Technologies of Solidarity
by V2_Lab of the unstable media
10, 11 & 12 october
V2_Lab for the Unstable Media X engage
Technologies of Solidarity is a three-day programme by V2_Lab for the Unstable Media in collaboration with engage. It invites participants to explore alternatives to dominant digital technologies shaped by corporate interests, asking what technology could look like outside capitalist logics. Through presentations, workshops, and artistic interventions, the event will examine past and present efforts in open-source, ethical AI, and analog forms of connection, while building practical tools and celebrating community-driven approaches to technology. On Saturday evening, V2_ invites you for a special edition Media Art Cafe with curated DJs and an interactive pub quiz for tech solidarity.
Ready to join us? Here's how it works:
Step 1: Get your passe-partout for just €6 - this gives you access to most events during engage 2025, 9 - 12 October.
Step 2: Register for individual events using the confirmation email you'll receive.
Step 3: Collect your wristband at The Usual, Westblaak 10-14, Rotterdam
Fri 10 October
11:00 – 16:00 | Workshop Software in the Public Interest
16:00 – 18:00 | Book presentation: Platform Brutalism by Geert Lovink
Sat 11 October
11:00 – 16:00 | Workshop Vape life into your sextoys!
16:30 – 19:00 | The internet phonebook presentation
20:00 – 21:00 | Taking Back Tech Pub Quiz
Sun 12 October (Closing)
11:00 – 16:00 | Make your own small AI
About V2_
V2_, Lab for the Unstable Media is an interdisciplinary center for art and media technology based in Rotterdam. They present, produce, archive, and publish research at the intersection of art, technology, and society. They believe that art and design are key to understanding how technology shapes our world. At V2_, they create spaces where the social impact of technology can be explored through critical dialogue, artistic reflection, and hands-on research.
Image by Celestine Kronenberger
Contributions by:
Roos Groothuizen
Cyanne van de Houten
Nastia Cistakova
Louisa Teichmann
Luke Murphy
Simon Browne
Geert Lovink
Elliott Cost
Leo Scarin
Miriam Rasch
and more…