Field, Fork, Fashion
Exploring the true meaning of provenance, value and beauty, and how this must be a part of our decision making around the clothes we buy, the food we eat, and the farming and fibre systems we are all...
Speaker(s): Alice RobinsonThe Tears of Things
How do we live compassionately in times of violence and despair? The writings of the Jewish prophets may have an answer. In this session Richard Rohr will explore how walking the full path of the...
Speaker(s): Christian Aid, Richard Rohr, Martin WroeAI and Earthly Futures
What is the narrative of our destiny and who do we think controls it? A panel conversation drawing together the various strands of AI thinking from across the weekend. With Professor in Digital...
Speaker(s): Beth Singler, Chris Baker, Maggi Savin-Baden, Kester Brewin, William Temple FoundationBeing Human in an AI Age
ChatGPT and its AI siblings are the talk of the town – and the country. Anthropologist and professor of Digital Religions Dr Beth Singler explores whether religion is disrupted by AI, and how faith...
Speaker(s): Beth Singler, William Temple FoundationSoulful Nature: The Space In Which We Come To Life
Spirit + Matter = Soul. Yet so often the two have been torn apart. In this evocative session, Brian Draper reflects on why our soul stirs when we step outside, and how - through simple spiritual...
Speaker(s): Brian DraperFour Moves Through Doom
If you're feeling overwhelmed – and tempted by denial or despair, author and contemplative activist Brian McLaren proposes four moves to help you find life after a feeling of doom.
Speaker(s): Brian McLarenChurch Reparations For Slavery? Dream on!
In 2023/24 pilgrimages of church leaders in Jamaica and the UK met to advance conversations about reparations for the wrongs of slavery. Hear from these leaders as we explore how to face the past and...
Speaker(s): Christian Aid, Dr Robert Beckford, Dario SolanoTread Lightly: Campaign!
Better transport choice and nicer places: everyone can play their part in helping to shape the sustainable streets of the future and allowing nature and people to thrive. Our panel of experts will...
Speaker(s): Greenbelt presents..., Wesley Wroe, Josh Grantham, Sarah Rowe, Dave WalkerTrauma Industrial Complex
Once a clinical term, trauma now dominates public debates and social media, where it is freely diagnosed. Prize-winning author and hip-hop artist Darren McGarvey examines the stories we tell...
Speaker(s): Darren McGarveyGuvna B in Conversation
Rapper, author and broadcaster Guvna B talks powerfully about youth violence. Discover its root causes and explore actionable steps our community can take to create lasting solutions and be part of...
Speaker(s): Guvna BThe Problem with Lived Experience
Darren McGarvey asks the difficult question: why personal stories of adversity feel good, but change nothing. He'll provoke us to think about social change and our relationships to our neighbour –...
Speaker(s): Darren McGarvey, TrussellLooked After
Author Ashley John-Baptiste knows all too well the struggles young people in care and foster families face. His story reflects one of the 38K children coming into the care system this year. Join him...
Speaker(s): Home for Good, Ashley John-Baptiste, Tarn BrightOMG! Finding Hope In A World Falling Apart
‘I don't believe in an interventionist God', says Nick Cave. With good reason, given the untold carnage and suffering in the world. The cry ‘Where is God now?' heard in Auschwitz echoes in...
Speaker(s): Dave TomlinsonTo Tell The Truth, Despite the Cost
Explore the life and message of novelist James Baldwin with priest and scholar Jarel Robinson-Brown: how his fearlessness and courage, his witness and his rage can help us navigate our world today.""
Speaker(s): Jarel Robinson-BrownSolidarity Not Charity In The Age Of Nakba
From the demos to the University encampments, young adults are leading the way in rethinking action for Palestine. Join a panel of young adult Christians as we dream about where this activism goes...
Speaker(s): Christian Aid, Student Christian Movement, Georgia Mifsud, William Gibson, Bella Cross, Joharah Baker