Open Space Vernissage: “Dara Tûyê – درخت توت – The Mulberry Tree”
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| free admission |
| no ticket required |
| Please note that there may be waiting times. We appreciate your understanding. |
| BERLIN GLOBAL, First Floor – Rooms "Pictures of Berlin" and "Interconnection" |
| Doors open: 5:30 pm |
| English, German |
| Belongs to: Dara Tûyê – درخت توت – The Mulberry Tree, BERLIN GLOBAL |
The new Open Space Dara Tûyê – درخت توت – The Mulberry Tree. Feminist Voices on War and Gardens is opening at BERLIN GLOBAL.
The project by Flamingo e.V. explores the solidarity-driven work of women across borders. Their collaboration creates space for new hope to emerge from experiences of violence and loss.
The project is rooted in the medicinal herb garden “Hevrîn Xelef” in Berlin-Neukölln, which is closely connected to the women’s village Jinwar in northeastern Syria and the organisation Women for Justice. The garden reveals the many roles such spaces can play: places of remembrance, healing and community, of mutual empowerment and agency. Beyond that, gardens are also sites of resistance against oppression and violence.
We warmly invite you to celebrate the opening with us – with introductory words, inspiring conversations, music and drinks!
The title means “The Mulberry Tree” in Kurmanci and Farsi.
Participants
Anuscheh Amir-Khalili
Anuscheh Amir-Khalili is an activist, anthropologist and curator of the Open Space. She was born in Iran to a German mother and an Iranian father. In 2015, she founded the organisation Flamingo, a network for refugee women⁺ and children. Since 2019, Flamingo has run the transcultural community garden Hevrîn Xelef in Berlin-Neukölln. For her work, she received the Citizen Award from the organisation Global Citizen in 2022. Since that same year, she has been a research associate at anstiftung and a point of contact for post-migrant communities, particularly in the field of community gardening.
Yalda Yazdani
Dr. Yalda Yazdani is an Iranian ethnomusicologist, filmmaker, and curator based in Berlin. She received her PhD in Musicology from the University of Siegen in 2025. From 2017 to 2025, she curated music festivals and cultural projects such as Female Voice of Iran, Female Voice of Afghanistan, Female Voice of Kurdistan, Qashqai Female Voices, Ukrainian Female Voices, and Female Voices United. Her primary work centers on highlighting female voices internationally, especially those from the Middle East.
Mahin Khodayari
Mahin Khodayari is a musician and media artist from the Kurdish region of Iran, currently based in Berlin. She studied Media Art and Design in Weimar and has been playing the tanbur since her teenage years. Mahin was a member of the Dayrak Khatoon ensemble, a women’s music group in Kermashan, and has performed concerts around the world. In addition to performing, she also teaches tanbur in Berlin, sharing her passion for this traditional Kurdish instrument with a wider audience.
Sara Moshiri
Sara Moshiri is a Berlin-based DJ and Producer. Since 2004, she has been performing internationally. Her sets combine driving electronic beats with female vocals and a subtle touch of oriental influence. She also plays the saxophone and the Persian instrument Setar, adding musical depth to her sound. With her established event series QueerGarten, she creates a platform for artists from the FLINTA* scene and a safe space for the community.
Partner
An Open Space by Flamingo e.V.
The association Flamingo is a grassroots movement based in Berlin – a community-driven initiative that emerges from the bottom up and is not steered by institutions. In addition to providing legal advice on asylum and residency for refugee women⁺, the organisation offers its infrastructure to other activists and networks. In 2019, the community garden Hevrîn Xelef was established: a place for collective gardening, remembrance, and self-organisation, located on the repurposed grounds of the New Cemetery St. Jacobi.