bUm is a vibrant place in Berlin-Kreuzberg that supports community-oriented organizations and social initiatives. With coworking spaces, event rooms, and assistance offers for the homeless, bUm promotes solidarity and sustainable projects.
bUm is a diverse and vibrant place by the Landwehr Canal in the heart of Berlin-Kreuzberg, which has established itself as a central meeting point for community-oriented organizations, civil society initiatives, and socially engaged actors.
bUm stands for the committed heartbeat of civil society and aims to promote a regenerative work culture and explore sustainable, intersectoral collaborations. The mission of the organization is to empower community-oriented organizations and initiatives and provide them with a space for working, learning, and networking together. Values such as intersectional feminism, social justice, and resistance against racism, right-wing extremism, and all forms of discrimination are central to the work of bUm[1][4].
bUm is engaged in numerous sustainable and social projects:
Founded in 2019, after Google handed over the substation to the social cooperative Karuna and the donation platform betterplace, bUm has quickly developed into an important center for social engagement. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the bUm team and the community have continued to grow. With the expiration of the usage contract with Google in 2026, discussions and considerations about the future are already underway, but one thing is certain: bUm will remain a fixed part of the civil society landscape in Berlin[1].