FAQs in English

Welcome to the local community of the Green Party in Schwabing/Maxvorstadt/Freimann! Here you can find everything important about our community in a FAQ-style overview.

How can I get involved as a member?

You want to get involved? Then find out here how to become active.

Can I participate even if I’m not a member?

Absolutely. Most of our events are open to the public and we’re always happy to see new faces.

Who is responsible in the local community?

Our local community is led by a board elected every two years in spring. The board represents and organizes the community.

Ortsvorstand

Regine Pell

Beisitzerin / Plakatierung und Grünes Büro
How do we communicate?

We use Signal and have three groups:

  • Info: Our Info channel posts important announcements like events
  • Chat: In the member chat, everyone can post, share and discuss
  • Action: During campaigns, the Action group shares all key updates

As a member, you’ll also get our regular newsletter from our spokespeople.

If you’re not in the Signal groups yet or don’t get the newsletter, just contact your mentor or vorstand@gruene-schwabing.de.

Is there a calendar of events?

You can find all our events on the calendar section of our website.

Life hack: you can also sync all events directly to your phone using this calendar link.

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How do we work together?

We collaborate using Signal groups and store files in the Green Cloud cloud.

If you’re actively involved in our community, experienced members will help integrate you. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Frederik Ostermeier.

Where do we meet?

We mainly meet at our Green Office at Nordbad, Winzererstr. 27, and the café at Josephsplatz, Augustenstr. 112, where our monthly community meetings are held.

What regular meetings are there?

We hold a monthly member assembly (also called the community meeting). We also have the Green Round and our event series Equal. Empowered. Green. Learn more about the three formats below.

What is the community meeting?

Every month, usually on the second Thursday at 7 p.m., we hold our community meeting (officially the member assembly). At the meeting, we:

  • start with a political round, where everyone can share thoughts on a current political topic – the topic is decided democratically
  • have an official focus, often with expert input, on topics like AI or climate adaptation
  • can submit motions to be discussed and voted on, which may later be submitted at city assemblies

Have topic ideas? Contact vorstand@gruene-schwabing.de or reach out directly to Florina Vilgertshofer or Florian Schönemann.

What is the Green Round?

In addition to the chapter meeting, we hold the Green Round, usually in the last week of the month.

  • It takes place either at the Green Office or an external location
  • We often visit other organizations, from Munich’s sewage services to rural Green communities
  • We also explore politically relevant places like the Neufreimann development
  • Sometimes we do a workshop together at the office to dive into a topic

Got ideas? Contact Gabriele Graswald-Vidovic or Frederik Ostermeier.

What is Equal. Empowered. Green?

Since 2025, we host a new event series called Equal. Empowered. Green.

  • The series is a cooperation between the local communities Schwabing/Maxvorstadt/Freimann and Nord
  • It provides space for feminist perspectives, discussion, and empowerment
  • Events include talks, workshops, readings, and panel discussions
  • Some events are exclusively for FLINTA* individuals to offer a safe space; others are open to cis men to foster inclusive conversations on gender equality and change

Questions? Reach out to Regine Pell.

What is a District Committee (BA)?

A district committee is the local parliament of a city district. In our three districts – Maxvorstadt, Schwabing-West, and Schwabing-Freimann – we’re each represented with our own Green group.