A Greenerbelt
Greenbelt has just gone an even more beautiful shade of green. Once again A Greener Festival has awarded us Highly Commended for our work making the festival as sustainable as we can. You'll know...
We’re making a list….
Christmas is coming and, with so many good things available from Greenbelt friends, we thought we'd give you some top tips for Greenbelt-y gifts. Greenbelt, by Malak Mattar 19 year-old Malak...
Be a peacemaker this Christmas
A guest blog from our partner Christian Aid Will you be a peacemaker by supporting Christmas Aid – our Christmas Appeal to help people recovering from conflict worldwide? Violence...
The Power of Love
An hour-long audio recording of Bishop Michael Curry in conversation with Cole Moreton at Southwark Cathedral on Monday 29 October 2019. Bishop Curry was in the UK to launch his new book, The Power...
Wit and Wisdom – some initial theme thoughts
As we approach our earlybird deadline, Paul Northup, Greenbelt's Creative Director, shares some initial thoughts on Greenbelt's theme for 2019, Wit and Wisdom. Wit is a different way of seeing...
Christian Aid: Campaign update
A blog from our partner Christian Aid As the autumn nights draw in Greenbelt 2018 is starting to seem like a distant memory for many of us. Christian Aid had an amazing time and we were delighted...
Room for More: Quaker Week leads to Quaker year!
A guest blog from Gill Sewell of our associate Quakers in Britain Did you visit the ResisTENT venue during Greenbelt 2018? If so, you'll have met some Quakers and maybe heard something about...
One body: We’re all in this together
A blog from Natalie Gibbs, our associate partner URC's Youth Moderator-elect Those of us who are fortunate enough to have been to Greenbelt Festival will understand what I mean when I say that...
Best. Greenbelt. Gig. Ever.
A guest blog from longterm Greenbelter Peter Barrett... It all started with a rumour. At Friday's Angels Reception someone mentioned that Pussy Riot had been holed up in a Brighton studio...
Trump Trumps All
The old adage says that we get the politicians we deserve. So, if 80% of white evangelicals in the USA voted for Trump, what does that tell us about the Jesus they believe in? As Jim Wallis and...
Speaker(s): Peterson Toscano, Matthew David Morris, Broderick GreerImage and Imagination: Divine and Human Creativity
What does it mean to be made in the imagination of a Creator God, and how might our imaginations help us sound the mystery of God's love? Malcolm uses golden moments from English poetry as a...
Speaker(s): Malcolm GuiteScience and Religion: Exploring the Spectrum
If you believe the news, you'd think that science and religion are locked in eternal conflict. Religious believers are often portrayed as irrational and dangerously "anti-science" . But beyond the...
The Truth About Poverty
What is the truth about poverty in the UK? Forget the stereotypes, the myths and the media hype. This is your chance to hear - and to share - the unadulterated truth about poverty. Members of Poverty...
We will fight it on the streets, in parliament, in the courts…
With Sam Bright from Client Earth, Friends of the Earth CEO Craig Bennett and Quaker performance artist and activist Peterson Toscano. What is the best way for us to tackle climate change? Through...
Speaker(s): Craig Bennett, Sam Bright, Peterson ToscanoCommunion: Windrush and Carnival
When the "Windrush generation" arrived in the UK in 1948 they found themselves excluded from much of the social and economic life of Britain. Many experienced horrific racial violence and injustice....
Speaker(s): Winnie Varghese, Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir