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Faith For The Climate? Dream on!

85% of the world's people identify with a religion, so how can religious communities around the world be a more powerful force for action on climate? We'll be joined by faith leaders in the UK...
Speaker(s): Christian Aid, Giles Goddard, Dr Shanon Shah, Rev Rachel Mash

No White Saviours? Dream On!

Do we really care about tackling global poverty and injustice or is it just another part of our colonial, mission mindset? Join Christian Aid and friends as we wrestle with decolonising development...
Speaker(s): Christian Aid, Harvey Kwiyani, Peter Cruchley, Ann-Marie Agyeman, Bejoy Pal

From Communion to Climate Action: Where Does Greenbelt’s Communion Money Go?

At our 2022 and 2023 festival communions, Greenbelters generously donated to a Christian Aid climate change project in Bangladesh. Hear from Christian Aid about how this project protects from climate...
Speaker(s): Christian Aid, Nushrat Rahman Chowdhury, Oliver Pearce

Dreamers Who Do: Ecotheology

Welcome dreamers and doers! Wondering how to turn your creation care dreams into realities? Join the conversation, and explore practical ways of living out eco-theology.""""
Speaker(s): Church Mission Society, Methodist Church

Building Trust In A Time Of Polarisation

Explore practical ways to build trust among diverse groups in a community to help bring about social change. With Citizens UK and the Joint Public Issues Team.
Speaker(s): Citizens UK, URC

The 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, Trussell

OMG! 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...

God As… Child, Chaotic And Curious

What if we're called to be childlike in God's new kingdom, precisely because God is more childlike than adult? What if God is the chaos-shaped bundle of life which disrupts and disorders a...
Speaker(s): Graham Adams

Whatever Happened to Alternative Worship?

30 years ago it seemed the renewal of the church was going to come from a growing movement of small groups experimenting with creativity in worship, incorporating technology, art and contemporary...
Speaker(s): Greenbelt presents..., Doug Gay, Jorella Andrews, Sue Wallace, Jonny Baker, Martin Poole

Tread 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 Walker

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

Tread 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 Rowe

Tread 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 Williams

Choose 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

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