Arruda Collective

Reclaiming the countryside
 

KuBiB e.V. is run by Arruda Collective and Rabelades Farm, a FLINTA- and queer-led, intersectional, self-organized initiative, working for social, gender, and ecological justice in rural east Germany.

At the heart of our political work is the Arruda Anti-Discriminatory Seminar House – a low-barrier space for groups and communities who are affected by and/or are fighting against discrimination to organize themselves, gather, retreat, network, and hold workshops in a safer and supportive environment.

Alongside running the Anti-Discriminatory Seminar House, we organize events, discussions, and educational activities that bring together anti-racist struggles, queer-feminist struggles, and struggles for environmental justice and sustainability. As well as struggles for environmental justice and sustainability

We are committed to creating a community space that is attentive and aware to different forms of discrimination, including gender oppression, ableism, racism, classism, transphobia, and other forms of oppression. We want to create a space where people can come together, share knowledge and experiences, build connections, and support each other.

Our goal is to empower marginalized communities – FLINTA, BIPoC, migrants, refugees, neurodivergent and people with disabilities by creating sustainable structures for social and ecological justice in rural areas.

We emphasize the importance of access to nature and want to reclaim the countryside as a space for resistance, healing, and collective transformation. Reconnecting with the land is a central part of our approach.

Our broader vision is to reshape rural spaces into places rooted in solidarity. We are building a network that uplifts marginalized voices and creates new possibilities for communal life without the fear of racist violence and other forms of discrimination.

Arruda Collective is a unique anti-discriminatory meeting and community space in rural Brandenburg, filling a long-standing gap in access to empowerment and anti-discrimination resources created by and for the communities themselves.

Land – Memory – Belonging

Rabelades Farm is a Black queer-led agroecological grassroots project in Brandenburg.
Through sustainable farming, we build community and reclaim land as a space of liberation.
We grow organic food for marginalized communities, especially those affected by racism.
Rooted in activism, ecological justice, we center Black queer ecology guided by mutual care, cultural memory, collective healing and resilience.
For us, farming is not only a practical activity, but a political and spiritual practice that nourishes both the land and our spirits.

In 2012 KuBiB e.V. was founded by the first Generation. Back then the sight was bought by Kubib e.V. and the project was named “Quecke” (Couchgrass). Uncountable hours and immense labour went into renovating the house. Waterpipes and heating system needed to be prepared. Basic structural repairs needed to happen. With fundings by LEADER accessible bathrooms and movement space could be installed.

3 Generations of groups formed and dissolved under the name “Quecke”, and struggling to keep working towards the goal to make the Seminar house a officially public space. The hurdles were the various fire and health and safety regulations that kept changing and demanding the last of the capacities of all.

In 2021 the space was officially opened and declared in public. Since then the collective structure undertook a lot of structural changes and founded a new start with the 4th Generation. To mark this, “Arruda” (Weinraute) was formed and is thriving ever since.