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Help us move Other Nature!

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Other Nature, Berlin’s first queer-feminist sexshop collective, is moving after 12 years in Mehringdamm - and we need your support!

Other Nature is a queer-feminist, sex-positive, eco-friendly & vegan sex shop collective in Berlin-Kreuzberg. We prioritize sex education and community responsibility above profit-making!

After 13 years of filling our tiny shoShow more

Funding period
03.09.24 - 27.10.24
Realisation
September & October 2024
Website & Social Media
City
Berlin
Category
Social Business
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What is this project all about?

You’ve heard us say it: bigger doesn't always mean better! But when it comes to sexshops, we are definitely size queens! With larger premises, we hope we can create the beautiful, accessible community space we’ve always dreamed of, hosting more workshops, readings, exhibitions, book groups, tours, sextoy show and tells, kinky crochet afternoons, and (almost) everything your queer, sexposi hearts desire.

We want to use this opportunity to build our shop fromShow more

What is the project goal and who is the project for?

We’ve been dreaming of a larger, wheelchair accessible space for as long as we’ve existed. Now that our team has grown considerably, and we are in a more financially secure position, we’ve decided to dare the leap.

If you know Other Nature, you’ll know that our shop is for everyone! No matter your sexuality or gender, we’re there to give you great advice with a queerfeminist twist.

Our queer-feminist, capitalism-critical politics mean that, although we caterShow more

Why would you support this project?

Supporting us means…

  • Making awesome, queer-feminist, intersectional sex education even more accessible!
  • Supporting an entirely queer, majority-trans/non-binary and -BIPoC workers’ collective
  • Supporting a leftist feminist project at a time where right-wing, racist, anti-feminist, anti-queer ideologies are gaining traction, both locally and globally
  • Being part of the process of redesigning and rebuilding Other Nature!
  • Getting cute and sexy gifts in return fo
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How will we use the money if the project is successfully funded?

We have estimated a minimal total cost of 30,000 Euros and a maximum of 43,000€. Yes, that is a shit tonne of money!

Why, though? Couldn’t we do it all ourselves for a third of the costs?

We found the new place at very short notice and had literally two months to plan our move, including renovations, while running our shop during the busiest month of the year!!
Also, yes, as you can tell by our wonky shop, we LOVE doing things ourselves - but would need at Show more

Who are the people behind the project?

We’re an entirely queer, majorly trans/non-binary and -BIPoC workers’ collective.
Follow this link if you want to read all about us, our history and values:
https://other-nature.de/en/pages/about
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Wir sind ein queeres, mehrheitlich trans/nicht-binäres und BIPoC-Arbeiter_innenkollektiv.
Unter folgendem Link kannst Du mehr über unser Team, die Geschichte und unsere Werte erfahren: https://other-nature.de/pages/about

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