Our neighbourhoods can be more than just habitats we share with other humans. With genuine, close, committed relationships, they can be centres of delight, community, and meaning.

We want to anchor our lives in our neighbourhoods - where proximity enables spontaneity and frequency; where connectivity fosters collective responsibility; where real life is really happening.

Our mission is to spark real-life connection and belonging. To do that, we believe in three pillars:

• Neighbourhood-based group relationships are foundational to community

• Social connection and civic engagement go hand in hand

• Collective fun is societal glue

We think the way to do that is through a network of neighbourhood social clubs. Email us if you want to know more.

Yes!

For now. We hope to launch more neighbourhoods in 2027.

No!

There are compounding benefits to folks who live in Poblenou (frequency, serendipitous encounters with other attendees, spontaneity, etc). But it’s not exclusively for Poblenou residents.

Mostly!

The events are intended and designed for adults, but for certain events it’s fine to bring your kiddo. Nothing in any event is child UN-friendly. We leave it to your judgement.

No extra ticket needed (unless they’re an adult child…).

For two key reasons:

1. It makes it more likely that people will show up. We would prefer you don’t show up rather than ghost us

2. It demonstrates an eagerness for. the event. It’s easy to sign up for anything; it’s shows you want to come if you pay €2

Just to be clear - we’re not ‘making profit’ on a €0.67 Bring-Your-Own-Banana event :)

Most of the events are in English for now.

But! It’s very important to us that these events are accessible to everyone.

We are actively searching to hire someone to run events in 2027 who would be a native Catalan speaker, who would then be able to host events in Catalan, Spanish, and English. (If that sounds like you, or someone you know, email us!).

For now the events are run by Damien, who is learning Catalan (poc a poc) but can’t confidently run an event in it unfortunately.

No!

But we’ll be honest - we know that hosting events in English makes it a barrier to Catalans. This is not the intention, but we acknowledge the reality and are working to address it.

Importantly, even if we expect mostly foreigners to join events, it’s essential to be a good neighbour. That means as a resident - foreigner or not - it’s non-negotiable to be respectful of the place: its people, its culture, its history, its language.

Our philosophy is that being a good neighbour is measured on effort, not strictly on outcome. We don’t need to know the 7,000 years of history of human existence in the Barcelona area… but we should still make an effort to connect.

Each event is standalone, but they build on each other. For two reasons:

1. Frequency of contact builds connection and community. The more events you come to, the more you’ll feel a connection to the place, and especially to people who also come repeatedly

2. The events build on each other. For instance, the un-Artificial Intelligence events help build the capacity for curiosity, empathy, connection - doing it the first. time is hard, but we all get better with practice

In Poblenou:

1. Host events in Catalan

2. Engage much much more with local institutions

3. Progress from ‘just’ events to the full social club - more details soon!

Outside of Poblenou: to launch more neighbourhoods with place-and-connection- based events

Belonging and civic engagement go hand in hand. It’s especially important if you feel like you have no agency in a place, no stake in its success. There are so many organisations doing incredible work - and we want to connect with them to bolster their missions.

We want to do much much more in connecting with the local civic organisations - non-profits, local government, local business, etc.

We’re building out these partnerships, but have started with a focus on the social aspect.