This ONLINE workshop is inspired by Collective Care Berlin and will be led by Fine from the Educat Collective. The workshop is a short version of a workshop taking place in Berlin in July. https://skills4crisis.org/workshop/mental-health/
Content
This workshop invites us to explore mental health not as an isolated personal issue, but as something deeply shaped by collective trauma, systemic collapse, and the grief of living in a world marked by violence, genocide, and ecological destruction.
Rather than offering quick fixes or individual coping strategies, we will practice being with discomfort, nurturing collective care, and building emotional resilience that honors the reality of structural harm.
Together, we’ll exchange on what help us grasp oppression and its impacts — while grounding in foundational practices like nervous system regulation, and relational skills such as deep listening and witnessing.
All bodies, backgrounds, and levels of experience are welcome.
Place / Date
The event will take place 17th September (Thursday) 4pm – 7pm CET
The event will take place online via “ZOOM”. The platform-link with instructions how to use it will be send after signing up for the event via Typeforms (see information below).
Estimated Work Amount
If you like to prepare for the topic, feel free to stroll through materials in our “Resources” section. If you do not have anytime, do not worry and join anyways! We are happy to have you!
Barriers
All bodies, backgrounds, and levels of experience are welcome.
- You might need some steady internet connection. We also encourage you to use headphones, if you can. It increases concentration. We will have enough breaks during the 4 hours event, but feel free to get some drinks and snacks and a comfy position.
- If you do need some help using the online platform, please join 15 minutes earlier – 3.45pm, we will explain everything and clarify open technical questions.
Language
The working language is English. We will activate automatic subtitles. We will try to follow questions in the chat and personal discussions and explain some of the concepts or words used in simple language.
Please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss any further needs you may have. Contact us at skills4crisis@protonmail.com
Costs
The event is free of charge. If you feel like you want to support the project, feel free to donate though 🙂 https://skills4crisis.org/#get-involved
Applying
Please register beforehand by clicking on the “Apply here” button on the top of the page or by using this link: https://form.typeform.com/to/Qh2sFvwr.
The workshop is limited to 20 people. You can apply via our application platform “typeform”. You will be asked for a name and an E-Mail-address. We will also ask some questions to get to know you and your needs a little better. The details of the Workshop will be sent as soon as possible via E-Mail.
If you have questions, please send an E-Mail to skills4crisis@protonmail.com or write a direct message on Instagram @educatkollektiv with the Workshop title in the subject.
Facilitators
COLLECTIVE CARE BERLIN // citizenslab.eu
Alice Priori, Giulia Orlandi, Aleksandra Kulesza and Julian Kraidelman from Collective Care Berlin inspired the workshop, facilated by Fine.
EDUCAT KOLLEKTIV
Fine
Fine is part of Educat Kollektiv and working from Berlin. For this Workshops Fine provides infrastructure, organisation and moderational support. Fine studied in Dresden and has been working full-time and voluntarily in youth education for many years. Fine holds workshops and seminars that combine methods of group pedagogy and team building with topics from critical education. Fine has also completed training as a trainer for extracurricular educational work and is almost finished with their certified experiential education training. One of the larger projects at Educat: Caring-arts.org <3.
