The Heartbeat of God
Celtic author John Philip Newell and his wife Ali Newell will lead us in a spiritual practice and simple ritual inspired by Celtic wisdom and its reverence for Earth, the human body, and the true...
Speaker(s): John Philip NewellExodus 5 – Making Bricks Without Straw
How can the Bible resource us in not just having, but making, hope? This meditation invites you to contemplate how we can make hope when things go from bad to worse around us, and co-create...
Speaker(s): Miranda Threlfall-HolmesIn the dead of night. The reality of living under military occupation.
Look through the eyes of Muhanad Al Qaisy, a third-generation Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh camp in Bethlehem, as he shares a glimpse into the daily realities of life under military...
Nadine Shah in conversation
Join our Friday night headliner, in conversation with longterm Greenbelt volunteer and manager of Exeter's Cavern Club, Pippa Wragg, to talk music, inspiration, politics, and more. Mercury...
Speaker(s): Nadine ShahThe Hosts With The Most
Join our partners Refugees at Home to hear stories from hosts who've volunteered with them to offer short-term stays for refugees. Hear how – for both host and refugee alike – these stays have...
Speaker(s): Refugees at HomeTo Have or To Hold
What can nature's hidden relationships teach us? Science communicator Sophie Pavelle talks about why we need to understand symbiosis: totally different species evolving to live together for...
Speaker(s): Sophie PavelleHow to be a Half-Arse Human
Perfectionists and procrastinators welcome! Come and learn about the power of radical mediocrity as we make peace with slap-dashing life, work out what is ACTUALLY worth our time and live better...
Speaker(s): Leena NormsAltar-ed States or Magical Mushroom Musings
Psychedelics held in respectful sacred spaces have phenomenal potential for the mental, physical and spiritual healing so needed in our suffering world. Curious? Join the Ligare team for mystical,...
Speaker(s): LigareThe Genesis of Hope: Marilynne Robinson in Conversation
Where does the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of the Gilead sequence find hope? What role does fiction play in building a better world? Marilynne Robinson explores the relationship between self,...
Speaker(s): Marilynne Robinson, Andrew TateA Climate of Truth
What, exactly, is holding us back from combatting the climate crisis? Professor Mike Berners-Lee has a roadmap – and believes the most critical step is to raise standards of honesty in politics,...
Speaker(s): Mike Berners-LeeEzekiel 37 – Re-Membering Hope
How can the Bible resource us in not just having, but making, hope? Miranda Threlfall-Holmes invites you to begin your Greenbelt with a meditation on Ezekiel's vision of the Valley of Dry Bones,...
Speaker(s): Miranda Threlfall-HolmesWhat Next For Palestine Activism?
As the Free Palestine protests continue in massive numbers – while the Israeli onslaught on Gaza and its grip on the West Bank show no signs of abating – it's clear that civil society and the...
Speaker(s): Ahmed Alnaouq, Muhanad Al Qaisy, Yara EidJudgement Not Justice: Race, Creativity and the Criminal System
Justice begins in community, but why are some communities more policed, more punished, and less heard than others? This powerful panel explores how racial bias, systemic assumptions, music and the...
Speaker(s): Andrea Coomber, Ben Lindsay, Elli Brazzill, Lady Unchained, Shona MinsonSave Our Retirements: How to Build a Pension System for People and Planet
The UK government is carrying out the biggest pensions review in a generation – but it's ignoring the climate and nature crises and our societal inequality. With £3 trillion of our money in the...
Speaker(s): Andrew Finney, Phoebe Edmonds, Jesse GriffithsChurch: Do You Still Go?
Quiet revival or quiet denial? Is big best or is small beautiful? What keeps you going or sends you running ? Can we belong without believing — or vice versa? Have you given up or have you found...
Speaker(s): Andrew Rumsey, Chine McDonald, Jayne Manfredi, John Philip Newell, Lamorna Ash, Martin Wroe