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Info-Veranstaltung für Engagementinteressierte
Tue, Nov 24, 2:00 PMInteressierte sind herzlich willkommen, sich über die vielfältigen und aktuellen Möglichkeiten des freiwilligen sozialen Engagements im Unionhilfswerk zu informieren. Von dem Vorlesen und der Ausflugsbegleitung der Jüngsten über die Unterstützung junger Menschen beim Berufseinstieg bis zum Besuch älterer Menschen und der Begleitung sterbender Menschen in der letzten Lebensphase bietet das Unionhilfswerk die ganze Bandbreite [sozialen Engagements](https://www.unionhilfswerk.de/engagement/finde-dein-engagement/). Für zwei Stunden im Jahr, in einem Projekt über zwölf Monate oder regelmäßig einmal die Woche engagieren – für jede Zeitvorstellung ist etwas dabei. Außerdem wird der Engagementrahmen mit Ansprechpartner\*innen, Begleitung, Qualifizierungen, Anerkennung und persönlicher Weiterentwicklung und Vernetzung vorgestellt. Veranstalter ist das Team *[die freiwilligen im Unionhilfswerk ](https://www.unionhilfswerk.de/engagement/)* der gemeinnützigen [Stiftung Unionhilfswerk Berlin](https://www.unionhilfswerk.de/ueber-uns/stiftung-unionhilfswerk-berlin/). Zusammen mit Kolleg\*innen der vier bezirklichen Freiwilligenagenturen in Trägerschaft der Stiftung Unionhilfswerk Berlin informieren und beraten wir Engagementinteressierte. Weitere Veranstaltungen findest Du unter [www.unionhilfswerk.de/engagement/#termine](http://www.unionhilfswerk.de/engagement/#termine). Verteiler für den monatlichen Newsletter [hier](https://www.unionhilfswerk.de/engagement/#newsletter).
Toastmasters Public Speaking - Practice effective Communication
Tue, Nov 24, 5:50 PM🎤 **What Happens at a Toastmasters Meeting?** We change the time to 7pm please aarive 10 minutes earlier. Curious about Toastmasters? Come experience it for yourself! At **Toastmasters Center Berlin**, our meetings are designed to help you grow as a speaker, listener, and leader — in a fun, supportive environment. Here’s what you can expect: ✅ **Warm Welcome** – Guests are always greeted with open arms. No pressure to speak — just observe and enjoy! ✅ **Prepared Speeches** – Members deliver inspiring, informative, or entertaining speeches they've crafted. ✅ **Impromptu Speaking (Table Topics)** – A fun challenge where volunteers speak on surprise topics for 1–2 minutes. Great for thinking on your feet! ✅ **Constructive Feedback** – Every speaker receives thoughtful evaluations to help them improve. ✅ **Leadership & Roles** – Members take on meeting roles that build confidence and leadership skills. Whether you're looking to overcome stage fright, sharpen your storytelling, or simply meet like-minded people — this is the place to start. 🗓️ **Join us as a guest — no experience needed!** 📍 **Toastmasters Center Berlin** 💬 **Grow your voice. Share your story.**
Compassion, Empathy, and Love for Others: What Connects Us to Other People?
Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AM### Compassion, Empathy, and Love for Others: What Connects Us to Other People? A friend tells us about a difficult situation, and we immediately feel for them. A stranger is sitting in tears on the subway, and we hesitate, wondering whether we should approach them. Someone expresses views that completely contradict our own, and suddenly we find it difficult to respond with understanding. Why are we so deeply affected by the suffering of some people, while the experiences of others barely touch us? And do we need to understand or even like someone in order to treat them with compassion? In everyday life, we often use words such as **empathy, compassion, and love for others** as though they mean the same thing. Yet they describe different ways of relating to one another. We can understand what another person is feeling without sharing their emotions. We can feel compassion for someone without truly knowing what their situation feels like. And we can choose to help someone even when that person is a complete stranger or someone we do not particularly like. But what actually connects us to one another? Is it our shared experiences, our ability to put ourselves in someone else's position, or our conscious decision to take responsibility for others? These questions also lead us to consider why our compassion is not always equally distributed. We may find it easier to empathize with people who are close to us, who share our values, or whose experiences resemble our own. But what happens when we encounter people whose beliefs, decisions, or actions we strongly disagree with? Can we still recognize their suffering and respond with humanity? Philosophy has explored these questions for centuries. While some thinkers regard compassion as the foundation of moral behavior, others question whether our emotions can reliably guide us toward what is right. Empathy can be selective, and feeling more compassion for one person than another does not necessarily mean that one deserves more consideration. This raises an important question: **Does compassion make us more moral, or can it sometimes make us biased and unfair?** And what about our motives for helping others? Does a good action have to come from genuine compassion to have moral value? Or can acting out of duty, responsibility, or moral conviction be just as meaningful, even when we feel little emotional connection? Finally, we must consider how far our responsibility for others extends. Most of us recognize certain obligations toward family and friends. But what about strangers, people living in distant countries, or even those we consider our enemies? Where does compassion end, and where should our moral responsibility begin? In this Meetup, we will explore these questions through **philosophy, psychology, moral reflection, and personal experience.