One Field Fallow (OFF)

𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗙𝗙?

One Field Fallow is a queer-run collective and space, located at Onderrichtsstraat 60, 1000 Brussels. Sprouted from a disused night shop, OFF serves as a space for political organising, weird (artistic) research, knowledge sharing, and community building. 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸?
 Our name derives from the 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺, a medieval strategy to increase land fertility through crop rotation and lying fallow. Inspired by the medieval query to combine increased productivity with sustainability through the structural implementation of rest, OFF translated the three field system into its own internal operational structure. 

1. SOWING manages the financial and administrative side of OFF. For example: managing the budgets, administration, formalizing the organization structure and workflow. 2. HARVESTING cares for the vacant night shop where our activities take place, and the communication of activities organized by and/or taking place in OFF. 3. FALLOWING provides ground for resting and builds in breaks structurally. Whoever chooses to fallow is not obligated to do anything. Members that are fallowing are resting. OFF’s interpretation of the three field system protects the collective for ego projects and unnecessary hierarchy. Every month, each member chooses to work in a field. Each field has different roles that members can choose from. Each role comes with a script. This way, tasks are not in the hands of the same member and power is distributed. Simultaneously, we see scripting as a method to engage ourselves in trying to make OFF as accessible as possible for new members to join. 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲!

OFF opens its space for others, to use it according to their needs. This way, OFF attempts to provide an answer to the lack of non-consumption-centered spaces for political and community organizing and/or weird (artistic) research. Events can be oriented towards a specific occasion or more regularly.

Find more info on our website - see link in bio! 𓃗 .°˖⋆

P3dales de Bxl ! ✨⚠️ Deuxième rencontre - Qu’est ce qu’on veut ? Rdv le dimanche 31 mai à 18h au @onefieldfallow Rue de l’enseignement 62, 1000 Bruxelles Entre libre +/- 3€ Contacte nous en DM si intéressé•e See you ❤️‍🔥 Visuels : Léonce @pitchounouillee

*** Update of our series on “Revolutions and Revolutionary Thought” *** Our sessions on “Revolutions and Revolutionary Thought” continue with an updated schedule: - This week (Saturday 16/05), there will be no school. - The next session (Saturday 23/05) will begin with a recap of what we’ve learned so far on Marxism, Anti-Imperialism, and Anarchism. We will then move on to the theoretical foundations and principles of Anti-Colonial Marxism, Resistance Theology, and Third Worldism. Every Saturday, starting from Saturday, 23 May 2026, from 15:00–18:00, at One Field Fallow (Rue de l’Enseignement 60). Our sessions are held in English, but translation is always possible (FR, AR, NL). School of the Revolution is a popular education initiative open to everyone except cops, Zionists, collaborators, and other fascists.

OpenField day 1 - Scripts and Rituals for Collectives Spaces at Monty and De Singel With @onefieldfallow @back2soilbasics @kopano.maroga @mouss.timiss @sophiesenecaut @amariskingdom @kajariii__ @uscpresents At @monty_antwerpen and @desingelartscentre

dearest dykes*, after the dyke* march on friday the 15th of may, OFF will open its doors for a casual hang-out. the bar will be open, and you’re welcome to bring your own drinks, food, games, tarot cards. see you there x
 fri 15 may, 19:30 - 22:00
rue de l’enseignement 60, 1000 bxl 𓆜 𓆝 𓆞 𓆟

On May 9th at @onefieldfallow , we’ll be putting on our archival coats for you, sharing all our love letters secrets and hoping for yours 📝 Bring the love* letters you’ve been reading non-stop, the sticky note you left your friend on the fridge, the fan mail you wrote, your favourite lyrics-as-love-letters, the voice-notes to your roommate, the queer correspondences under your bed from over a thousand years ago… we would like our archive to grow with contributions and references from you! Can be in the shape of a book or letter and we scan it on the spot, a photo to send to us, a copy or also a donation of the original version. Come to ask a question to the oracle of love letters 🎯 and help us tend our tender archive of queer love, friendship and appreciation letters. Or just browse through our collection and share a drink with us.  x, office

🔥 RE-OPENING 10/05 🫶 ⬇️ EN BELLOW 📍OFF, Onderrichtsstraat 60, 1000 Brussels ⏰ 15h-19h First opening hours of a brand-new chapter for Bicoli ! The library looks forward to welcoming you at One Field Fallow (OFF). One Field Fallow is a queer-run collective and workplace. Sprouted from a disused night shop, OFF serves as a space for political organising, weird (artistic) research, knowledge sharing, and community building. Details of the May and June drop-in sessions will be announced very soon !! Can’t wait to finally see you again <3

This week, we will be starting our new theme - Revolutions and Revolutionary Thought. Starting with Marxism, we will focus on theoretical foundations and principles. Our sessions are in English, but translation is always possible (FR, AR, NL). See you this Saturday - 18th of April 2026 at One Field Fallow (Rue de l’Enseignement 60) from 15h-18h. School of the Revolution is a popular education initiative that is open to everyone except cops, zionists, collaborators, and other fascists.

