On Death and Dying
Drawing together threads from our festival focus on death and dying, join a conversation with experts and practitioners from the programme. Connecting with work Theos think tank have done on public...
Speaker(s): Ru Callender, Kathryn Mannix, Lisa-Jayne LewisHow religious – or not – is our future together?
With UK census data showing that increasing numbers of people - especially those under 40 - have no religion, and 20 years on from Alastair Campbell saying, of Tony Blair's New Labour government...
Speaker(s): Andrew CopsonGreenbelt 2023 All Talks
The complete set of all the talks recorded at Greenbelt 2023.
Church Land and the Climate Crisis
Hear about how the 500,000 acres of Church and Christian-owned land (1% of total land in the UK) contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, but can also be a carbon sink when managed sustainably....
Democracy isn’t working
Fewer people are voting. As we hurtle towards the next general election, how many of you will actually vote, believing your vote can make a difference? Come and hear from Extinction Rebellion's Clare...
Speaker(s): Clare FarrellEverything Is Extraordinary
In the second of these two sessions, Cole helps us share our own stories, starting with a question: who is the most remarkable person you've ever met? Could be your Mum, could be a stranger or...
Speaker(s): Cole MoretonIn conversation with Jack Monroe
Jack Monroe is a food writer and anti-poverty campaigner. She has joined us at Greenbelt twice before. With rocketing food inflation and energy prices, more households than ever are struggling to...
Speaker(s): Jack MonroeBecause I Don’t Know What You Mean and What You Don’t
Join Josie Long, in conversation with Jo Browning Wroe, about her debut collection of short stories that touch on everything from parenthood to the pandemic. Following on from her earlier stand-up...
Speaker(s): Josie LongDisability and Justice: Prophets on the Edge
Disabled people have long been seen as objects of the church's ministry, outreach and care. Yet many of us are speaking back with a prophetic call for disability justice, in a world and church that...
Speaker(s): Naomi Lawson Jacobs & Emily RichardsonSecret Power: Why it wants to destroy Julian Assange and WikiLeaks
The Julian Assange and WikiLeaks case marks a crossroads for our democracies. A society that does not allow journalists to expose state criminality freely and safely so the public can know about it...
Speaker(s): Stefania Maurizi with Ewen MacAskillWhat would Jesus eat?
Cooking is part of the daily routine for most of us, providing sustenance and comfort. Yet most of us cook only nine different meals on rotation.So the prospect of changing those habits and moving...
Speaker(s): YCCN (Young Christian Climate Network)Communion: Thanks, Love and Gift
Anyone seen an angel? Not the sort of angels who support Greenbelt all year round (though we love them too.) No, we're looking for the sort of angel that brings gifts from God; the sort of angel...
Speaker(s): Carrie and David GrantNext Year’s Tickets. This Year’s Prices.
We've just turned 50 but (as it turns out) we've already had our mid-life crisis, when we completely rethought our ticket prices last year. We knew times were tight (and still are), so we...
Greenbelt Act of Communion 2023
THANKS, LOVE AND GIFT What is Greenbelt's gift to the world? What do we as a community want to give away? We're not just talking about money here, but hope, beauty, vision for the life of the...
Fifty-Thirty: Greenbelt and Christian Aid
A guest blog from our longterm main partner, Christian Aid. As we get ready to celebrate Greenbelt's 50th anniversary, this year's festival also marks another major milestone — 30 years of...