Amal – the programme in store
Amal @ Greenbelt is a new venue showcasing Muslim artistry, ideas, conversation and spirituality and curated for us by Chicago-based cultural producer Asad Ali Jafri. Building on our long history...
Citizens UK: workshopping for change
To work for The Common Good, we need to be organised. So, on the Monday of this year's festival, we've asked Citizens UK to lead a day of community organising workshops for us. Here's what you can...
Can we make poverty history while the poor are always with us?
A guest blog from our church media partner the Church Times Theologian Justin Thacker joins the Greenbelt Ideas programme this year. Here, he speaks to SCM Press editor David Shervington about...
Gren Bartley Trio
Gren Bartley is a prolific and exceptional songwriter. He is constantly touring and forever writing. 2015 saw the release of Gren's first full band based album on Fellside Recordings,...
Cash, climate change and the banks
A guest blog by our Partner Christian Aid What are the banks doing with your hard-earned cash? However much money you have in the bank, you can be sure they are investing it somewhere to make...
Luqman Ali
Luqman trained in the sciences of Islam and the languages (Arabic, Persian and Urdu) and cultures of the Middle East and the Subcontinent. In 1997, Luqman co-founded Khayaal, the first professional...
Christian-Muslim Storytelling: Stories of shared faith from history presented by Khayaal Theatre
Khayaal is an award-winning theatre company dedicated to the dramatic exploration of Muslim literature for the stage, film, and education. Strengthening and enriching interfaith and intercultural...
Vivian Woodell
Vivian Woodell is the Founder of The Phone Co-op, a consumer co-operative and the only telecoms provider in the UK that is owned and run by its customers. The Phone Co-op is a Living Wage...
Pete Westall
Pete Westall is Group General Manager for Colleague & Co-operative Services for the Society, with responsibility for the Society's Co-operative Social Responsibility commitment as well as all...
Nitasha Kaul
Dr. Nitasha Kaul is a Kashmiri novelist, academic, economist and poet. She writes, acts and speaks in various forms and forums that are in scholarly, media, and creative communities. She is...
A humanitarian crisis that needn’t be
A blog on the crisis in Gaza from our Associate, Embrace Stephen Tunstall, Embrace's Programmes and Partnerships Manager for Israel & Palestine, visits Gaza regularly and has been shocked by the...
John Wills
As a child of the 60's, John Wills grew up in the small East Northamptonshire town of Rushden, where he was able to witness the slow decline of the traditional town centre shopping. John was...
David Alcock
David Alcock is Head of Social Business at Birmingham law firm Anthony Collins Solicitors, where he works with community organisations, social enterprises, co-operatives, charities and faith groups....
Cliff Mills
Cliff is a solicitor who writes constitutions for co-operative, mutual and member-based organisations. These have included the leading retail co-operatives societies, NHS Foundation Trusts, tenant...
John Atherton
John works for Co-operatives UK in Manchester providing leadership and accountability for its membership and events functions. Cooperatives UK promotes, develops and unites the 7,000 co-ops in the...