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 this...
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,...
Speaker(s): Citizens UKWomen in Herstory
Herstory is a project that connects art, activism and education by using famous examples of feminist art to engage people of all genders with women's (often forgotten) history. Join founder, Alice...
Speaker(s): Alice WroeExchange 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 MillsBibles, Bombs and Bolt Cutters – Why a Quaker & a Methodist Reverend Broke Into an Airbase.
Sam and Dan will discuss how the decision to try and prevent war crimes, which has led them to face trial, was rooted in faith. As well, how you too can take action, in small ways and big, against...
70 Years Since Partition: The Future of the South Asian Diaspora
2017 marks 70 years since the Indian sub-continent was first divided after British colonial rule. A lot has changed since then, including in the South Asian diaspora. This conversation explores 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 AlcockEurope: a Nun’s Eye View
Spanish Benedictine theologian and activist Teresa Forcades casts her keen eye over the state of Europe's political, economic and religious affairs in the light of Brexit and the lurch to the...
Speaker(s): Teresa Forcades i VilaJoshua Brown
Josh has recently joined Co-op Energy as the Renewables Manager after spending over five years with renewable energy consultancy Natural Power, where he managed renewable energy projects from...
A greener festival
Over the last few years we've got rid of allllmost all our single-use plastic (we're still coming for you, cable ties) and managed to halve our festival fuel consumption. Each year we measure our...
Forget Me Not
Join three special guests whose lives have each been touched by dementia and who have responded in various ways through theology, writing and action. Share in their experiences, thinking and learning...
Speaker(s): Professor John Swinton, Rebecca de Saintonge, Sally Magnusson