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APRIL 2025

cafe and bar opened Wednesdays to Saturdays 12:00 till 24:00

(access details at the bottom of the page)

April 2nd - 5th
[ASMR] ANARCHIST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE & Reminding/Rest/Resistance/Revolution/Repair.... pt 1
A doctor, a witch, and a depressed freelancer walk into a bar… Come to the Casino for Social Medicine to find out what happens next. 
    
Detailed schedule:
    unless specified otherwise, all offerings are free

All week:  

Anarcho-Sickos T-Shirt Sale
> Kit is selling their screen printed anarcho sicko t-shirts, price sliding scale. We’ve got a selection behind the bar at casino and if you don’t find the size or colour you want you can contact Kit on insta @kit__bla or kitblamire.com
    
    
Wednesday 2.4. 

Flower essence consultation and remedies - 16:00-18:00
> Lisa who will create for you your own custom blend made from wild- sourced flower essences from Australia.  Flower essences are homeopathic vibrational remedies that support the emotional, physical and subtle energetic bodies. Drops are taken daily under the tongue slowly tuning you to the archetypal wisdom inherent in each flower.
Lisa speaks English and German. Donations towards materials appreciated 

Holistic Dramaturgy - 17:00-19:00
> When a creative process is suspended in mid-air, Holistic Dramaturgy by Lucie integrates all seemingly outter circumstances into the current situation. Once issues like time scheduling or interpersonal conflicts are on the table, we can start drawing connections between them. They point towards the spiritual component of the process: Where are you growing? What is your fear? What has changed? Consciously being with your overarching theme is nurturing hummus for the process as it is for you. From here on, you may re-orient in your directions. Lucie draws from a vast pool of relational techniques and sense-making practices that nourish them and their artistic work: Dream and imagery work, the Craniosacral method, the communication technique Relatefulness (also known as Circling), Crip Technology for chronic (invisible) sicknesses, intuitive Tarot, herbal wisdom, clowning, amongst others. I am a trans-disciplinary artist, teacher and somatic practitioner.
Lucie speaks German (Swabian and high), English, French, Spanish (Mexican).

Nervous system regulation tools & trauma healing introduction & referrals to other queer radical care communities practitioners - 17:00-19:00
> If you would like to explore new nervous system regulation tools considering your neurodivergence and dis_abilities and get an introductory talk to a somatic trauma healing approach, im happy to introduce you to somatic experiencing and if you wish, refer you to other healing practitioners in berlin's queer radical care networks_communities *
Ullli (theythem) speaks english and german

Care Web Mapping - 19:30-20:30
> We are all well aware now that capitalism infects us with the individualistic poison of “I will (and must) do it myself”. But what happens when we actually can’t, and find we have no roster of trusted comrades to call upon within the urgent moment? In mapping our care webs, we’ll create a visual for ourselves that we can reach to in the many crises to come. We’ll map the collection of people and places we feel are ready to hold us in our most vulnerable states and situations we sometimes find ourselves in. We’ll discuss what it might take to make these webs more robust and sprawling. Perhaps we’ll leave feeling a little less alone, knowing a map of our care team is on a piece of paper, folded up in our pocket. 
Bring paper, pen/pencil and whatever other mark makers that will adorn your care web.            
Holly speaks English and German (+flo assisting, speaks German, French, English) 

Helper’s High Help-Desk - 18:00-20:00
> If you’re stuck in a blue period, dealing with depression, loss, or worries that turn your focus inward, let’s shift that together. Helper’s High is a help-desk by Fanni is a place for radical reciprocity. Come with a wishlist, what do you need right now? Is your bike as rundown as your mood? Ask if someone has WD-40 to fix your chain. Craving a shoulder massage but too shy to ask? Now’s the time. Think short-term or long-term, don’t be afraid to ask. To get high on that sweet oxytocin, also bring your favorite skills to help someone else. Offer to organize their basement or push someone to finally call their mom. 
(The help-desk is not sad-people-only! If you’re feeling on the top of your life, come share that energy too!)
Fanni speaks Hungarian, English and a little bit of German, Spanish and Turkisch

Ask a psychiatrist - 19:00-21:00
> Come talk to Kata about your mental health struggles, your anxiety, your stuckness. Learn psychotherapy tools for yourself and others. Kata is a trained psychiatrist working especially with people who experienced migration across nation-state borders.
Kata speaks German, English and Hungarian

