Dear community members,

We invite you to our first event of the New Year. A Peer Support event followed by dinner and an easy going party to celebrate our new office and workspace.

THIS EVENT IS A 2 PART EVENT

PART 1. Peer Support Event @ 16:00

After a tumultuous time where we are all trying to navigate another year of the COVID-19 pandemic, both as a society and on an individual level, we want to provide our community of Man.ish Cave the opportunity to get together and unwind. Inspiring and encouraging each other to share our deep(est) feelings and thoughts which will allow us to rekindle not only our friendships but to also feel more strongly connected to the bigger picture. We have missed you all and are looking forward to welcoming you!

This month we’re going to be talking about the winter holiday period and how we as BPoC Queers navigate these times. The holiday period can have a strong emotional charge: many people are excited to spend time with loved ones and by the promise of a new calendar year but others can find this time stressful because of not having a supportive space to celebrate in or not being able to celebrate. All are welcome to come and decompress with us starting at 16:00. We’ll touch on things like (chosen) family, celebrating or not and returning to our familiar rhythm after the holidays.

After this session, we will be serving refreshments, dinner and drinks at 18:00.

PART 2. Opening Celebration @ 19:30

Finally! we will be officially opening our new activity and workspace located at Paasheuvelweg 8 1105 BH Amsterdam. We invite you to join the celebration starting at 19:30 with the opening seminar after which we will enjoy some chune from DJSoulFania. Drinks will be served. The community will be introduced to the space and hear plans of physical improvement and how the community can engage with said space.

🛑PLEASE NOTE🛑

This event is open to All Black Queer and Trans People, Queer and Trans People of Colour and Friend as well wishers of Man.ish Cave.

Since we will be providing refreshments dinner and drinks, we would appreciate it if you could sign up through this form to let us know you’re attending. However, if you are unable to sign up, you are still welcome to join us.

TIME TABLE

PART 1

16:00 –16:15 Log-in/Meet & Greet Peer Support

16:15 - 16:25 Welcome and Introduction

16:25 - 16:40 Open share

16:40 - 17:10  Main session pt.1

17:10 - 17:20 Break

17:20 - 17:50 Main session pt.2

17:50 - 18:00 Closing main session

PART 2

18:00 - 19:30 Refreshments, Dinner and drinks

19:30 - 20:00 Opening Seminar (opening of the space)

20:00 - 23:00 Dance and drinks

Accessibility information

This event will be hosted at the Man.ish Cave’s physical space at Paasheuvelweg 8 in Zuidoost Amsterdam. The nearest metro and train station is Amsterdam Holendrecht which is 10 minutes walking distance. Bicycles can be parked in the car park but there is limited dedicated bicycle parking and no sheltered parking. The space is on the first floor of the building and is currently, unfortunately, only accessible via stairs. There are bathrooms on location and these are gender neutral. Dinner will be provided and will have vegan and vegetarian options. 

To be respectful of those with allergies and environmental sensitivities, we ask that you please refrain from wearing strong fragrances. The coronavirus pandemic remains on-going and we encourage you to take a self-test before attending and you should feel free to wear a mask during if you feel more comfortable that way. The space itself is large with lots of room to distance from others.