Secret Special
Who will it be this evening? We won't tell if you don't! Come and find out who the secret special guest is on the bar stool, where, as always, the conversation will be free-flowing, gritty, real....
Speaker(s): Methodist Church, Hope & Anchor PodcastHave a Little Faith
We all need something to believe in – but faith is not all-or-nothing, says vicar and presenter Kate Bottley. She talks about the surprising truth of what faith means to her and why in the end...
Speaker(s): Kate BottleySecret Special
Who will it be this evening? We won't tell if you don't! Come and find out who the secret special guest is on the bar stool, where, as always, the conversation will be free-flowing, gritty, real....
Speaker(s): Methodist Church, Hope & Anchor PodcastWe Need to Talk about Growth
Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics, digs into our culture's addiction to endless economic growth and invites us to explore what it would take – for people, politics and planet – to...
Speaker(s): Kate RaworthSecret Special
Who will it be this evening? We won't tell if you don't! Come and find out who the secret special guest is on the bar stool, where, as always, the conversation will be free-flowing, gritty, real....
Speaker(s): Methodist Church, Hope & Anchor PodcastA 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 FoundationQueer Genealogy
Greenbelt is a welcoming home to queer spirituality, with an open LGBTQ+ presence. While always part of Greenbelt's DNA, the journey has not been straightforward. Back in 1991, fed up with the word...
Speaker(s): Methodist Church, OUT@Greenbelt, Willie Williams, Robert PalmerBehind 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 UnchainedThe Power in the People
Veteran barrister Michael Mansfield KC tells Lorna Hackett how in 50 years of fighting injustice, he has proven the power of people's passion, perseverance, collectivity and courage to make lasting...
Speaker(s): Michael Mansfield, Lorna HackettCriminal (In)Justice 101
The criminalisation of activities and people impacts every part of society – with poverty, exclusion, healthcare, education, and every form of ‘othering' linking directly to the criminal...
Speaker(s): Lady Unchained, Pia Sinha, Junior Smart, The Right Revd Rachel Treweek, Shona MinsonRights of Nature
Join barrister and founder of Lawyers for Nature Paul Powlesland as he draws vital connections between his work on the legal and fundamental rights of nature and our responsibilities as guardians or...
Speaker(s): Paul PowleslandChoose 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 CookThe 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 BakerCould 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 HerbertI 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