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Do I Stay Christian?

Like many of us, Brian McLaren has been struggling with what it means to call oneself a Christian, especially when the term can hold diametrically opposed meanings. He suggests that an unexamined...
Speaker(s): Brian McLaren

The Power Of One

Does being the UK's first and only ever Green Party MP really make any difference? Come and hear from the widely respected Parliamentary representative for Brighton Pavillion, Caroline Lucas, about...
Speaker(s): Caroline Lucas, Less Waste Laura

The Fire This Time – My Taxi Ride With James Baldwin

A belief in creativity and equality have been the hallmarks of Bonnie Greer's career. Combining passion, honesty and fascinating true stories from the arts and sciences, as well as her own life,...
Speaker(s): Bonnie Greer

In Conversation With Brian Eno, Ambient Atheist

In a career stretching from Roxy Music to Coldplay, from David Bowie and Grace Jones to U2, Brian Eno has produced the biggest acts in the world... but the highlight of his week is singing in a...
Speaker(s): Brian Eno

Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working And What To Do About It

Drawing from his 2021 release, Faith After Doubt, author/activist Brian McLaren will introduce a model for faith development that has helped many understand why they've reached a faith crisis -- and...
Speaker(s): Brian McLaren

Lost In Work: Escaping Capitalism

Work hard, get paid.' It's simple. Self-evident. But it's also a lie—at least for most of us. For people today, the old assumptions are crumbling; hard work in school no longer guarantees a secure,...
Speaker(s): Amelia Horgan

In The Metaverse As In Heaven

As we move towards the metaverse and Web3, how should we prepare? How will virtual, augmented and meta ‘realities' affect our spiritual experiences and religious rites? What new opportunities...
Speaker(s): Andrew Jones

Superior: The Return Of Race Science

In conversation with scientist and writer Angela Saini about her much-lauded work on the murky history, science and politics of race – and how the far-right is attempting to repackage racism in the...
Speaker(s): Angela Saini

Communion: …And Now, the Weather…

Every day on the news there are stories of doom and destruction; wars and rumours of wars; poverty, child abuse, corruption … and then a smiley soul slides on to tell us what the weather will be...
Speaker(s): Azariah France-Williams, Pip Herbert, Electric Cabaret, Peter Graystone, Christian Aid

…and now, the weather…

For our 2022 festival communion, we met to express the planet's fear and distress, to give words to creation's grief, and to ask for God's mercy. It was a service about climate care and climate...

Lantern Making with Helen Turner

Helen has a background in Public Art, with a specialism in Textiles and Mixed Media, an experienced arts project manager often including community engagement. I have worked on several Arts and...

Studio Aindow

Award winning hand embroiderer Naomi Aindow-Clark is the founder of Studio Aindow, a small business that hopes to keep the art of hand embroidery alive. Naomi creates bespoke hand embroidered...

Lorna Rose Designs

Lorna is a visually impaired artist who loves explosions of colour and abstract pattern. She uses a variety of different techniques and surfaces to develop her artwork, from Geli plates and screen...

Pickwell Foundation

The Pickwell Foundation collaborates with charities working with displaced people and with those combating climate change. They support our dedicated climate change-focussed venue and programme in...

Laughter Therapy! with John Hipkiss

Laughter Therapy was established by John Hipkiss in 2009 with the aim of promoting Laughter Yoga, health and team building Laughter Therapy. Laughing John is a trained, insured and experienced...