​Shared Table Dinners—where we meet around food and questions. Everyone brings something to the potluck: a dish, a thought, a feeling, a view—and that’s already plenty.

​*For men or persons who have been socialized as boys or men.

​Too often, men are taught to compete, to keep feelings inside, or to go it alone. But what if being a man could mean something else: having relationships to count on, showing up for each other, and building connections that last?

​Friendship between men is often constricted and centred around debates, jokes, or surface-level conversation, avoiding the more personal and honest.

​But beneath that, many men, as most of us, are looking for something deeper: friendship that lasts, that supports, and that allows us to be real with one another.

​This Shared Table Dinner is an invitation for those who identify or were socialized as men to gather, reflect, share stories, and to ask: What do we actually want from friendship, and from each other?

​The evening is co-created with Jindy Mann, founder of Leader.Brother.Son, a global project exploring what it means to be a man today. Jindy works with men around the world to build stronger relationships—with themselves and each other—and brings insights and stories that spark honest, meaningful conversation.

​🍎 How It Works

​​We ask that you bring something small and easy to share to keep it simple, tasty, and low-waste. You could bring a spread, a salad, raw veggies for a platter, a leftover that’s still delicious, or something sweet 🍫. Homemade or store-bought, all welcome.

​​This is an alcohol-free, vegetarian dinner — we’ll have tea and water to share.

​​Come by yourself, with a friend, or someone you only recently met!

​Pay What You Can 🌟

​We want this dinner to be accessible, so we’ve set a sliding scale you can choose from:

• ​7 € → keeps it affordable and covers basic costs (no profit)

• ​10 € → helps us cover material costs and give a little back

• ​15 € → supports the work the facilitator(s), and sustains the space for future gatherings

​Pay what feels right for you—and know that every contribution makes these Shared Tables possible for the community!

​Thank you for supporting us, your hosts—C*SPACE, a purpose-driven creative hub housed in a former furniture factory in Weißensee, cultivating curiosity, community, and regenerative ideas through events, co-working, and cultural programs, and The Oneliness Project, led by Monika Jiang, a writer, facilitator, and community builder, explores the transformation from loneliness to connection, weaving our shared experience into a practice of oneliness.

​​🕰️ Flow

​​18:30 – Doors Open
Arrive slowly, help set the table, or just settle in.

​​19:15 – Welcome
Please have arrived by now so we can begin together.

​​19:30 – Shared Table: Potluck Meal
Let’s eat! :) Sharing what we’ve each brought.

​​20:15 – Reflections & Sharing Circle
Gentle invitation to connect more deeply around the topic of the evening.

​​21:15 – Clean up together
If everyone washes their bowl, we’ll be done in no time. And anyway, the best conversations often happen in the kitchen.

​​22:00 – Doors Close
Leave with a full belly, hopefully, a full heart, and maybe something new to sit with.

Can’t wait to see you!
With love,
Monika & C*Space
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