✨FRIDAY 17/4 ZINE LAUNCH✨ join us for a talk with Emma who presents her zine PALESTINE IN BERLIN/ EXISTING IS RESISTING adapted from her master’s thesis research.   the research investigates the history of the oppression of Palestinians in Germany and in particular in Berlin – the city with the largest Palestinian community in Europe. it is a critical ethnographic investigation of the urban experiences of Palestinians in Berlin, putting the focus on history, violence and human rights. the presentation will focus on (in)visibility of palestinians and the german activist scene regarding the palestinian struggle. the zine can be purchased à prix libre, all funds go to ELSC @elsclegal (European Legal Support Center) who legally support activists for palestine facing state repression.

OpenField - THURSDAY MAY 7: reserve your FREE BREAKFAST at one of these amazing places supporting artistic research in BRUSSELS * 09h30-12h30 Brussels different locations: Breakfast for Insatiable Researchers Five groups, platforms, and collectives that support artistic research in Brussels, mostly without structural funding invite you to breakfast. This will be a time and space for informal exchange: to discover how they make their work and practices sustainable, to share thoughts, questions, and advice, and perhaps even imagine new alliances. Reserve your seat for breakfast at one of the following: Agency, The Green Corridor, BARN @a.pass , radical_house, au JUS, One Field Fallow. >>> Full program and registration form: www.apass.be/openfield/ Artwork by Chloë Janssens @itsborisboys

*Below Above Beyond – Gathering n°1* Come and join us on Sunday afternoon, 19 of April at @onefieldfallow for a moment of knowledge exchanges, mapping and presentation of research and readings ! This gathering is an occasion to share our ongoing process organizing a one day micro-festival with workshops, screenings and live music (planned in July at Zot la Cantine). This DIY event is an alternative to raise money to pay the invited artists. In times of crisis and cultural funds cut, we aim to create ways to financially support the creative process we decide to invest ourselves in. For this you are invited to come take part in a collective mapping of the cultural landscape of Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles @parlementf , listen to some readings by members of the collective and friends, discover our zine printed with some messy techniques and get some of the merch we prepared con amor 💛 On the programme: * 16h - Interactive presentation and collective mapping of the cultural landscape in Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles based on a research by Luz, l'écosystème de la FWB. (possibility to get the map afterwards) *18h - Sharings and readings by Billy, Cris, Sofia, Lorena @sofiafiafiaso @cris__e_f @xttttie Around and in between: * vente à la bâche of our merch 🎀 * cookies & snacks 🍪 * space to hang out and chat 🧩 If by any inconvenience you can not come and would like to contribute, you can also send money to any of the organisers or buy some our merch in our "vente sauvage moments" in the center of brussels in the weekends or just text us and we can drop it to you ! 🚲

bottom shelf is back! winter has passed, onefieldfallow has had awesome renovations to their space and we are back with spring to welcome a season full of beautiful happenings! we share both what is coming up in the onefieldfallow space and what we have planned! FRIDAY 10/4 BOTTOM SHELF PERMANENCE AND MARVILLOSO READING GROUP 17:00 - 22:00 join us for drinks before, during and after the next Marvilloso Reading group! Ros, Ire and Bianca host the first biweekly readings of the French translation of Itziar Ziga's "Devenir perra", originally written in Spanish. Neither hosts are fluent in French, all language encounters welcome! The reading group takes place from 18:00 - 20:00. SATURDAY 11/4 BOTTOM SHELF INFO SESSION AND CALL FOR MEMBERS 11:00 - 15:00 curious what our collective is all about? do you wonder or have ideas on what a queer cafe and zine space could be and look like? want to simply listen, join in or host an event? come to our chill info session where we will play games over tea, coffee, drinks and snacks, get to know each other, introduce the project and offer space for those who want to join! FRIDAY 17/4 ZINE LAUNCH: PALESTINE IN BERLIN, EXISTING IS RESISTING WITH EMMA BECK 17:00 - 21:00 join us for a talk with Emma who presents her zine PALESTINE IN BERLIN/ EXISTING IS RESISTING adapted from her master’s thesis research. it documents how Palestinians in Berlin navigate a landscape where mourning, commemoration, and expression are subject to surveillance and criminalization. it reveals how state narratives anchored in Staatsräson, the IHRA definition of antisemitism, and anti-BDS legislation reshape public discourse to exclude Palestinian histories and rights. all funds go to activists for Palestine facing state repression