Palestine/Israel resources
We've created a sort of living wall of Greenbelt-produced and Greenbelt-connected inspiration and provocation related to the Palestine/Israel conflict. From voices and artists we've been...
The Rise of Rishi (et al)
Yasmin digs into the phenomenon of Black and Asians who rise to the top, asking: is this entryism?; an example of post-racial Britain? Or is it, once again, co-option by white power merchants? Are...
Speaker(s): Yasmin Alibhai-BrownWhat would Jesus eat?
Cooking is part of the daily routine for most of us, providing sustenance and comfort. Yet most of us cook only nine different meals on rotation.So the prospect of changing those habits and moving...
Speaker(s): YCCN (Young Christian Climate Network)All Talks 2023
The complete set of all the talks recorded at Greenbelt 2023.
Secret Power: Why it wants to destroy Julian Assange and WikiLeaks
The Julian Assange and WikiLeaks case marks a crossroads for our democracies. A society that does not allow journalists to expose state criminality freely and safely so the public can know about it...
Speaker(s): Stefania Maurizi with Ewen MacAskillRisky (Social) Business
Steve Baker (former Greenbelt Board chair and serial social entrepreneur), Antoinette Daniel (Living Wage Award winner 2022) and Rosie Hopley and Claire Dormand (Lovewell founders) will discuss how...
Being Home
The Pickwell Foundation and their Asylum and Refugee Director Susannah Baker (MBE) bring you stories of how their community in rural North Devon have welcomed people seeking asylum as well as those...
Speaker(s): Pickwell FoundationA Mucky Business
In the light of Kate Forbes foundering in her bid to be the new leader of the SNP earlier this year (because of people's concerns about how her faith might impact on her policy-making), is it...
Speaker(s): Tim FarronWhy is it so hard to believe in a world without cars?
Why is it so hard for society to move away from its love affair with cars? Perhaps we need to focus not so much on the aspirations of those who believe in a green and pleasant land but on the...
Speaker(s): Wesley Wroe, Josh Grantham, Sarah Rowe, Anzir BoodooSaving for a Rainy Day
The church has money, yet there is a persistant sense of scarcity in the institution. We're told assests and investment are being saved for a rainy day. But isn't pouring? Join Eve Poole (ex-Church...
Speaker(s): Eve PooleTrans Liberation and Feminist Futures
The trans liberation and feminist movements have a long shared history. Ruth Pearce will discuss mutual struggle and collaboration in campaigns for sex equality and gender freedom. Join her to hear...
Speaker(s): Ruth PearceThe invisible infrastructure of climate change
In our fight to avoid dangerous climate change, science is pulling its punches, diplomacy is picking the wrong battles, and economics has been fighting for the other side. Simon Sharpe argues we must...
Speaker(s): Simon SharpeActing for future generations – lessons from a small country
The word 'polycrisis' has become part of our lexicon and people across the world are feeling the affects of a failure to plan for the long term. Why do politicians find it so hard to think ahead and...
Speaker(s): Sophie HoweFear of the Future Panel
With the existential threat of climate change, the cost of living crisis, the long shadow of COVID, war in Ukraine, famine in Ethiopia (again), and the collapse of political truth-telling - it's no...
Speaker(s): Sophie Howe, Melanie Nazareth, Jyothi Cross, Becky HallWhy did the COVID narrative collapse?
Why are there so many conflicting stories about the origin and spread of COVID and the consequences of our pandemic response? Is there a single truth? How could we have done better in the face of the...
Speaker(s): Sunetra Gupta