Consultations with a physiotherapist and nutritionist - 18:00-20:00
> Sleeping problems, jumping pain, stressed out, concentration problems, no energy, tired, feeling burned out? Long Covid/Post Vac.? Melli is physical therapist, nutritionist, health consultor. The mix of supplements, diet, physical therapy was a game changer to her life. We can take time to find out what you want and what you need.
Melli speaks German, English

daily movie: Dope Is Death - 17:00-21:00
> Every day, you can watch a movie about health autonomy struggles in our downstairs storage room. Today, a 2020 documentary, directed by Mia Donovan, telling the story that started with the Black Panthers and Young Lords occupying the infamous Lincoln Hospital in Brooklyn in demand of better treatment for their communities. The action constituted a radical movement, led by Dr. Mutulu Shakur, that sought to end heroin addiction in communities of color with acupuncture. 
English

The Care Crisis body-talk-show - 21:00-21:45
> Racial capitalism is a care crisis. Berlin is our hospital. Caregivers are pirates. Solidarity is policed.  ADHD is climate change. We are nature defending itself. This talk show by Cassie, aka the Feminist Economics Department, involves a conversation with your body about the crisis of care, which is as big as our burning planet, and as tiny as the feeling you don't know how to share with anyone. Each session will include: 1. lymph drainage facial massage (while feeling bad for ourselves), 2. kundalini class (what is the care crisis on earth), 3. meditation (laying on Germany, silent screaming at it to shut up)
Cassie speaks English

informal debrief - 22:00-22:30
> Let's have a tea and discuss what we learned today, how we can organize towards our increased health autonomy, what is needed and what is there to do


Thursday 3.4.

COVID CONSCIOUS DAY
Centering the long-term sustainable health of our comrades and integrating lessons from disability justice: Full masking for the duration of the day. We will have extra masks. Testing is encouraged. Please do not come if you have cold symptoms.

Heilpraktiker*//naturopath  - 15:00-16:00
> I can offer support based on herbal medicine, TCM dietetic as well as iris diagnosis to understand your personal constitution. We can go through your health journey and discuss how to best support your system.
Maya speaks English, German, Spanish, Portuguese

Ask a pediatritian - 17:00-19:00
> Daniel is a social pediatritian. Come visit them with your younglings, get advice on navigating the German health care system with a child, and more. 
Daniel speaks Spanish, German and English

Social prescribing study and practice group - 17:00-18:30
> The National Health Services in the UK defined Social prescribing as "a non-medical approach where healthcare professionals connect patients to community-based activities, groups, and services to improve their health and well-being, addressing social, emotional, and practical needs, recognizing that health and well-being are influenced by social factors like isolation, loneliness, and lack of access to resources. It aims to address these underlying issues rather than just treating symptoms." Flo and Magda (and may other at the Casino) are actively training in this method. Come learn with us and practice on each other!
flo and Magda speaks combined English, German, French and Czech

daily movie: Flare - 17:00-21:00
> Every day, you can watch a movie about health autonomy struggles in our downstairs storage room. Flare is a an experimental documentary (2023) by Kit Blamire, depicting a life divided between hospital waiting rooms and the merely virtual presence at the Dyke March: The disability caused by a chronic illness leads to individual lockdowns and an associated invisibility. The film consists of observations of insects, reflections on a health system that splits the body into individual parts, the desire to tell the story of one’s own illness, and the power of slowness.
Movie in English with eng subtitles

Nervous system regulation tools & trauma healing introduction & referrals to other queer radical care communities practitioners - 18:15-19:15
> If you would like to explore new nervous system regulation tools considering your neurodivergence and dis_abilities and get an introductory talk to a somatic trauma healing approach, im happy to introduce you to somatic experiencing and if you wish, refer you to other healing practitioners in berlin's queer radical care networks_communities *
Ullli (theythem) speaks english and german

The Care Crisis body-talk-show - 21:00-21:45
> Racial capitalism is a care crisis. Berlin is our hospital. Caregivers are pirates. Solidarity is policed.  ADHD is climate change. We are nature defending itself. This talk show by Cassie, aka the Feminist Economics Department, involves a conversation with your body about the crisis of care, which is as big as our burning planet, and as tiny as the feeling you don't know how to share with anyone. Each session will include: 1. lymph drainage facial massage (while feeling bad for ourselves), 2. kundalini class (what is the care crisis on earth), 3. meditation (laying on Germany, silent screaming at it to shut up)
Cassie speaks English

informal debrief - 22:00-22:30
> Let's have a tea and discuss what we learned today, how we can organize towards our increased health autonomy, what is needed and what is there to do


Friday 4.4.

