Tanti Table

Our 1st panel tackles tricky topics like intimacy, friendships, and bad dates in Berlin! Are you a hugger? A ghoster? A shadower?? Rhianna is back, so is Sailesh, and new guests Mary and Musa, to examine the dating world through the intersectional lens, and find out how “poor but sexy” Berlin truly is....

French bloggers Aissa & Elia join us to talk about self-development and care, and why every womxn should practice self love. Aissa’s blog, Women of Color aims at breaking stereotypes & fetishization of womxn of color in Europe and Ellia’s SelfLoveTribute uses photography & poetry to narrate the nuances of intersectional identity & gender within LGBTQ+ communities. They lift our spirits in this episode about the importance agency in narration & breaking preconceived notions of the womxn of color. Follow Aissa’s Women of Color at https://aissa-sica.com/ and Elia SelfLoveTribute at https://www.selflovetribute.com/

Creator and editor of the new zine, “What’s Afghan Punk Rock Anyway?” Armeghan Taheritalks to us about her experiences as an Afghan-German writer, lawyer, and artist dealing withall the D’s- decolonization, depression, diaspora, dating and the all-round dopeness of music &writing. Follow Armeghan @ar.meghan and submit to her multilingual/discipline zine@afghanpunk

Writer/comedian/poet, Sailesh Naidu is a consultant in the field of gender/sexuality. We interview him about his work campaigning for youth and sexual minorities specifically through art, empowerment, and love. He tells us stories of fake IDs, New York’s poetry slam scene- even performs a piece for us! Sailesh shares his experience of working with organizations like Pass The Crayon to champion youth art programs, and deconstructing our ideas of gender, masculinity, and territorial boundaries. You can catch Sailesh performing most nights on the poetry and comedy stages of Berlin- Follow him @Sailesh Naidu