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The Church of parkrun

parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt talks to runner and long-term Greenbelter Jenny Baker about this global, volunteer movement that's inclusive, empowering, helps people be kinder to one another...
Speaker(s): Paul Sinton-Hewitt, Jenny Baker

Could You Slide the Marmalade Down This Way?

Ever lived in community? Or talked to yourself about it? Utopian pipe dream or rule of a good life? Folk from the Iona Community, Hilfield Friary and Corrymeela Community share their experiences of a...
Speaker(s): Iona Community, Ruth Harvey, Jonathan Herbert

I Can Hear Her Breathing…’

‘Another world is not only possible, she is on her way,' wrote Arundhati Roy. ‘On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.' But what is it we can hear? Greenbelt contributors tell us about the...
Speaker(s): Leyla McCalla, Kate Raworth, Grace Pengelly

Appreciation Not Appropriation

When is it okay to wear a bindi or a sari? Why are some cultural items seen as cool and fashionable? Join spoken word artist Jaspreet Kaur to explore how we can appreciate one another's cultures...
Speaker(s): Jaspreet Kaur

Artists in Revolution

What is the role of the artist in the revolution? Join artist Liv Wynter in conversation with Emilia (The Menstrual Cramps) as they discuss what makes an artist revolutionary in todays political...
Speaker(s): Liv Wynter

Banking On It

Around 1 million people in the UK don't have a bank account. Join the JustMoney Movement as they share how communities are organising to meet this need, what the role of credit union is, and what...
Speaker(s): Trussell Trust, JustMoney Movement, The Pentecostal Credit Union (PCU)

History For Tomorrow

Leading social philosopher Roman Krznaric turns fascinating insights from the last 1,000 years of world history into a vision of radical hope that could help us confront the most urgent challenges of...
Speaker(s): Roman Krznaric

Why The Church Shouldn’t Include Working-Class People

Come for a lively discussion with Luke Larner about class, church and solidarity with people who are struggling against poverty. What might a 'just church' look like? What needs to change?""
Speaker(s): Trussell Trust, Luke Larner

God as… Gig Economy Worker

Class and Jesus-shaped justice explored by Sally Mann, co-director of Red Letter Christians UK. Why it matters that Jesus is from Nazareth. How can we live to see class-based justice today?
Speaker(s): Sally Mann

Confounding the Mighty: Dreams for a Different Church

Join a panel of people who have lived experience of poverty, led by Luke Larner. How can we be church in a way that makes sure everyone can belong and have agency? How do we shift the power balance?
Speaker(s): Trussell Trust, Luke Larner

The Climate Battle

While the world's most powerful countries compete militarily and industrially, can they work together to win the climate fight? Do they even need to, asks Simon Sharpe, Director of Economics for...
Speaker(s): Simon Sharpe

Just Worship

Join author Stef Benstead for the launch of her new book, in which she asks: what is God like, and how do we live lives that reflect God's character? Passionate about social justice and God's love...
Speaker(s): Trussell Trust, Stef Benstead

Pulling the Levers

How do we address the climate emergency? What are the essential levers for change? What are our points of influence? From Politics to Finance, Diplomacy to Activism, Campaigning to Comedy and so much...
Speaker(s): Simon Sharpe, Gail Bradbrook, Jon Long, Pickwell Foundation

Whose Dream Are We Living?

A diverse panel of guests discuss conformity and exclusion in the Church and society. Can the Church ever be a good ally for people on the margins, or are we destined to forever keep people ‘not...
Speaker(s): United Reformed Church

Transfigured

Sophie Grace Chappell (as far as she knows the UK's first openly transgender Christian philosophy professor) has literally written the book on what it's like to be trans as you face multiple...
Speaker(s): Sophie Grace Chappell