** Together, we will consider what brings us closer to other people, why compassion sometimes reaches its limits, and whether we can treat others with humanity even when we cannot understand or accept their beliefs and actions. ### Questions for Discussion 1. Why do we feel more empathy and compassion for some people than for others? 2. What is the difference between understanding another person's feelings, sharing in their suffering, and consciously deciding to help them? 3. Can we genuinely feel compassion for people whose beliefs, values, or actions we strongly reject? 4. Is compassion a reliable foundation for moral decisions, or can our emotions make us biased and unfair? 5. Must a good deed arise from genuine compassion, or can acting out of duty or moral conviction be just as valuable? 6. How far does our responsibility for others extend — from family and friends to complete strangers, people in distant countries, or even those we consider our enemies? As always, this will be an open and thoughtful conversation, not about finding a single correct answer, but about exploring different perspectives, questioning our own assumptions, and learning from one another. Perhaps what connects us is not only our ability to understand or share another person's feelings, but also our willingness to care about their well-being, even when we feel no emotional closeness to them. 📅 Event Details 🗓️ **Date:** Sunday, November 15, 2026 ⏰ **Time:** 11:00 📍 **Location:** Café Hardenberg, Hardenbergstraße 10, Berlin 📱 **WhatsApp:** For getting the materials, updates, and directions, join our group chat. [Group Chat Bio KI](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ba8ZAaH2Yuk6FGmD3LLO7H)
Software Architecture Gathering 2026: 25% Rabatt für unsere iSAQB Community! 🎉
Mon, Nov 16, 8:00 AMLiebe iSAQB Community, vom **16\. bis 19\. November 2026** findet das **Software Architecture Gathering (SAG)** wieder in Berlin statt! Als Teil unserer Community erhaltet ihr **exklusiv 25 % Rabatt auf euer Konferenzticket** mit dem Code **ISAQBCOMMUNITY25**, zusätzlich zum Early-Bird-Rabatt! Freut euch auf ein hochkarätiges Programm mit **über 65 nationalen und internationalen Top-Speakern, mehr als 55 Sessions und Keynotes sowie 10 ganztägigen Power Workshops**. Von AI Agents, DDD und Microservices bis hin zu DevOps, Team Topologies und Quantum Computing erwarten euch aktuelle Themen, praxisnahe Einblicke und neue Impulse für euren Architekturalltag. Besonders wichtig ist uns der **Austausch innerhalb der Community**: Die SAG bietet zahlreiche Gelegenheiten, andere Softwarearchitekt kennenzulernen, Erfahrungen zu teilen und gemeinsam über aktuelle Herausforderungen zu diskutieren. Auch beim Get-together am Dienstagabend bleibt viel Zeit zum Netzwerken in entspannter Atmosphäre. **Übrigens: Noch bis zum 15. Oktober 2026 könnt ihr doppelt sparen!** Profitiert von unseren Early-Bird-Preisen und sichert euch zusätzlich 25 % Community-Rabatt. **Alle wichtigen Infos auf einen Blick** * 📅 **Wann?** 16.–19. November 2026 (Konferenztage: 17.–18. November, Workshops: 16. und 19. November) * 📍 **Wo?** Titanic Chaussee Berlin * 🎤 **Programm:** 65+ Top-Speaker, 55+ Sessions & Keynotes sowie 10 ganztägige Power Workshops * 🌍 **Konferenzsprache:** Englisch * 🎟️ **Early Bird:** Bis 15. Oktober 2026 – bis zu 100 € sparen * 🎁 **Exklusiver Community-Rabatt:** 25 % mit dem Code **ISAQBCOMMUNITY25**, zusätzlich zum Early Bird! 👉 **Zum Programm:** [https://www.software-architecture-gathering.com/program-2026/](https://www.software-architecture-gathering.com/program-2026/) 👉 **Zur Ticketbuchung:** [https://www.software-architecture-gathering.com/tickets/](https://www.software-architecture-gathering.com/tickets/) 👉 **Weitere Informationen:** [https://www.software-architecture-gathering.com/](https://www.software-architecture-gathering.com/) Wir freuen uns darauf, viele von euch im November in Berlin wiederzusehen oder zum ersten Mal persönlich kennenzulernen!
No-Pressure International Parents Meetup
Sun, Nov 22, 11:00 AMLet's be honest: as a parent, socializing isn't exactly easy. Making plans is hard. Keeping them is harder. So let's make it simple: the little energy volcanoes can erupt together, while the exhausted ones (we) just chill and chat (or at least try to) The plan is to meet at the Alter Spielplatz von Janosch ([https://maps.app.goo.gl/8HGXYoEsj4GjLFyG9?g_st=ac](https://maps.app.goo.gl/8HGXYoEsj4GjLFyG9?g_st=ac)) and, once it's too cold outside), maybe go to either the Café Kiezkind Berlin ([https://maps.app.goo.gl/PMFqwUK84kRxZPjz8?g_st=ac](https://maps.app.goo.gl/PMFqwUK84kRxZPjz8?g_st=ac)) or Kindercafé Spielzimmer ([https://maps.app.goo.gl/TMKbjia2Bq52xyut9?g_st=ac](https://maps.app.goo.gl/TMKbjia2Bq52xyut9?g_st=ac)) Kids are unpredictable. If you arrive late, leave early, cancel at the last minute, or only manage one conversation before heading home—that's completely normal. But do register if you think you'll likely show up
Silent Reading Club
Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AMDitch the old book club, where everyone has to read the same book...this is better! It works like this: Bring your own book. Come chat, have some tea or coffee, get to know your neighbors. Then we quietly read together, side by side, for about one hour, each one reading their own book, and afterwards we talk with each other about what we are reading. The usual agenda: - Arrival and introduction (~20 minutes) - Silent reading (~1 hour) - Discussion (~30-40 minutes) - Join us for a bite at a local restaurant afterwards, if you like! You may read in any language, you may read any book. We are a group of international residents of Berlin from many different countries, of all ages, and we converse in English. We welcome you! No registration needed – the event is donation based. All funds support the Offenes Wohnzimmer.
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