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Festival Communion Gathering

Hope In Our Hands. We gather to remind ourselves that hope is more than optimism, but instead a habit of character we must choose, practise and cultivate. We gather to be reminded of the strength of...
Speaker(s): Adjoa Andoh, Sarah Corbett, Seth Pinnock

Stories from Land and Ocean

Australian novelist Tim Winton (twice nominated for the Booker) talks to Malcolm Doney about Juice, a book which will “stab your conscience and break your heart”, also about faith, the importance...
Speaker(s): Tim Winton

Who am I to Judge?

Hear from Dr Victoria McCloud, the UK's first – and so far only – openly trans High Court judge. A practising Roman Catholic, she now chairs medical tribunals, fights for LGBTQ+ rights and runs...
Speaker(s): Victoria McCloud, Rachel Mann

What Next For Palestine Activism?

As the Free Palestine protests continue in massive numbers – while the Israeli onslaught on Gaza and its grip on the West Bank show no signs of abating – it's clear that civil society and the...
Speaker(s): Ahmed Alnaouq, Muhanad Al Qaisy, Yara Eid

Judgement Not Justice: Race, Creativity and the Criminal System

Justice begins in community, but why are some communities more policed, more punished, and less heard than others? This powerful panel explores how racial bias, systemic assumptions, music and the...
Speaker(s): Andrea Coomber, Ben Lindsay, Elli Brazzill, Lady Unchained, Shona Minson

Save Our Retirements: How to Build a Pension System for People and Planet

The UK government is carrying out the biggest pensions review in a generation – but it's ignoring the climate and nature crises and our societal inequality. With £3 trillion of our money in the...
Speaker(s): Andrew Finney, Phoebe Edmonds, Jesse Griffiths

Church: Do You Still Go?

Quiet revival or quiet denial? Is big best or is small beautiful? What keeps you going or sends you running ? Can we belong without believing — or vice versa? Have you given up or have you found...
Speaker(s): Andrew Rumsey, Jayne Manfredi, John Philip Newell, Lamorna Ash, Martin Wroe, Chine McDonald

Yara Eid

Yara Eid is a Palestinian journalist and human rights advocate who worked for different international human rights organisations such as Amnesty International. She is a writer who explores the...

Kevin Farmer

Kevin Farmer, Deputy Director at Barbados Museum & Historical Society. Since 2011, Kevin has served as Deputy Director of Barbados Museum and Historical Society, overseeing museum exhibition...

Quaker Arts Network

The Quaker Arts Network is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It operates primarily in the United Kingdom and welcomes the participation of people from other...

Kathryn Underwood

Kathryn has been bringing laughter to festivals for three years. She enjoys sharing the joy of laughing for no reason, with as many people as possible. Kathryn has also recently trained as a Pilates...

Jennifer Hughes

Jennifer Hughes is a multimedia artist who appreciates time to create independently and time to work in an atmosphere of shared creativity. Jennifer is currently working on two themes. The first...

Dr Sally Lee

Sally is a Senior Lecturer In Social Work at Bournemouth University. Prior to taking on an academic role I spent over twenty years as a social worker with adults in a range of settings, developing...

Dr Alex Fry

Dr Alex Fry is Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at Bournemouth University and a Visiting Scholar at Sarum College, Salisbury. He has written for Premier Christianity and Via Media. Alex is author...

Jules Peters

Mother of Dylan & Evan. Wife of Michael Peters. Jules was born in Prestatyn North Wales, graduating from Bangor University with an English Literature degree and later qualifying as a teacher....