First steps to a happy future in the West Bank
A blog by our Associate Embrace the Middle East ... The first steps to a happy future in the West Bank… By the end of the Greenbelt this summer, festival-goers had sponsored 215 Olive Trees,...
The eight weirdest things in Greenbelt storage
It takes a lot of stuff to fill the Greenbelt site and make it work as it should. And once the festival's over, all that stuff has to go somewhere. Thankfully, our friends at Safestore gave us a...
T-shirt replacements
When we heard that some of our lovely Greenbelt '17 t-shirts lost their print in the wash, we cried. But then we picked up the phone, told the t-shirt printer, and they offered to print new t-shirts...
The Top 10 Reads from #gb17
Our Christian media partner Church Times reveals your Top Ten Reads from #gb17 ... Drumroll please ... from G-Books (the festival bookshop), here are the ten best-selling books at Greenbelt...
The real art of the deal: negotiating for the common good
Want your MP to change their mind on your issue? Looking for a living wage commitment from a local business? Our role-play scenarios will put you in the hot seat, on both sides of the table,...
Exchange The Future: where next to build a better business world
How we can make business better? What can we all be doing to help more enterprise to promote the common good?With Vivian Woodell, founder, the Phone Co-op, Joshua Brown, Renewables Manager,...
Speaker(s): Vivian Woodell, Joshua Brown, Cliff MillsExchange inspiration: What difference does co-operative ownership make?
Does being a co-operative make you more likely to be for The Common Good? Why?Featuring Vivian Woodell, Founder, the Phone Co-op, Pete Westall, Group General Manager For Colleague & Co-operative...
Speaker(s): Pete Westall, Vivian WoodellCathedrals and Commerce : The challenge facing large churches
Large churches are getting involved in enterprise activity to stay open – but didn't Jesus turn over the tables of the money changers? How can we find the right way through commerce and...
Speaker(s): Alison Inglis-Jones, Cliff Mills70 Years Since Partition: The Future of the South Asian Diaspora
Yousuf Bashir Qureshi, Akanksha Mehta, Nitasha Kaul2017 marks 70 years since the Indian sub-continent was first divided after British colonial rule. A lot has changed since then, including in the...
Speaker(s): Yousuf Bashir Qureshi, Akanksha Mehta, Nitasha Kaul, Avaes MohammadExchange ideas: Stories for enterprise for the common good – houses and homes
How can different communities take control of their energy requirements or their housing needs? Hear from a community energy provider and a student housing co-operative.Featuring Paul Phare from...
Speaker(s): Cliff MillsExchange inspiration: How can a business be values led?
Is business incompatible with moral values? How can a commercial business be values-led?With Ed Mayo, Secretary General, Co-operatives UK, David Alcock, Head of Social Business at Anthony Collins...
Speaker(s): Ed Mayo, David AlcockExchange ideas: More stories of enterprise for the common good
Communities are taking the lead on food, on keeping children safe, and on using assets for The Common Good. Come and hear how!With Jonny Gordon-Fairleigh, Stir to Action, Daily Bread Co-op, and...
Speaker(s): David Alcock
The real art of the deal: negotiating for the common good
Want your MP to change their mind on your issue? Looking for a living wage commitment from a local business? Our role-play scenarios will put you in the hot seat, on both sides of the table,...
Exchange The Future: where next to build a better business world
How we can make business better? What can we all be doing to help more enterprise to promote the common good?With Vivian Woodell, founder, the Phone Co-op, Joshua Brown, Renewables Manager,...
Speaker(s): Vivian Woodell, Joshua Brown, Cliff MillsExchange inspiration: What difference does co-operative ownership make?
Does being a co-operative make you more likely to be for The Common Good? Why?Featuring Vivian Woodell, Founder, the Phone Co-op, Pete Westall, Group General Manager For Colleague & Co-operative...
Speaker(s): Pete Westall, Vivian Woodell