Pussy Riot: pitch invaders, World Cup disruptors, Greenbelters
During the World Cup final on Sunday, with millions around the world watching on and President Putin in the stands to soak up the adulation (at the end of what has been an astonishingly good...
Alabaster de Plume
Following 12 monthly development residency concerts and 3 viral video clips, this ruthlessly creative approach to experimental pop music delivers eastern-influenced anthems, under spoken elements...
Refugee Tales
Refugee Tales walks and tells stories, in solidarity with asylum seekers and refugees, calling for an end to indefinite immigration detention. Every summer since 2015 the Refugee Tales project has...
Dream Nails
Dream Nails are a punk force to be reckoned with. Founded by feminist activists in 2015, this hotly tipped band of witches mix political rage with contagious pop punk joy, winning hearts (and funds...
Eddie Farmer
Eddie Farmer is a magician who has been performing since the age of seven, when he received his first magic set. 2017 saw Eddie tour Hertfordshire and London before taking his show The Magic Show...
Alison Webster
Alison Webster is currently the Social Responsibility Adviser for the Church of England Diocese of Oxford. She has also worked for the Student Christian Movement, The Christian Socialist Movement...
#MeToo: A Women’s Poetry Anthology (and the women behind it)
#MeToo: A Women's Poetry Anthology is a brand new collection of largely new work that rose up directly out of the collective rage from the #MeToo campaign on social media around the world at the...
Co-operative Care: an Act of the Imagination
A guest blog from Cliff Mills of Anthony Collins Solicitors and part of The Exchange at Greenbelt “Care” describes an act of kindness by one person which helps to improve the situation of...
Acts of the Imagination: Part 2 – The Leap to Justice
A guest blog from Jonathan Draper, General Secretary of associate Modern Church A lot has happened in the world recently. President Trump has visited the UK and been off to see President Putin....
HeartEdge: congregation, commerce, culture, compassion
A guest blog from Jonathan Evens at content collaborators, St Martin-in-the-Fields HeartEdge is a growing ecumenical and international network of churches and other organisations with members...
The Telescope – seeing things more clearly
This year at Greenbelt we're excited to introduce a brand new venue and programme into the mix. All about the future and how we'll live well there, it's called The Telescope and here's a bit about...
The Greenbelt 2018 Book List – suggested reading
Summer holidays are on the way, and we thought you might like some top tips of some books you could read in the coming weeks to set you up ready for Greenbelt 2018, Acts of the Imagination. People...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – A Journey of Greenbelt Vibing
Sustainability matters to us here at Greenbelt. But so does having a beautiful festival environment. Our site vibing team work hard to re-purpose materials from one year to another. And we asked...
The World as it should be…
A guest blog on behalf of our associate Citizens UK by Tim Norwood, Anglican vicar and Co-chair of the CUK Council Our planet could be such a wonderful place, but it's spoiled by injustice,...
Discipleship – for Students
A blog from our associate Student Christian Movement (SCM) SCM's theme for June was "discipleship". But before we dive in, what even is discipleship? It's one of those words that gets bandied...