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Well-being Open Mic Night

Experience well-being through art at the first Well-Being Open Mic, a student-led EUniWell project. The first session will be hosted by EUniWell students from the University of Cologne on 14 October. If you are a local artist, apply now to perform in this pilot event!

The Well-Being Open Mic is organised by EUniWell students and aims to provide a recurring platform where students from EUniWell member universities and locals can showcase their creative engagement with themes related to individual, social and environmental well-being. 

This unique project creates spaces where participants can express their creativity and explore themes of well-being. It’s an opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, share your artistic talents, and be inspired by each other. 

Pilot event in Cologne

Date: 14 October 2023
Time: 19:00 CEST – 21:00 CEST
Location: KHG Kirche, Berrenrather Str. 127, 50937 Cologne. 

The Well-Being Open Mic will be hosted in English and is open to all age groups and languages. Whether you are a student of the University of Cologne or a local artist, come and join this inaugural event!

We invite you to actively participate in the first Well-Being Open Mic organised by EUniWell students from the University of Cologne. Applications are now open to all students and artists living in Cologne. If you are a poet, musician, storyteller or dancer living in Cologne, apply now to perform during this first session. 

Come and be a part of this unique platform, whether you join us as an artist or as a member of the audience. Let’s make this evening in Cologne memorable with a diverse range of performances and meaningful artistic expressions of well-being.

Further information

To apply, please send an email to our Student Coordinator Tanya Gautam with the following information :

  • Name 
  • Genre (Music, Poetry, Dance, Drama, etc.) 
  • Performance Time (max. 15 minutes)
  • Equipment and Assistance Needs
  • Links to previous works and social media 

The event takes place in English. 

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Cycling for the climate

It's time again to start a bike tour in summer! In cooperation with Hochschulsport, we are offering you a relaxed bike tour on a scenic route on the Corpus Christi holiday. We will cycle from our home in Cologne towards Bonn along the beautiful Rhine. We will cycle there and back together.

We start in the KHG building with a crisp keynote by Tobi Rosswog, initiator and activist of "cycling the change", who joins us live and shares interesting insights on how each of us can become active to advance the traffic turnaround. He is currently in the VW car city of Wolfsburg, where he is turning it into a traffic change city together with workers Verkehrswendestadt .

Then we head directly south towards the banks of the Rhine. After a short ferry crossing, we will enjoy a picnic on the beach at lunchtime, during which we will consciously take in our surroundings and receive a small impulse on the topic of environmental perception.

If you don't have your own bike, we can provide you with one. The tour will be accompanied by two instructors who know the area. In case your bike breaks down, a member of the bicycle repair shop will also be there. 

The tour only takes place in good weather. We need the deposit for the planning. This deposit will be refunded immediately after the tour or in case of cancellation due to weather conditions. We are looking forward to your active participation.

Deadline for registration is Thursday, 25th May 2023 !

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Meeting point: KHG 10.00 pm

Deposit: 30 Euro für alle, die kein eigenes Fahrrad haben (wird nach der Tour zurückgezahlt)

Registration: Now only possible with your own bike. Please just register below until 7th June.

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Nachtcafé Gubbio

Overnight project for the homeless

In collaboration with the Gubbio Homeless Chaplaincy

You may also notice the many homeless people in our streets. In Cologne, there are only limited overnight accommodations for homeless people. We are therefore supporting Gemeinsam Gubbio at the Nachcafé in the current winter semester. A warm invitation to all: anyone and everyone can join in! 

Interested parties can now contact Annekatrin Schumacher to get an idea of the task for themselves based on experiences and impressions from the past years. 

Participation in the night café can be recognised for the church practice field within the framework of the study certificate. 

The entry is possible at any time within the winter season from November to March. We are looking forward to your support !

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Fair-Teiler

Save and share food

At the KHG, we would like to do something together with you against throwing away food and have set up a system for collecting and handing out food, the so-called FairTeiler, which was later taken over by Foodsharing.

This is a permanently installed cupboard and fridge where you can deposit and collect food during our opening hours.

Both are clearly visible directly in the entrance area of our building (Berrenrather Str. 127) and are open to all people who would like to use them as an offer for food sharing. We would be happy to have committed helpers who would join us in keeping the cupboard clean.

Please contact us at: sekretariat@khgkoeln.de

If you want to find out more about the idea of the FoodSharing, you can read more here.

Contact

  • Ada von Lüninck 

    Social Counselling and spiritual accompaniment

    T: +49 162 1025 498
    E: lueninck@khgkoeln.de

    Office hours: MON+THU in the afternoon
    Languages: German, English, French

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