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Jan 09 Podcast: Hope and Imagination

31 January 2009 | by Phil | Filed under Podcasts | 2 Comments

Reflections on the inauguration of Barack Obama, remembering John O'Donohue, and the creative heartbeat of the Festival.

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Jesse Jackson on the Inauguration

19 January 2009 | by Phil | Filed under Articles, Events, Justice, Web | Add A Comment

Great article in yesterday's Observer by Jesse Jackson about Obama's inauguration. It's fair to say we're all pretty excited in the office.
"The US is maturing, changing for the better as we seek to fulfil our highest ideals of equality, freedom and democracy. Old walls of segregation, division and ignorance are being replaced by bridges built [...]

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A bit of inspiration…

7 January 2009 | by Phil | Filed under Festival | 1 Comment

… and so '09 begins. The review process is over and now everybody begins to seriously think about next year's Festival. In doing so, something to inspire is always handy hence it was nice to see a compilation of the 10 most innovative concert visuals of last year… amazing!

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Blog: Rosie Miles' beautiful poem about #gb10 "If heaven (2)" - http://bit.ly/bDkKv9 - (thanks @nivehall and @Jo_Ind)
#gb10 will be featured on BBC Radio 4 this Sunday, as part of their Sunday Worship slot - http://bbc.in/9wWJ0m