§ 1 Name and registered office of the association, financial year
(1) The association is called „Spielwiese“. It should be entered in the register of associations and
then carries the suffix „e.V.“.
(2) The association is based in Berlin.
(3) The financial year is the calendar year.

(1) The purpose of the association is to promote equal rights for women and men,
to promote art and culture and to promote help for people who are discriminated against on the basis of their
gender identity or their sexual orientation.
The purpose of the statutes is realized in particular by organizing workshops and
events on the topic and creating virtual and real retreats and
meeting points for like-minded members to exchange ideas and spend their free time together,
organizing public balloon festivals & looner meetings as well as presence and
educational work at trade fairs and exhibitions for balloon decorations.
(2) The association operates selflessly; it does not primarily pursue commercial purposes.
(3) The association’s funds may only be used for the purposes specified in the statutes. The members
do not receive any donations from the association’s funds.
(4) No person may be favored by expenses that are unrelated to the association’s purpose or by
disproportionately high remuneration.

§ 3 Acquisition of membership
(1) Any adult (natural) person can become a member of the association. Legal entities
can only join as supporting members.
(2) Applications for admission to the association must be submitted in writing to the board. The board decides on the application for admission at its own discretion. It does not have to give reasons to the applicant if it rejects the application.
(3) At the suggestion of the board, the general meeting can appoint members or other persons
who have made a special contribution to the association as honorary members for life.

§ 4 Termination of membership
(1) Membership in the association ends with death (in the case of legal entities with their dissolution),
resignation or exclusion. (2) The resignation must be declared in writing to the board. The resignation can only be declared with a notice period of three months to the end of the financial year.

(3) A member can be excluded from the association by resolution of the general meeting if he or she a) culpably damages the reputation or interests of the association in a serious way or b) is more than three months in arrears with the payment of his or her admission fee or membership fees and has not paid the arrears despite a written reminder under threat of exclusion. The member must be given the opportunity to comment on the reasons for the exclusion at the general meeting. These must be communicated to him or her at least two weeks in advance.

§ 5 Rights and obligations of members

(1) Every ordinary member has the right to use the association’s facilities and to participate in joint official events. Every member has equal voting and election rights at the general meeting.

(2) Every member has the duty to promote the interests of the association, in particular to regularly
pay their membership fees and, as far as they are able, to support the life of the association through their cooperation.
(3) Founding members are silent members without obligations and rights.
Upon application, they can be granted the rights of a full member. The board decides this at its own discretion.

§ 6 Admission fee and membership fees
(1) Every member must pay a monthly membership fee in advance.
(2) The amount of the admission fee and membership fees is determined by the general meeting.
(3) Honorary members and founding members are exempt from the admission fee and membership fees for life.

§ 7 Bodies of the association
The bodies of the association are the board and the general meeting.

§ 8 Board
(1) The board consists of the chairman, his deputy and the treasurer.
(2) The chairman, his deputy and the treasurer each represent the association alone.

(3) The members of the board can be paid a fee. The amount of the fee is decided by the general meeting.

§ 9 Duties of the board
The board of the association is responsible for representing the association in accordance with § 26 of the German Civil Code (BGB) and for managing its business. It has the following tasks in particular: a) convening and preparing the general meetings, including drawing up the agenda, b) implementing resolutions of the general meeting, c) managing the association’s assets and preparing the annual report, d) admitting new members

§ 10 Appointment of the Board
(1) The members of the Board are elected permanently by the general meeting of the founding members. Members of the Board can only be members of the association; membership of the association also ends membership of the Board. A member of the Board can resign from his position at his own request, but cannot be voted out of office, and can only be released from his duties if 2 of 3 members of the Board request this.
(2) If a member leaves the Board prematurely, the remaining members of the Board are entitled to elect a member of the association to the Board until the General Meeting elects a successor.

§ 11 Consultation and decision-making by the Board
(1) The Board meets as required. Meetings are convened by the Chairman, or if he is unable to attend, by his deputy. A notice period of one week should be observed. The Board has a quorum if at least two members are present. Decisions are made by a majority of the valid votes cast. In the event of a tie, the chairman’s vote decides, or if he is unable to do so, his deputy’s. (2) The decisions of the board must be recorded. The minutes must be signed by the person taking the minutes and by the chairman, or if he is unable to do so, by his deputy or another member of the board. § 12 Duties of the general meeting The general meeting is responsible for decisions on the following matters: a) changes to the statutes b) setting the admission fee and membership fees c) appointing honorary members and excluding members from the association d) electing members of the board e) receiving the annual report and discharging the board f) dissolving the association. § 13 Convening the general meeting (1) The board must convene an ordinary general meeting at least once a year, preferably in the first quarter. The meeting is convened in writing, giving two weeks’ notice and specifying the agenda. The written invitation can also be made electronically. The general meeting can be held digitally.
(2) The board sets the agenda. Any member of the association can request an addition to the agenda in writing from the board no later than one week before the general meeting. This can also be done electronically. The board decides on the request. The general meeting decides on

motions to the agenda that were not included by the board or that are made for the first time at the general meeting with a majority of the votes of the members present; this does not apply to motions that concern a change to the statutes, changes to membership fees or the dissolution of the association.
(3) The board must convene an extraordinary general meeting if the interests of the association require it or if at least one tenth of the members request this in writing, stating the purpose and reasons.

§ 14 Resolutions of the general meeting
(1) The general meeting is chaired by the chairman of the board, if he is unable to attend, by his deputy, and if he is unable to attend, by a chairperson elected by the general meeting.
(2) The general meeting has a quorum if at least one third of all
association members are present. If there is no quorum, the board is obliged to convene a second general meeting with the same agenda within four weeks. This
has a quorum regardless of the number of members present. This must be indicated in the
invitation.
(3) The general meeting decides by open vote with the majority of the votes of the members present. If no candidate can obtain the majority of the votes of the members present in an election, the person who receives the majority of the valid votes cast is elected; a run-off election must be held between several candidates. Resolutions on a change to the statutes require a three-quarter majority, resolutions on changing the purpose or dissolving the association require the approval of nine-tenths of the members present. (4) Minutes must be taken of the proceedings of the general meeting and the resolutions passed, which must be signed by the person taking the minutes and the chair of the meeting. § 15 Dissolution of the association, termination for other reasons, loss of tax-privileged purposes (1) In the event of the dissolution of the association, the chairman of the board and his deputy are jointly authorized liquidators if the general meeting does not appoint other persons. (2) In the event of the dissolution or annulment of the association, the association’s assets shall be transferred to a legal entity under public law or another tax-privileged corporation for use in promoting equal rights for women and men (3) The above provisions apply accordingly if the association’s legal capacity has been withdrawn.

October, 18th in 2024