Andrew Graystone
Andrew is a middle-aged, middle class, white Christian man who was brought up not to make a fuss. He is also a storyteller and a Greenbelt regular. He is a writer, journalist, teacher, broadcaster...
Greenbelt Reading List 2019 . . . Part 3
By now you should have seen the first two parts of this years' pre-festival reading suggestions, courtesy of our friends at Church House Bookshop who run our festival bookstore, G-Books. If you...
Ms. Mohammed
Born in Trinidad of Indian descent, the London based MS Mohammed is fast becoming known for pushing boundaries with her lyric writing, genre-expanding music & powerful live gigs-armed with her...
Sona Jobarteh
The Kora, a west African harp is traditionally played by male griots, or hereditary musicians, and never by women. This is the woman who decided to change the rules. She stands as she plays,...
James Cary
James Cary is a bit of an odd mix. He is a writer of situation comedy for BBC TV (eg. Miranda, Bluestone 42) and Radio (Think the Unthinkable, Hut 33) and blogs about the technicalities of the...
Life Boat presented by The Institute for Crazy Dancing
Life Boat presented by The Institute for Crazy Dancing A participatory installation... and the slowest ride on earth... Rock gently, turn slowly, listen to the alphabet... Bang the drum, rattle the...
Amirah Sackett
An internationally recognized hip-hop dancer, choreographer, and teacher, Amirah Sackett explores and embodies her Muslim American identity through combining hip-hop movement and Islamic themes....
Make it GlobalVision this Saturday, 18th of May
We know that for many, the Eurovision Song Contest finals night is an annual party gathering designed to celebrate just how music can bring we Europeans together. Or just a downright kitsch and...
Safia Minney
Safia is an award-winning social entrepreneur and the founder of People Tree, which has pioneered sustainable and fair trade fashion. She is recognised by the World Economic Forum as an Outstanding...
SOAK
Grim Town. It's unclear exactly what or where it is but it's grey, flat and small in both size and significance. It's a concrete slab on a cul-de-sac that leads to nowhere. It's a...
Blessed are the Pink-Vested Peacemakers
How can we become peacemakers? In the Philippines, the church's radical mission of accompaniment and solidarity is landing its Bishops in jail, but it's also shining a light on the unjust...
Speaker(s): Father Chris AblonThe Power of Love
An hour-long audio recording of Bishop Michael Curry in conversation with Cole Moreton at Southwark Cathedral on Monday 29 October 2019. Bishop Curry was in the UK to launch his new book, The Power...
Best. Greenbelt. Gig. Ever.
A guest blog from longterm Greenbelter Peter Barrett... It all started with a rumour. At Friday's Angels Reception someone mentioned that Pussy Riot had been holed up in a Brighton studio...
Science and Religion: Exploring the Spectrum
If you believe the news, you'd think that science and religion are locked in eternal conflict. Religious believers are often portrayed as irrational and dangerously "anti-science" . But beyond the...
Trump Trumps All
The old adage says that we get the politicians we deserve. So, if 80% of white evangelicals in the USA voted for Trump, what does that tell us about the Jesus they believe in? As Jim Wallis and...
Speaker(s): Peterson Toscano, Matthew David Morris, Broderick Greer