My name is Jes  and I’m co-organizing Trade School Berlin, a learning environment that runs entirely on barter and without the exchange of money. Since the idea began in New York in 2010, multiple Trade Schools have popped up all over the world and I’m excited to be apart of the team organizing one in Berlin.

At Trade School Berlin students will register for class by agreeing to bring a bartered item in exchange for whatever skill the teacher is sharing in that class. Classes in New York have ranged from Clowning and Dance to How to Make Dumplings and Basics of Community Organizing, to name a few. As one of two organizers of Trade School Berlin, I will be responsible for making sure the space is inclusive to all students and managing the website that teachers and students use to register classes- everything else is self-run by teachers and students.

Trade School will be taking place in Pankow within the HomeBase Project, a site-specific artist residency and research program. We are  running our first season throughout the month of March and need help getting the word out to build a community of teachers and students in Berlin! 

Please check out our website if you want to get involved!

If you have any questions you can e-mail them to tradeschoolberlin@gmail.com

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