom login data for this event.

If you cannot afford this event, please check the ticket option “solidarity” for reduced ticket prices. If that is still too much or they are out of stock, feel free to send us a message via info@karada-house.de