(monthly open consultation for events -17:00-18:00
> If you want to pitch an event or an offering to the Casino, you can come talk to us in person)

Endometriosis help desk -16:00-18:00
> Viky is a nutritionist, anarchist librarian and an organizer for health autonomy and against adult supremacy who would love to talk to you about your period. She has a first hand knowledge of ovarian cancer and got rid of her endometriosis through supplements, exercises, and nutrition. Learn more about your reproductive system, get tips on how to minimize the effects of your endometriosis, and more.
Viky speaks Spanish, Portuguese and English

Hologram, a viral peer to peer health protocol - training - 16:00-18:00
flupsi speaks English and German

weekly NADA acupuncture — 17:00-18:00
> A simple five point ear sequence made to reset the organism, as given by Asaf. Famously practiced by the Black Panther's and Young Lords in the community detox centers, this acupuncture is good for letting go of many kinds of dependencies and toxic situations -from low energy, to bad jobs, to individualism.
Asaf speaks English and Hebrew. 5-20€ sliding scale

Check up with a general doctor - 17:00-19:00
> Taso is a doctor who also doesn't like the state-run health care system. If you can't afford health insurance, hate white coats, are worried that doctors wouldn't take you seriously, or would like to brainstorm how to advocate for yourself in a hospital, this check up is for you.
Taso speaks English, German, Greek

Spinal help desk - 17:00-18:00
> flo knows a lot about living with scoliosis/back pain. Do you too? Would you like help making a holistic plan on integrating your spine care into your life? Recommendations for queer friendly doctors, commiserations, celebration of your amazing spine, hook ups to gyms and spiraldynamics, corset story sharing, and more...
flo speaks French, English, German

Achieving a Natural High in the Parasympathetic: A Right and Need for Society - 17:00-19:00
> Meet Darja: a Shaman, Psychologist, and Meridian Massagist. Discover how different healing traditions come together. Observe and experience how Mongolian Energetic Medicine, acupunctur meridian massage, and psychology with systemic family therapy support autonomy and empowerment in both you and society. Want to support your emotional, physical, and energetic well-being in 15-minute treatments? Why is the shamanic approach considered a form of medicine that empowers personal autonomy while also empowering society? Why is it needed in times of crisis? How can you use it in your own life? What tools are essential? Join individual or small group sessions and discover practical tools for your journey.
Darja speaks English, German, Mongolian, Spanish, a bit Russian

Social Body Apothecary - 17:00-19:00
> Come to be nourished by the allyship of plants. Siegmar, an herbalist and a grief doula from SBA, will talk to you about your struggles, how they tie into the places you inhabit, and the places you're from. Together, you will find plants that can be your companions. If you would like to study the Social Body Apothecary method, you are also welcome to come.
Siegmar speaks German, English and Romanian

For Health Autonomy - 19:00-20:00
> A round table with organizers from several health initiatives on providing disobedient care
in English

daily movie: United in Anger: The History of ACT UP - 17:00-21:00
> Every day, you can watch a movie about health autonomy struggles in our downstairs storage room. Today, an inspiring 2012 documentary, directed by Jim Hubbard, about the birth and life of the AIDS activist movement.
Movie in English

The Care Crisis body-talk-show - 21:00-21:45
> Racial capitalism is a care crisis. Berlin is our hospital. Caregivers are pirates. Solidarity is policed.  ADHD is climate change. We are nature defending itself. This talk show by Cassie, aka the Feminist Economics Department, involves a conversation with your body about the crisis of care, which is as big as our burning planet, and as tiny as the feeling you don't know how to share with anyone. Each session will include: 1. lymph drainage facial massage (while feeling bad for ourselves), 2. kundalini class (what is the care crisis on earth), 3. meditation (laying on Germany, silent screaming at it to shut up)
Cassie speaks English

informal debrief - 22:00-22:30
> Let's have a tea and discuss what we learned today, how we can organize towards our increased health autonomy, what is needed and what is there to do


Saturday 5.4.

