Rage is useless if vulnerable stay voiceless
A guest blog from Matthew Bolton, Deputy Director of our Associate Citizens UK ... In the aftermath of the Grenfell disaster we need resistance, not rage. Please don't misunderstand me – I'm...
USPG: The world church and ‘The Common Good’
A blog from Gwen Mtambirwa from our Associate, USPG ... As I write this it's just two months until Greenbelt 2017. It's three weeks since the terror attack at London Bridge (a mere 10-minute...
Join the fun with YMCA at Greenbelt
See what our Associate YMCA will be up to at GB17, The Common Good ... As the largest and oldest youth charity in the world, working to support, empower and improve the lives of young people in the...
U-Cef
U-Cef, the Moroccan Digitiser blends together Arab and Middle Eastern sounds and beats with urban & traditional fusion. U-cef has a special focus on the fusion of North African Gnawa with modern...
Asad Ali Jafri
Asad Ali Jafri is a cultural producer, global arts leader and interdisciplinary artist with a creative vision for sustainable social change. Since 2001, he has worked passionately with artists,...
Ella Al-Shamahi
National Geographic Explorer and palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi specialises in fossil hunting in unstable, hostile and disputed territories… is also a stand-up comic. She believes that...
Video-Games Aren’t What You Think They Are
GeekDad Gamer Andy Robertson writes about this year's plans for video-game programming at the festival ... Greenbelt took a risk on video-games last year with its Interact programme, and it...
Jasmine Kennedy
‘Introspective, contemplative, armed with a voice to stop you in your tracks.' Jasmine Kennedy is an acoustic singer/songwriter who sings from the heart; her lyrics a collection of throwaway...
Avaes Mohammad
Avaes Mohammad is a writer and poet who has written widely for performance and print. His poetry is influenced by the Sufi Saints of South Asia as much as the Dub-Poets of Jamaica, his essays have...
What we don’t say says a lot
Greenbelt's Creative Director Paul Northup muses about the space for change and transformation that is opened up when things are left unsaid. You can tell people what you believe. You can make it...
Living the Great Commission at Uni
A guest blog by Ben Martin, Lay Pioneer Pastor at St Alkmund's Church in Derby for our Associates, SCM. Evangelism – Many of us shudder at the idea of it. We think of it as such a dirty word...
Enterprise for the Common Good?
A guest blog from David Alcock, Head of Social Business at ACS. So what is "Enterprise for the Common Good"? It's when a business seeks to operate fairly and justly, looking beyond the narrow...
Picture this: join our photographers
What does Greenbelt look like? Could you capture it in an image? Are you able to spot the quirky, beautiful, profound, inspiring, thought-provoking or simply unusual images which make up the...
Zamaan (Rihab Azar & Jamal Al Sakka)
‘Zamaan', meaning time in Arabic and often referring to the past, is a growing project that revives, celebrates and builds on gems of Arabic and Middle-Eastern music. Featuring the oud and...
Mohammed Ali
Art meets faith, identity and social change in Mohammed Ali's work, adorning the canvas of walls and public spaces and continues to change the visual landscapes of the cities we live in. His art...