An intersectional festival about collective practices & free technologies production.
Why | What | Where
Common Time
Activities span from Friday 02 February, 18:00 to Sunday 04 in the evening in two places : Caldarium and VSP (details below).
We have a limited space, be sure to come for the day activities as we might limit entry if too many people join after hours.
A point on methodology
OFFDEM is a special event with a specific OFFDEM methodology. Please read it and understand where you’re heading!
There’s a single “track” along different themes and rooms, so that everyone can take the time to meet each other and share transversal perspectives. This year’s transversal topic is demilitarization: a free software concern – sharing means of technological resistance towards a liveful world.
To contribute, please:
respond toread our Call for Presence.- browse the Ongoing discussion (restricted to participants; you can follow the outcomes).
Friday – Early Birds 
This year too, a Launch Party will happen for informal get-togethers from 6pm until late at night in the Caldarium.
This is also where you can pick up your OFFDEM pass in case of overcrowding. Priority is given to registered participants!
Saturday — Local Organization & Collective Data Sovereignty 
We welcome you from 08:30 for a coffee.
Activities start at 10:00 in the morning and from 14:00 in the afternoon.
| Saturday | Duration | Action |
|---|---|---|
| morning | .:. | Chill in |
| .: | General Assembly: Introduction | |
| offdem-topic | .:. | Working Groups |
| noon | .:. | Vegan Lunch @ VSP - As usual, food will be offered as pay-what-you-can.− food for people at a cost of about 15 € per person per day. |
| afternoon | .:.: | Working Groups |
| .: | General Assembly: Restitution | |
| evening | .: | Dinner |
| .:. | Chill out |
8:30 - 10:00 – Chill in
- Café
- Display of topics
10:00 - 11:00 – GA: Introduction
- Watersheds follow the path of least resistance: no-border access to life support
- Fediversity – sharing controversial events in a roughly consensual way
- Kritical Mesh Ins – resuming autonomous grassroots communication networks when all else fails
11:00 - 12:30 – Work Groups
12:30 - 14:00 – Lunch break
14:00 - 17:00 – Work Groups
17:00 - 18:00 – General Assembly: restitution
Work Groups come with their conclusions in the Adolfo Kaminsky room.
19:00 - 20:30 – Oxozone Party
- Dinner will be served at 19:30
- Early Evening Activities
- Off-site parties are going on in the city (TODO: document options)
Sunday — Growing Strong Bonds, Sharing Intelligence and Joyful Care 
We welcome you from 08:30 for a coffee.
Activities start at 10:00 in the morning and from 14:00 in the afternoon.
| Sunday | Duration | Action |
|---|---|---|
| morning | .:.: | Chill in |
| offdem-topic | .: | Introduction |
| .:. | Working Groups | |
| .: | Lunch @ VSP - As usual, food will be offered as pay-what-you-can.− food for people at a cost of about 12 € per person per day. | |
| afternoon | .:.: | Working Groups |
| .:.: | General Assembly: Restitution | |
| evening | .: | Dinner |
| .:. | Chill out |
8:30 - 10:00 – Chill in
- Café
- Display of topics
10:00 - 11:00 Introduction
- Radio – radio diffusions, radio people, radio bonding accross the world
- Bonding – tightening bonds towards an ever widening solidarity
- Intelligence – sharing presence and understanding structure of our technopolitics
11:00 - 12h30 WGs
12:30 - 14:00 – Lunch break
14:00 - 17:00 – WGs
17:00 - 18:00 – GA
Work Groups come with their conclusions in the Adolfo Kaminsky room.
Activities
In addition to the “Common Time” sessions, there will be some activities for individuals and small groups during the whole week-end:
Welcoming Desk
At the entrance of the building, a table will display informations about the meeting and hopefully some people will be there to answer your questions or guide you to the relevant persons/places where to find informations.
Kids Space
See the dedicated topic for more informations.
Live Radio
See the dedicated topic for more information.
NGI Zero Grantees Feedback - OFFDEM
Next Generation Internet Zero: NGI grantees feedforth session. If you received NGI funding, come talk to NGI Zero mentors! We’re eager to gather your feedforth.
P.S.: Info Booth
A table for petites singularités showing cooperation work, publications and Jeu VidéA
Screenprinted Hashët Goodies
Unfortunately, our friends from the Hashët collective cannot make it to OFFDEM this time, but they will send us some custom stickers and posters for your enjoyment.
After OFFDEM
Monday
On Monday, for those who stay in Brussels and want to help tear down, you’re welcome!
From Here To 2025
OFFDEM does not stop after the event ends. On the contrary, it will continue under written, online, and participatory forms at other venues. We’ll soon publish more insights about after OFFDEM…