Identity

Let's have a conversation about Identity.

Here are a few questions we will consider during this evening:

• What aspects do you consider part of your identity?
• What part of your identity is most important to you?
• What part of your identity do you think people first notice about you?
• How does your identity influence the way you interact with yourself and with the world?
• What has been a pivotal moment in your life that significantly changed your sense of identity?

If you've never participated before, here's what to expect:

• 2 hours of deep, interesting conversations in a respectful environment that will elevate your spirit and give you new ideas for life, work or relationships
• a supportive group of people sharing their own unique experiences and viewpoints, and encouraging you to do the same
• a rich mix of newcomers and regulars from different countries and cultures for a broad diversity of opinions and experiences

Please remember the existing rules of this group:

• DO listen respectfully. DON'T interrupt others.
• DO show up with a learning mindset. DON'T try to win an argument.
• DO show curiosity towards other people experiences and ideas. DON'T project judgement and blame.
• DO make yourself fully present. DON'T pull out your phone during the conversation.

🚫 No-show policy
As the group size is small, no-shows have a strong negative impact on the group. As such, the policy is that as a general rule, no-shows and same-day cancellations will not be able to sign up for future events. To avoid this:

• Only reserve a spot if you really intend to come.
• If your plans have changed, cancel at least 24 hours before the event, to give people on the waiting list a chance to change their own plans and make it to the event.
• If you have a real last-minute emergency and need to cancel in the last 24 hours, please contact me directly to avoid "no-show" status.

🌮 Food for thought

• "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
• "I am what time, circumstance, history have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all." - James Baldwin
• "If I ever found a place where I belonged, that in itself would be an identity crisis to me." - Mitski
• "The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Friedrich Nietzsche
• "Nothing is simple, flat, or one dimensional. Let alone a whole ass human. I wonder if the reason we stay attached to a singular self, is because we worry that we won’t be understood if we declare our multitudes? That we will be abandoned if we assert our fluidity?" - ALOK

How to find us
We are at "z'sam - Zentrum für freiwilliges Engagement" at Therensiestraase 63. You should see us from the street, just at the street corner of the U-Bahn exit.