Can startups save the world?
The social and environmental problems facing us show no sign of being solved. Big business is slow, governments take forever to change anything and campaigning only gets you so far. But new...
Our Lady of Greenbelt
What does Mary, the mother of Jesus have to do with Greenbelt? Are doctrines such as the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption of Mary examples of the Roman Catholic fear of sex and deification of...
Speaker(s): Pádraig Ó TuamaIf I Am Only For Myself, Who Am I? The passage of a Jewish boat To Gaza
Flying the banners of the alternative voices of US, Canadian and European Jews, the boat Irene demonstrated to the world an implacable opposition to the Israeli occupation as it took part in a...
Palestine and the Arab revolution: An overview of current events in the Middle East and the future for the Palestinians
A review of the recent changes in the Arab world and their effect on the Palestinian question. This session will give a picture of the current political situation, assess the significance of the...
Poetry as a dream of peace
The Corrymeela Community tells a story of a woman who came to its house for refuge. In her luggage she brought a small hatchet. She was ready to believe they were people of peace, but just in case,...
Speaker(s): Pádraig Ó TuamaChildren’s & family lineup for GB17
Greenbelt is an inter-generational festival like no other. It's not just that we have lots of children and families onsite. We do. It's that as well as their parents and carers, often their...
Exclusivity & hope: a view from Bethlehem
This blog is a long read. You might want to grab a cuppa. It's written by Greenbelt's Creative Director, Paul Northup. I'm writing it from the little town of Bethlehem; the place where, as a...
Reaching the Summit
Strike a Light
Lenin wrote in his Letters On Modern Atheism : 'I made a mistake. Without doubt the oppressed multitude had to be liberated. But our method only provoked further oppression - and atrocious massacres....
Speaker(s): Dave AndrewsBrother Suns and Sister Moons
We will consider Servants to Asia's Urban Poor as a model of how we can become Brother Suns and Sister Moons engaging the New Dark Age. Servants is a network of mission communities committed to...
Speaker(s): Dave AndrewsThe New Dark Ages
Lately I have been having a recurring nightmare - that the world is moving slowly but surely into a New Dark Age. In my dreams I see a landscape shrouded in darkness. And as I look more closely I can...
Speaker(s): Dave AndrewsStart the Revolution Without Me
The Wall Must Fall – Aparthied in Palestine
All Beacause of You – I am
All because of you I am A look at U2's ‘Vertigo' Tour, the Ubuntu theology of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and the prophetic impact that they can have on our individualist western culture. Steve...
Voices from the street
Tom and Sikhumbuzo share stories from the streets and tell how, inspired by Steve Biko's black consciousness movement, South African street children are creating a new future for themselves and those...