Social Body Apothecary - 12:00-14:00
> Come to be nourished by the allyship of plants. Siegmar, an herbalist and a grief doula from SBA, will talk to you about your struggles, how they tie into the places you inhabit, and the places you're from. Together, you will find plants that can be your companions. If you would like to study the Social Body Apothecary method, you are also welcome to come.
Siegmar speaks German, English and Romanian

Expropriate the Health Care System - 14:00-16:00
> Study through a proposal for an anarchist takeover over state health care with Viky
Viky speakes Spanish, English and Portuguese 

A doctor that will take her time - 15:00-17:00
> Come talk to a general doctor, a physician, Carolyn. Not getting adequate medical information from your GP who's rushing through your 10 minute appointment? Confused about that heart disease that runs in your family line? Have an existing infection that you want a better grasp on? Come sit with Carolyn, a trained physician turned bodyworker/somatic counselor who will not give you medical advice, but might instead offer some consulting with the help of pathophysiology and her stethoscope.
Carolyn speaks English and German

Back (and other) massages - 16:00-18:00
> Anna can't claim that she is a massage therapist. Her original training was being clearly instructed how to give massages to her sister when she was five. But sh'es good, as attested by many friends and lovers
Anna speaks English, basic German and advanced Emotions

Check up with a general doctor - 17:00-19:00
> Taso is a doctor who also doesn't like the state-run health care system. If you can't afford health insurance, hate white coats, are worried that doctors wouldn't take you seriously, or would like to brainstorm how to advocate for yourself in a hospital, this check up is for you.
Taso speaks English, German, Greek

daily movie: Crip Camp - 17:00-21:00
> Every day, you can watch a movie about health autonomy struggles in our downstairs storage room. Today, a 2020 documentary, directed by Nicole Newham and James LeBrecht,  about a groundbreaking summer camp for teens with disabilities that proved so inspiring that a group of its alumni joined the radical disability rights movement to advocate for historic legislation change.
in English

The Care Crisis body-talk-show - 21:00-21:45
> Racial capitalism is a care crisis. Berlin is our hospital. Caregivers are pirates. Solidarity is policed.  ADHD is climate change. We are nature defending itself. This talk show by Cassie, aka the Feminist Economics Department, involves a conversation with your body about the crisis of care, which is as big as our burning planet, and as tiny as the feeling you don't know how to share with anyone. Each session will include: 1. lymph drainage facial massage (while feeling bad for ourselves), 2. kundalini class (what is the care crisis on earth), 3. meditation (laying on Germany, silent screaming at it to shut up)
Cassie speaks English

informal debrief - 22:00-22:30
> Let's have a tea and discuss what we learned today, how we can organize towards our increased health autonomy, what is needed and what is there to do


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Wednesday 9.4.

5-7pm
monthly AstroClinic
> AstroClinic is a place where you can come by and hang out with consulting queer astrologers, nic & nina. Bring your thoughts and questions and together we can create a space where astrology can feel like social medicine
Free. Mutual aid 

7-9pm
monthly University of Tiny Moments
opening its new semester about Magic with a class on Sigiling, Intention and Magic
> To weave magic, to create change in ourselves and the world, we need a clear intention – but the noise of the city and the heartbreak of world events makes us lose focus. A magic seal is a sign that captures our intention and transports it into the universe. Creating the seal gives us clarity about what we want, and carries our desire outwards.
Free. Peer education


Thursday 10.4.

3-6pm
weekly Ask a Witch
> An open talk about Magic with Viky and Haga
Free. Mutual aid

7:30-9pm
monthly Kunstler/Kunstlerin
Is It Humorous to Laugh, Is It Earnest to Cry?
> A performance matinee for the in-progress, the strange, the painfully funny, the funnily simple, the stuff from the depths of our hearts and rooms
Suggested donation towards artists 5-10€


Friday 11.4.

