AwA*
About us
AwA* (pronounced as: Awa Stern) is a collective of women, trans, queer, and inter* people who oversee events, implement educational work, write concepts, and advise spaces, groups, and institutions.
We work as a collective
Awareness work and the associated content are close to our hearts. We advocate for emancipatory safety and everything that comes with it. Collective work means to us working on projects together with minimal hierarchy.
Mindful and respectful interaction is important not only in our work with clients but also a value we implement and live within our team.
Standards & values
As part of our work, we are guided by core values and commitments that we actively put into practice. This includes principles such as taking sides with those affected, as well as working with concepts like self-definition and intersectional approaches.
AwA* is:
Regularly engaged in further training
As part of our activities, we regularly conduct team training sessions on topics such as gender diversity and awareness, managing drug use, and first aid/first responder skills.
Community-oriented
We continuously provide educational materials, knowledge, workshops, and skills to activists and community-based organizations. Our awareness work is rooted in feminist, queer, and intersectional grassroots initiatives. It is important for us to share these resources in an accessible way with these groups.
Well-connected
As an awareness collective, we are connected in various ways with other groups and networks. In our work, we collaborate with youth organizations, feminist groups, space collectives, event organizers, interest groups, and many others. This includes, among others: IG Club Kultur, 4lthangrund für Alle, Awareness Institut,Checkit, Zara