Trauma Industrial Complex
Once a clinical term, trauma now dominates public debates and social media, where it is freely diagnosed. Prize-winning author and hip-hop artist Darren McGarvey examines the stories we tell...
Speaker(s): Darren McGarveyThe Problem with Lived Experience
Darren McGarvey asks the difficult question: why personal stories of adversity feel good, but change nothing. He'll provoke us to think about social change and our relationships to our neighbour –...
Speaker(s): Darren McGarvey, TrussellOMG! Finding Hope In A World Falling Apart
‘I don't believe in an interventionist God', says Nick Cave. With good reason, given the untold carnage and suffering in the world. The cry ‘Where is God now?' heard in Auschwitz echoes in...
Speaker(s): Dave TomlinsonCould 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 HerbertFeed the Faith. Starve the Fear.
Marvin Hagler's mantra has long-fuelled Jason Arday's belief that love and hope are what we most need to reconnect with one another and face our challenging times. The youngest-ever Black...
Speaker(s): Jason ArdayAppreciation 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 KaurZero to Hero?
Zero waste. Zero Carbon. Net Zero. What does it all really mean? Motivating phrases or unrealistic goals? Join us for a real conversation with experts and business leaders, for a jargon-busting,...
Speaker(s): Greenbelt presents..., Catherine PearsonTread Lightly: Advice Hub
Bring your questions to our green transport experts, who will share ways you can make changes in your own life and create change in your community. From school streets to flight-free holiday ideas,...
Speaker(s): Greenbelt presents..., Josh Grantham, Anna Williams, Sarah RoweTread Lightly to Greenbelt
Over 90% of people travel to Greenbelt by car, accounting for 98% of the festival's carbon footprint. From booking to cooking, how can we make sustainable transport choices easier and more...
Speaker(s): Greenbelt presents..., Wesley Wroe, Anna WilliamsTread Lightly: Campaign!
Better transport choice and nicer places: everyone can play their part in helping to shape the sustainable streets of the future and allowing nature and people to thrive. Our panel of experts will...
Speaker(s): Greenbelt presents..., Wesley Wroe, Josh Grantham, Sarah Rowe, Dave WalkerGuvna B in Conversation
Rapper, author and broadcaster Guvna B talks powerfully about youth violence. Discover its root causes and explore actionable steps our community can take to create lasting solutions and be part of...
Speaker(s): Guvna BLooked After
Author Ashley John-Baptiste knows all too well the struggles young people in care and foster families face. His story reflects one of the 38K children coming into the care system this year. Join him...
Speaker(s): Home for Good, Ashley John-Baptiste, Tarn BrightA 500-year history of AI
AI is both stunningly new, and rooted in ancient desires. As we finally welcome this long-gestating technology amongst us, what can we learn from the myths and monsters of the past about how to...
Speaker(s): Kester Brewin, William Temple FoundationBehind Bars
“My life ended and began with a prison sentence.” So says Lady Unchained, an award-winning broadcaster, poet and mentor who uses her writing and workshopping to help others with lived experience...
Speaker(s): Lady UnchainedChoose Hope: Shifting The Narrative For Climate Justice
Communications on the climate crisis have been complex, distracted, politicised, misinformed and disinformed by politicians, businesses, fossil fuel lobbyists, and ‘men in suits' with vested...
Speaker(s): Laura Jessie Cook