We connect people who care about social, economic and climate justice — across the sectors of Tech, Policy, Sustainability and more.

The path to a regenerative world is through self care, community care and planetary care.

What we do

Quarterly drinks & talks

Meet the community at our quarterly get-togethers attended by 150 people, and listen to inspiring lightning talks.

IQ Unplugged

Dive deeper into social, climate and economic justice and more - via our workshops, talks & conversation circles.

Building community

Connect with like-minded people, create mutual support, use your privileges for good and build collective power.

What is Idealists Quarterly and who is it for?

Idealists Quarterly, created by Christina Wunder in 2022, is a diverse community of change makers — each of us trying to improve our little corner of the world. Many of us are rooted in or interested in Tech, Policy and Sustainability. We are committed to social, economic and climate justice, and believe the path to that must centre self care, community care and planetary care.

Whether you are motivated and hopeful – or struggling to come to terms with the injustices in the world. Whether you are overwhelmed by eco-anxiety and compassion fatigue, or just tired of being labelled a troublemaker for speaking up about what you believe in — Idealists Quarterly is for you.

There is power in community and collaboration. IQ is a place where you can connect with others who can relate to what you’re experiencing. You can learn from and support each other. Develop strategies for change. Lift up the voices of marginalised people. And learn how to use your privileges for good.

Impressions from our past events

  • IQ Summer party COMMUNITY

    5 July 2024

    We celebrated 2 years of this beautiful community with: Drinks, food, music, vibes. And instead of our usual curated talks, we gave space to voices from the community.

  • IQ Unplugged: Fuck up night, with The Green Fix

    21 May 2024

    As an antidote to our culture's unhealthy obsession with success we got vulnerable at this conversation circle, shared our stories of failure in a safe space and laughed about the absurdity of it all.

  • IQ Drinks & talks FASHION

    18 April 2024

    11 years after the Rana Plaza tragedy, we explored: What is fashion’s purpose in the 21st century? Who is it serving? How can we ensure it is inclusive and sustainable?

  • IQ Unplugged workshop: Social change through reconnection

    8 April 2024

    Mutima Imani’s interactive workshop explored the “work that reconnects”, an international facilitation framework aiming to usher in a regenerative and just society.

  • IQ Unplugged talk: Social change through reconnection

    4 April 2024

    Social justice visionary Mutima Imani gavea talk on driving social change by reconnecting to selfcare, community care and planetary care as a means for social change.

  • IQ Unplugged: Feminism, we need to talk

    27 March 2024

    In this interactive workshop on intersectional feminism, we reflected on mainstream feminism and its forms, and on how to create truly inclusive and empowering feminist spaces.

  • IQ Drinks & talks: CULTURE

    15 February 2023

    How does cultural heritage, art and customs shape our interconnected world? How do they perpetuate exclusion, and how can they foster inclusion instead?

  • IQ Drinks & talks: ACCESS

    26 October 2023

    Access to resources, to people or to privileges is the key ingredient for anything and everything you want to do - whether it's living your life, supporting your community or changing the world.

  • IQ Drinks & talks: SYSTEMS CHANGE

    22 June 2023

    The world is made up of systems. Some serve us, others work against us - sometimes inadvertently, sometimes intentionally. We explored the systems of nature, geography, money and lifestyle

  • IQ Drinks & talks: ENTREPRENEURSHIP

    27 October 2022

    How can business and entrepreneurship support effective climate action and sustainability? We spoke about venture capital, inclusion, deep tech and the carbon economy.

  • IQ Drinks & talk: ACTIVISM

    18 May 2022

    At this inaugural edition of our drinks & talks event, we spoke about grassroots activism in different walks of life: in neighbourhoods, in science, in web3 and in communities.

Make a donation.

Idealists Quarterly is a volunteer-run non-profit, and we aim to keep our events free as much as possible. If you would like to support our future events, consider making a small donation. It can be a one-off contribution, or a recurring one — entirely up to you.
Thank you in advance!