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Tread Lightly to Greenbelt

Over 90% of people travel to Greenbelt by car, accounting for 98% of the festival's carbon footprint. From booking to cooking, how can we make sustainable transport choices easier and more...
Speaker(s): Greenbelt presents..., Wesley Wroe, Anna Williams

Tread 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 Walker

Guvna 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 B

Looked 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 Bright

Could You Slide the Marmalade Down This Way?

Ever lived in community? Or talked to yourself about it? Utopian pipe dream or rule of a good life? Folk from the Iona Community, Hilfield Friary and Corrymeela Community share their experiences of a...
Speaker(s): Iona Community, Ruth Harvey, Jonathan Herbert

Feed the Faith. Starve the Fear.

Marvin Hagler's mantra has long-fuelled Jason Arday's belief that love and hope are what we most need to reconnect with one another and face our challenging times. The youngest-ever Black...
Speaker(s): Jason Arday

Appreciation Not Appropriation

When is it okay to wear a bindi or a sari? Why are some cultural items seen as cool and fashionable? Join spoken word artist Jaspreet Kaur to explore how we can appreciate one another's cultures...
Speaker(s): Jaspreet Kaur

I Can Hear Her Breathing…’

‘Another world is not only possible, she is on her way,' wrote Arundhati Roy. ‘On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.' But what is it we can hear? Greenbelt contributors tell us about the...
Speaker(s): Leyla McCalla, Kate Raworth, Grace Pengelly

A World Fit for Our Children

Analysis can breed paralysis, says John Bell. But the people of God are expected to prophesy and make for a better world. What should be the shape of the future for our planet and our children and...
Speaker(s): John Bell

A World Without Racism

What is antiracist activism? And how do we organise for working class power around antiracist principles? Long-time activist Joshua Virasami discusses his new edited collection A World Without Racism...
Speaker(s): Joshua Virasami

Greening our money

The UK's big 4 banks are still pumping billions into fossil fuels, driving climate chaos. What role can each of us play in creating a greener finance sector? Switching, engaging, collective...
Speaker(s): JustMoney Movement, Operation Noah, Christian Climate Action

Have a Little Faith

We all need something to believe in – but faith is not all-or-nothing, says vicar and presenter Kate Bottley. She talks about the surprising truth of what faith means to her and why in the end...
Speaker(s): Kate Bottley

We Need to Talk about Growth

Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics, digs into our culture's addiction to endless economic growth and invites us to explore what it would take – for people, politics and planet – to...
Speaker(s): Kate Raworth

A 500-year history of AI

AI is both stunningly new, and rooted in ancient desires. As we finally welcome this long-gestating technology amongst us, what can we learn from the myths and monsters of the past about how to...
Speaker(s): Kester Brewin, William Temple Foundation

Behind Bars

“My life ended and began with a prison sentence.” So says Lady Unchained, an award-winning broadcaster, poet and mentor who uses her writing and workshopping to help others with lived experience...
Speaker(s): Lady Unchained