We Care, Therefore We Are | Shared Table Dinner (men-only*)
Shared Table Dinners are a monthly ritual for questions that matter. Around food, presence, and the kind of conversation that doesn't end when you leave the table.
*Open to men – cis and trans – and people who relate to and are affected by experiences of socialisation or being read as men.
Care is a web we’re already inside.
From the cellular to the planetary, from the signals our bodies send us to the ways we tend to soil, water, kin, and each other: care moves through everything. Many of us have forgotten how to feel it, name it, how to ask for it and receive it without apology.
Patriarchy shapes many of our relationships with care. Many men learn to shift their language, their ways of sensing, as well as their willingness to be tended to and tend to the needs of others. Our capacities to care and be cared for are always there; what fades is the practice.
This Shared Table Dinner, in collaboration with Beyond Patriarchy and Leader.Brother.Son, invites you to reconnect with care from within and between each other.
What does it feel like to receive care, not just give it? How do we practice selves-care, rather than self-care alone? What are the patterns of care that move through us, through our bodies, our relationships, our communities, our living worlds and earth?
Join us!
Co-hosted Jörn (Beyond Patriarchy), Jindy (Leader Brother Son), and Monika (The Oneliness Project)
🍚 What to Expect & Bring
Shared Table Dinners are experience-first gatherings—intentionally designed and gently facilitated, without a fixed script.
We come together around a shared table to eat, listen, and explore questions that matter. The evening invites presence, contribution, and meaningful connection while leaving space for what wants to emerge.
Please bring a vegetarian (or vegan) dish to share — homemade or store-bought, both are welcome. Think: a salad, spread, soup, raw veggies for a platter, a leftover you love, or something sweet! 🍫
This is a vegetarian, alcohol-free dinner. We’ll have delicious Oolong tea and water to enjoy. 🍵
💛 Contribution & Accessibility
Shared Table Dinners are carefully designed, facilitated experiences—hours of prep, cooking, conversation, and care go into making each gathering special.
All contributions are shared equally between C*Space (our community home) and Monika Jiang / the hosting team.
10 € — Your Seat at the Table
You get a spot to join the conversation, share food, and be part of the magic. Minimal, but enough to keep the door open.15 € — Give Back a Little
Covers basic costs and some of the host’s time. You’re helping keep the lights on while showing up fully.20+ € — Sustain Community
For those who want to see Shared Table Dinners continue and grow! Your generosity sustains the space, the hosting work, and allows others to participate at lower contributions.
Choose what feels right, and know that every contribution is part of the community in action. 💛 Thank you!
About the Host(s) 🤸♀️ & Space
Hii! I’m Monika Jiang, a writer, curator, and community builder, and the founder of The Oneliness Project.
I started Shared Table Dinners as part of my exploration into loneliness and oneliness as personal, social, and cultural experiences, and how we can practice reconnection with ourselves, others, and the world. I’ve held spaces across global conferences and festivals, organizations and teams, as well as in intimate, small-group settings.
My gatherings are known for weaving together play, joy, embodiment, and depth of inquiry, using movement, reflection, and thoughtful questions. Take a leap of faith and join to feel for yourself!
C*Space is our main collaborator and community home of all Berlin Shared Table Dinners. As a purpose-driven creative hub housed in a former furniture factory in Berlin-Weißensee, C*Space cultivates curiosity, community, and regenerative ideas through co-working, cultural programs, and gatherings like this. 🟡