2-4pm
Child psychology soli consultations
> Come talk to Ellie, a school psychologist, about all the possible struggles that young people face in this time and this city. As a non-binary and POC person, Ellie deeply believes in the power of "collectivizing pain and communizing care," and is excited to explore how we can practice this together.
Free. Mutual aid

5-6pm
weekly NADA acupuncture
> NADA ear acupuncture is a simple method of treatment, where five small acupuncture needles are inserted on specific points on each ear and remain put for 30 - 45 minutes. During this time the person can sit or lie down, the treatment is done in a communal setting. NADA acupuncture has a long history of being used to ease symptoms of substance withdrawal, as a support in traumatic situation, to help relieve post traumatic stress, stress in general, and for various types of emotional disbalances (including manic episodes, depression, anxiety, insomnia..)
Mutual aid. 5-20€ sliding scale

7-9pm
monthly Backgammon night
> A night for anybody interested in the ancient game of backgammon, whether you have never tried it or are a self proclaimed professional 
Free. Boards provided


Saturday 12.4.

5-9pm
Bakesale for Palestine
> Our regular fundraiser for Gaza. Money raised will go to a family of 20+ people whose house just fell into the shelling zone and who has no shelter, belongings or food. 
Fundraiser

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Wednesday 16.4.

6-8pm
monthly basket weaving circle
> Come make raffia baskets. Learn where they come from, learn how to make one, or bring your own to weave in a companion silence. 
Contribution of 5 euros to materials appreaciated


Thursday 17.4.

3-6pm
weekly Ask a Witch
> An open talk about Magic with Viky and Haga
Free. Mutual aid

7-9:30pm
Zinnacht
> ZINNNACHT is a gathering that invites people to bring their zines, magazine, printedarte facts & memorabilia as a medium of peer-to-peer knowledge & emotional transfer, by triggering conversations and nurturing an evolving jargon: spanning from flyers, exhibition booklets to journals and manuals, there's always going to be something new to discover.
Meetup


Friday 18.4.

5-6pm
weekly NADA acupuncture
> NADA ear acupuncture is a simple method of treatment, where five small acupuncture needles are inserted on specific points on each ear and remain put for 30 - 45 minutes. During this time the person can sit or lie down, the treatment is done in a communal setting. NADA acupuncture has a long history of being used to ease symptoms of substance withdrawal, as a support in traumatic situation, to help relieve post traumatic stress, stress in general, and for various types of emotional disbalances (including manic episodes, depression, anxiety, insomnia..)
Mutual aid. 5-20€ sliding scale

7-9pm
Juden und Homosexuelle für Palästina
> A night of drag, joy, tears, anger. Getting to the marrow of life. 
A fundraiser for Black & Gazan survival


Saturday 19.4.

7-9pm
East Asian* Queer Bar Night
> East Asian* Queer Bar Night expects to be the place where East Asian queers can make connections and share the experience within the discource of geopolitics and sociopolitics. Or just have fun! 
Meetup


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Wednesday 23.4.

5-6pm
Song sharing and discussion
> Join an open discussion for music lovers, listen to music and talk about what it means to you. Bring a song to share that’s been on repeat this week. Reflect and talk about the music that helps you through tough times. Get new music recommendations. Hosted by Jordan, a music therapist 
Meetup. Mutual aid 

6-8pm
Death cafe
> We all face loss, we all grieve, we’re all gonna die. But we live in a culture which often doesn’t have space for these things until they’re happening. So come talk about them, ask your questions, and share your fears about death, transition, and loss. Facilitated by Anna
Free. Mutual aid 


Thursday 24.4.

3-6pm
weekly Ask a Witch
> An open talk about Magic with Viky and Haga
Free. Mutual aid


Friday 25.4.

5-6pm
weekly NADA acupuncture
> NADA ear acupuncture is a simple method of treatment, where five small acupuncture needles are inserted on specific points on each ear and remain put for 30 - 45 minutes. During this time the person can sit or lie down, the treatment is done in a communal setting. NADA acupuncture has a long history of being used to ease symptoms of substance withdrawal, as a support in traumatic situation, to help relieve post traumatic stress, stress in general, and for various types of emotional disbalances (including manic episodes, depression, anxiety, insomnia..)
Mutual aid. 5-20€ sliding scale

5-7pm
free Eyebrow Plucking session
> Kay is a professional eyebrow artists and they will be offering  shaping or gentel clean of your the eyebrows using a set of precision tweezers and small eyebrow scissors. Kay doesn’t use any artificial color, makeup, or threading – just simple, natural shaping through gentle tweezing. It can be a full shaping session or just a light, relaxing facial experience with gentle touches to the brows.
Free. Mutual aid

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