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May 2023
 

May - What's on!
 
Tuesdays, 5 pm - 7 pm Baking Club
Open to all hobby bakers or professionals who want to join a wonderful group to share ideas and try out new recipes.  Koha* donation appreciated for the ingredients. Register with Debbie.

Tuesdays, 7 pm - 8 pm Om Choir
Come join Beatrix Schwerdtfeger and sing together to feel good and send healing vibrations into the universe. Open to everyone. Koha* donation.

Wednesdays, 8 am - 10 am Koha Kitchen Community Breakfast Club
Come and enjoy a lovely community breakfast. Bring your business ideas or projects to discuss with Debbie and support one another, or just drop in for a friendly chat.  Koha* suggestion: 5 - 10€ (English breakfast, tea/coffee included). Please let us know if you are coming and if you have any food allergies.

Wednesdays, 12 pm - 2 pm Koha Kitchen Community Lunch
Join us for our community lunch to share ideas and connect with each other. For base Graz members & their guests and newcomers wanting to find out more about us. A fair donation for what you consume is always highly appreciated. (Koha* suggestion 5-10€). Please let Debbie know by Monday evening if you are coming or ask to be added to our WhatsApp group so we can prepare enough food!

Thursdays, 10 am - 12 pm Busy Bees meetup
The Busy Bees are a weekly community gathering at our Bohemian Soul Beehive store. Drop in for a coffee, bring a crafts project, relax and sketch or just come for a chat. Open to everyone, no registration needed.

Sunday afternoons, Sound Relaxation Sessions
Iida is offering 60 min private sound relaxation sessions. She works with singing bowls, placing and playing them on different areas of the body to produce a wonderful healing and relaxing experience. She asks for a donation of €20- €60 which all goes to the charity Akasha Education – Freedom of Choice Fund who support education for underprivileged Nepalese youth, especially young women. To book a session, email Iida or find out more on her instagram page.



Saturday, May 6th, 10 am - 11 am ÖGK Discussion 'Austrian Healthcare System'
First theme for our 2023 ÖGK healthcare for migrant women discussion series will be a general overview of the Austrian Healthcare system. Also a nice opportunity to meet and connect with other women and compare with healthcare in our home countries.  Contact Rachel to register.

Saturday May 6th, 3 pm - 4 pm Beehive Beats - Pfeffer & Konsorten
Be delighted by the unique talents of Pfeffer & Konsorten. Come and enjoy this tiny concert at the Bohemian Soul beehive store. Book your ticket here (Koha* suggestion 5-10€). 33 seats available - profits go back to the Musicians and supporting base Graz.

Sunday, May 7th, 5.00 pm - 6.30 pm Sound Vibration Circle
Andrea Huber leads this deeply relaxing and restorative event. The sounds you will experience include the monochord sound bed, Tibetan & crystal singing bowls, Native American Medicine Drum and channelled vocal sounds and toning. Wear comfortable clothing & socks/ bring a blanket to keep you warm. Registration required (limited to 10 places).€15 base members / €20 IWA / €25 non members. Contact Andrea: Tel.: +43 664 18 24 624

Tuesday, May 9th, 6.00 pm - 9.00 pm and Saturday, May 20th 10 am - 1 pm Handlettering Workshop
Hand Lettering is an art form of drawing letters in an artistic way. With hand lettering you can create your own Christmas cards, birthday cards, creative notes or even small drawings. In this 3 hour workshop you'll receive brush pens, fine liner, notebook and exercise book for you to keep and exercise more at home. You'll also be learning small artistic banners, dividers etc. to use with your hand lettering. All equipment is supplied including brushes, which you get to keep, Cost 85€. Register with DiLara.

Thursdays, May 11th and May 25th 7 pm - 8 pm  Open Heart Singing
Free your voice, show your voice. Simple exercises for body, breath and voice, anti-stage-fright formula, singing simple traditional songs of the world, joy and fun. With Iris Baumann, Jazz-Singer and Voice Teacher. base members 15€ non members 20€. Register with Iris.

 
Saturday, May 13th, 11 am - 1 pm Knitting / Crafts Club
Knitting Club is open to all levels from novice to expert and everything in between. Other projects (sewing, crochet etc also welcome!). Open to base members and IWA members. No registration needed.
 
