An act of faith
A guest blog from Greenbelt volunteer Katherine Venn from the XR / CCA protests in London this week ... Like a lot of the banners say, I don't want to be here – I really don't. I'm a...
Everybody Now – International Rebellion
We were excited to have members of Extinction Rebellion with us at the festival this summer. Here's what they've written to us ahead of their Everybody Now: International Rebellion action next week,...
Greenbelt 2019 – what we’re hearing
Thank you to the almost 1,500 of you who completed our festival survey. The lucky winner of a pair of weekend tickets for 2020 is Amélie! We love hearing what you tell us as it helps us to learn,...
An open door: reimagining the marketplace through social housing
A guest blog from Benjamin Rick, Co-founder and Managing Director at Social and Sustainable Capital, a partner of our sponsor CCLA. Good investment relies on good thinking, which is why we've...
Ending the need for food banks together
A guest blog from our associate partner, Trussell Trust... This year's Greenbelt Festival was, as ever, a fantastic experience. We're grateful to everyone involved in organising such a great...
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The Greenbelt 2024 Box Office is open. And the best bit is that your tickets don't have to cost you much at all right now either. Simply sign up for a monthly instalment plan and you can spread the...
Greenbelt Communion
* Nadia Bolz-Weber's sermon starts at 41:52 * Ah Christmas time, mistletoe and wine... no, we're afraid Sir Cliff isn't joining us this year, but in his absence we're pulling out all our...
In conversation with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby
Let's spend an hour with the head honcho of the Church of England! It's great to get the chance to check in with the Archbishop of Canterbury every now and then. Let's ask him how it's going?...
Speaker(s): The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin WelbyWhy Do Christians Idolise the Traditional Family?
How did Christians arrive at an odd combination of Old Testament patriarchy, New Testament urgency, Tudor machinations, Victorian purity, and the 1950s model of respectable breadwinner-led family as...
Speaker(s): Vicky WalkerSshh: Wise and Wonder-ful
A session considering how we build resilience, taking inspiration from each other & the world around us. Andy Freeman and Nicky Redsell from Space to Breathe host these daily doses of everyday...
Speaker(s): Space to BreatheRebuilding the Ruins
When you see the images and read the news from Syria, it's natural to think that you can't make a difference. Samara's story shows that's just not true. To date, she has organised more than...
Speaker(s): Samara LevyDenied: The Rise and Fall of Climate Contrarianism
For more than a decade, a small, elite group of climate contrarians exerted significant influence on discussions of climate change and energy in the UK. Richard Black explores how they came to...
Speaker(s): Richard BlackThere Is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years
Feeding the world, climate change, biodiversity, antibiotics, plastics, inequality, fake news – the list of concerns for the Anthropocene seems endless. Mike Berners-Lee explores how the big...
Speaker(s): Mike Berners-LeeStepping Stones to a New Economy
The time for incremental changes and tweaks to the status quo are over. We need a new economic model that works for people and planet. What are the building blocks of this new economic model and how...
Speaker(s): Miatta FahnbullehDon’t Touch My Hair: crowning glory, power and identity
Charting the cultural history and symbolism of Afro-textured hair, Emma Dabiri's work sweeps from pre-colonial Africa to the dubious provenance of Kim Kardashian's braids, showing how black...
Speaker(s): Emma Dabiri