Black British
An insight into blackness in the UK and how racism affects institutions like government, the press, other media, police and sport. How does racism affect the relationship of black people and people...
Speaker(s): Jude WangaSimple, Silent, Small: this is where Christ is found
Margaret Hebblethwaite discusses the small town where she lives in the Paraguayan campo, which for her is a symbol of Bethlehem: Christ is to be found in the simple rural life; people who travel...
Speaker(s): Margaret HebblethwaiteTackling Trade At The Till: How to become a consumer activist.
Ethical on-the-ground strategies for making God more present in your personal economy. Eve Poole is the chair of Faith in Business at Ridley Hall. Her most recent book is Capitalism's Toxic...
Speaker(s): Eve PooleBody Shock
With so much focus on photoshopped body images, is it any wonder that we don't think we make the grade? How can we grow a healthy, relaxed attitude to the way we look as part of who we are?
Speaker(s): Judy Reith, Siobhan O'Loughlin, Joanna Jepson, Steve ChalkeSTAYING ALIVE: A Conversation
Building on sessions that we've hosted at the festival over the past few years with artists like Bobby Baker and Jo Enright, hear author Matt Haig and disability rights advocate Katharine...
Speaker(s): Matt Haig, Katharine Welby-RobertsBeing Human
The opportunity to live rather than sleepwalk through our days belongs to us. We can discover a practical spirituality that helps shape our lives into everything we were meant to be: part of the...
Speaker(s): Steve ChalkeA Confident Society Should Encourage People to Opt Out
Writing a novel about a future where corporations run Britain and survival depends on social media popularity made Stephen Oram wonder: If the state created the opportunity for you to opt out, would...
Speaker(s): Stephen OramOn Guerrilla Gardening
You could almost describe Richard Reynolds as the Banksy of the gardening world – just replace the spray can with a trowel. He (literally) wrote the book on guerilla gardening. Be inspired to sow a...
Speaker(s): Richard ReynoldsAngels and Cyborgs
As the Christian vision of a new heaven and a new earth gets displaced by science fiction imaginings of technological utopias, what does this shift from angels to cyborgs tell us about being human in...
Speaker(s): Marika RoseCaptialism’s Toxic Assumptions
The Credit Crunch, global recession, austerity and Grexit are widely touted as the 'morbid symptoms' of capitalism in collapse. The design assumptions that served it well are past their sell-by date,...
Speaker(s): Eve Poole7 ways to stay cheerful this Greenbelt
You've escaped the city and made it to a wide open green space. And the people are as beautiful as the scenery! What's not to like? But just in case you need some extra help to keep your spirits...
A Takeaway for your heart and mind
The Greenbelt TakeAway is the new name for our vibrant exhibitors' street market. In the TakeAway you will find a fantastic array of charities and organisations to meet with, learn about and...
Akanksha Mehta
Akanksha Mehta is a lecturer in international relations at the School of Global Studies, University of Sussex. She teaches courses on gender, sexuality, race, postcolonial theory, and political...
Rumi’s Circle
Rumi's Circle presents poetry, music and whirling events that highlight the wisdom of Mevlana Rumi, the 13th century Sufi Mystic. Rumi's Circle is part of The Threshold Society and the Mevlevi...
Faisal Salah
Faisal Salah, the man with the voice, now 23 years of age, has journeyed with his unique voice and thought provoking lyrics all over the world. From Iceland to orphanages in Malaysia he has used...