Risky (Social) Business
Steve Baker (former Greenbelt Board chair and serial social entrepreneur), Antoinette Daniel (Living Wage Award winner 2022) and Rosie Hopley and Claire Dormand (Lovewell founders) will discuss how...
The invisible infrastructure of climate change
In our fight to avoid dangerous climate change, science is pulling its punches, diplomacy is picking the wrong battles, and economics has been fighting for the other side. Simon Sharpe argues we must...
Speaker(s): Simon SharpeWhy did the COVID narrative collapse?
Why are there so many conflicting stories about the origin and spread of COVID and the consequences of our pandemic response? Is there a single truth? How could we have done better in the face of the...
Speaker(s): Sunetra GuptaBeing Home
The Pickwell Foundation and their Asylum and Refugee Director Susannah Baker (MBE) bring you stories of how their community in rural North Devon have welcomed people seeking asylum as well as those...
Speaker(s): Pickwell FoundationA Mucky Business
In the light of Kate Forbes foundering in her bid to be the new leader of the SNP earlier this year (because of people's concerns about how her faith might impact on her policy-making), is it...
Speaker(s): Tim FarronWhy is it so hard to believe in a world without cars?
Why is it so hard for society to move away from its love affair with cars? Perhaps we need to focus not so much on the aspirations of those who believe in a green and pleasant land but on the...
Speaker(s): Wesley Wroe, Josh Grantham, Sarah Rowe, Anzir BoodooThe Rise of Rishi (et al)
Yasmin digs into the phenomenon of Black and Asians who rise to the top, asking: is this entryism?; an example of post-racial Britain? Or is it, once again, co-option by white power merchants? Are...
Speaker(s): Yasmin Alibhai-BrownWhat 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)Saving for a Rainy Day
The church has money, yet there is a persistant sense of scarcity in the institution. We're told assests and investment are being saved for a rainy day. But isn't pouring? Join Eve Poole (ex-Church...
Speaker(s): Eve PooleA Lasting Legacy: Remembering Gustavo Parajón
He's the reason Bono once came back to Greenbelt festival, disguised as a steward. He was the inspiration behind one of the festival's iconic gigs - Cabaret Nicaragua. He changed the hearts and minds...
Speaker(s): Garth Hewitt, Roberto MartinezGreenbelt 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...
10 festival unforgettables (no we’re not talking about the performers)
Not long to go now. As you read this, our small army of volunteers are already at Boughton House beginning to build the bones of our festival. So we thought this would be the perfect moment to put...
10 things you won’t want to miss this Greenbelt
Just two weeks out and perhaps you're starting to think about your packing for this year's Greenbelt. You are, we suspect, definitely starting to think about who and what and where you're...
OUT@Greenbelt
Greenbelt is proud to be an LGBTQ+ affirming space, and OUT is our volunteer team who help the queer community and our allies get the most out of the festival. You'll find us on our stand on the...
Cyanotype workshops with Eve Alexander
Eve observes how coastlines are shaped by the interplay between natural processes and human intervention creating outcomes across a range of media. She is curious about the passage of time and...