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Communion: Windrush and Carnival

When the "Windrush generation" arrived in the UK in 1948 they found themselves excluded from much of the social and economic life of Britain. Many experienced horrific racial violence and injustice....
Speaker(s): Winnie Varghese, Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir

The Gender Agenda

With Steve Chalke, Claire Birkenshaw and Toby Draper. This panel discussion will explore the lived experience of transgender people and consider the theology of gender identity, reassignment and...
Speaker(s): Steve Chalke

But I’m not racist! Am I?

Winnie Varghese, Broderick Greer, Prof. Anthony Reddie At the end of a festival with more programming around racial inclusion and racial justice than ever, a panel of contributors of colour talk...
Speaker(s): Winnie Varghese, Broderick Greer, Anthony Reddie

A Tea-Stall On The Moon: A Malayali Following Jesus On The Way

Sometimes when it seems we're the furthest from where we started, we find ourselves exactly where the family stories told us we would be, sort of. Winnie explores the intersections of personal and...
Speaker(s): Winnie Varghese

The Mosque Of The Future

As Muslim communities grow and more become affluent, Mosques are being challenged to work better for more groups. Women are campaigning for better prayer spaces. Mosques are becoming more...
Speaker(s): Sughra Ahmed

Reclaiming Histories

Anna Kessel is a sports journalist, acclaimed author of Eat Sweat Play and vocal campaigner on equality in sport and Leena Normington is a vlogger and activist. Together, they explore the importance...
Speaker(s): Anna Kessel, Leena Norms

Keep It Simple

Even as we shape technology, it shapes us and our society. Figuring how we interact with it in ways that are healthy and responsible is proving a challenge. Can we step back from the detail and,...
Speaker(s): Ade Adewunmi

Manju Malhi

Manju Malhi is a TV chef and a cookbook author who was born in England to Indian parents. She grew up in West London surrounded by Indian culture, traditions and lifestyles. However, she spent...

Ade Adewunmi

Ade Adewunmi is a senior industry consultant with a focus on public sector organisations. She's a problem solver working at the intersection of data, digital and strategy. In her day job with...

We're just about to welcome festivalgoers to the 45th edition of Greenbelt. And once again, I find myself in reflective mode – in the midst of the inevitable and relentless rush of last-minute...

Sughra Ahmed

Sughra Ahmed is Associate Dean for Religious Life at Stanford University. Her role includes teaching, research and pastoral care with a focus on person centered care of staff and students on...

A blog by Jackie Elton, CEO of Christian Connection and Single Friendly Church For many people, going to Greenbelt each year can feel like returning home to a community of family and friends. But...

Journey To Sanctuary

A walk-through exhibition — an interactive, immersive installation telling the story of a mother as she journey from despair to hope, leaving the home and country she loves when they're ravaged...

A guest blog from Church House Bookshop Already zipped through our last Greenbelt blog of reading suggestions? Here's seven more to whet your appetite for this year's festival… Plus –...

Phoebe Rison

Phoebe Rison is the advocacy officer at Sabeel-Kairos, focusing on BDS and Morally Responsible Investment and a director of Embrace the Middle East Trading Ltd. She has worked on humanitarian,...