Wednesday, May 17th, 1 pm - 4 pm Watercolour Workshop Beetles
Rose Bettles also called scarab beetles may be a garden pest but they are beautiful to look at. Their iridescent colouring poses a unique challenge to painters. In this workshop we will use a wet in wet followed by a wet on dry and finally a drybrush technique to emulate their shine. We will practice allowing colours to flow together but also the role of contrast in surface appearance.This workshop is appropriate for all skill levels. Members: 30 Euros, Non Members: 35 Registration: Sarah.



Friday, May 19th, 7 pm - 9 pm Joe G [Acoustic Trio] Live
The super talented Joe G alongside Uwe Rath on lead guitar and Levi Kornberger on cajòn are playing at the Seddwell Center. Donation based entry.

Coming up!
Ameila is starting up a kids and caregivers English speaking group with fun activities. One group for smaller kids meeting on a weekend afternoon and a group for school kids meeting on a Saturday evening. Let us know if you would be interested in joining with your kids - office@seddwellcenter.at . Koha donation*
 
* Koha is a fair exchange to honour the service you have received - either a financial donation or if you unable to afford one then a service such as washing up etc is also gladly welcomed.
Empowering Migrant Voices on Integration and Inclusion Policies
 
 
We had a great workshop in April with Südwind all about civil courage. Through interactive activities we learnt the importance of standing in solidarity with those experiencing discrimination. There are three more workshops coming up in English at the Seddwell Center.
  • Political participation 10.05.23, 17:00 – 19:00 What does political participation mean? What possibilities are there for participation? Together we will work out different possibilities of participation and exchange information about organisations and initiatives. Through group work and interactive exercises, we will collect ideas on how to participate in society.
  • Fundraisng 17.05.23, 17:00- 19:00 How do you raise funds for an association? Where can you apply? In this training, the different possibilities of fundraising and creative forms of fundraising will be presented and discussed. In small groups, fundraising ideas are forged and a fundraising strategy is worked on.
  • Civil Society Engagement 14.6.23, 17:00 – 19:00 How do I found an association and run it successfully? How do I find useful networking opportunities? Experienced association leaders and members share their knowledge and experience. The special form of eParticipation will be presented!
If you would like to take part, email Rachel  with the workshops you are interested in attending.
 

UN World Summit Awards European Young Innovators Festival

 
 
We had so much fun hosting the Regenerative Community Lab workhop at the Seddwell Center as part of the World Summit Young Innovators Conference. Regenerative design is about learning to see, think and act in a way that respects and builds on the potential of the places we live in, while benefiting social and ecological systems. We presented several of our social projects to a packed house!
 
Urban Gardening Group

Volunteers needed for our small community garden! Join us to plan, plant, water and come together to create a peaceful mini oasis where we can hang out in the warmer months.
Dilara is offering a fun summer kids program at the Seddwell Center in English and German. Registration until June 15th.

What's on in Graz!
 
The opening night of the Voices of Spirit International Choir festival on May 17th offers great free short concerts in venues around the city center.

In celebration of International Museums Day, May 18th, the following museums will offer free entry:
Diözesanmuseum Graz
Graz Museum
Graz Museum Schlossberg
Kindermuseum Frida & Fred
Botanischer Garten
Hans Gross Kriminalmuseum
Museum der Wahrnehmung MUWA
Universalmuseum Joanneums (except Freilichtmuseum Stübing and Tierwelt Herberstein)

The IWA have invted us to join in their Basics of the Austrian Pension System for Women in Graz webnair on June 6th, 7 pm - 8.30 pm with expert Dr. Ulrike Lederhaas (Head of Customer Support at BVAEB) Register here and include any general questions you have.

base Graz member Stephanie would like to invite everyone to the Artisan Garden Fair with handprinted fabric & ceramics, textiles, stonemade crockery, roses, hydrangeas and more. May 12th - 14th, 11 am - 6 pm, Rupertistrasse 77, 8075 Graz. Parking at "Marienbräu" , then follow signs down the road.  
Follow IloveGraz for more fun summer events in Graz.




 
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