As Within, So Without
—it’s a movement of creative healing, cultural ritual, and intentional space-making; a sanctuary and gathering space for women, queers, trans, and gender- expansive beings. Rooted in care and creative expression, WuːuM offers an environment that blends the intimacy of a living room with the richness of a cultural venue.
WuːuM is designed to be a “third place” where people come not just to consume culture, but to co-create it. It’s a space of conversation pits and cozy nooks, for ritual and rest, for workshops, performances, and community dinners.
At its core, WuːuM is about cultivating safety, connection, and belonging in response to a world that often feels dissociated —a living system grounded in care, creativity, and collective belonging.
WuːuM is more than a place
At WuːuM, we practice Sovereign Belonging.
Sovereign belonging lives in the courage to be seen—
to show up in our truth, even when the world forgets how to hold it.
It is the daily act of returning to ourselves,
of choosing presence over performance,
integrity over approval.
we belong because we are.
is made up of seekers, creators, healers, and visionaries. It’s a constellation of people who crave depth, connection, and a sense of belonging—those who seek to build new worlds in the cracks of the old.
Our community includes artists and activists, witches and writers, caregivers and culture-makers. Some come for ritual and rest, others for conversation and collaboration. Many are navigating life at the intersections—of identity, of healing, of transformation—and are looking for a space that reflects their complexity while holding them in their truth.
WuːuM holds space for those who are often left out of traditional institutions: folks who move through the world with care, who lead with intuition, and who value community over competition. It’s for those who believe in reclaiming rest, redefining success, and co-creating culture from a place of integrity and joy.
Together, the WuːuM community is weaving a new kind of cultural fabric—one rooted in sovereignty, collaboration, and creative liberation.
The WuːuM community
—an ever-evolving archive of collective wisdom, ancestral memory, and radical imagination. More than books on shelves, our library is a sanctuary for stories, zines, and texts by diverse voices and perspectives. It grows with the contributions, recommendations, and spirit of each member, reflecting the evolving needs and dreams of our community. WuːuM’s collection nourishes both the soul and intellect, cultivating a space where knowledge is embodied, liberated, and held in community.
WuːuM is a living (and physical) library
A Manifesto for the Third Place
In a world that often feels unkind —
where many of us do not feel safe to be fully seen —
we need somewhere else to go.
Somewhere that holds us in our truth, our softness, our rage, our dreaming.
WuːuM is that place.
A Third Place.
Neither home nor work — but the sacred space between.
A living room for the collective.
A sanctuary for the curious.
A refuge for the misfits, the dreamers, the ones who make culture at the edges.
Here, we build community in stolen afternoons and lingering nights.
We share knowledge, stories, tea, secrets, laughter, tears.
We sink into cozy nooks and conversation pits to craft new worlds — in tandem.
Here, you do not have to justify your existence.
Here, you do not have to mask your brilliance or shrink your softness.
Here, you are safe enough to unfurl.
We remember what it feels like to belong — not because we earn it, but because we exist.
At WuːuM, we are women, queers, trans and gender-expansive beings.
We are artists, thinkers, lovers, friends.
We are who we are — and who we are becoming.
This is where we gather when the world feels too much — or not enough.
This is where we gather when we want to feel held — or free.
This is where we gather to imagine something safer, braver, more possible — and make it real, together.
Come as you are.
Stay as long as you like.
Be part of the conversation.
Rest in the quiet.
Drink deeply.
Speak softly.
Laugh loudly.
Leave changed.
WuːuM is not just a space.
It is the Third Place.
It is a shelter.
It is a promise.
It is ours.