SOMEWHERE TO BE LEAVING
As the dust settles on another fabulous Greenbelt, it's our annual reminder that all good things must come to an end. At least for another 12 months. And that feels particularly apt this year,...
Somewhere to be leaving
Alternative Intelligence
A guest blog written by Alice Wroe after being in conversation with Hannah Silva about her book 'My Child, The Algorithm' at Greenbelt this summer. Alice Wroe is XR Lead for Atlantic Institute...
Hope in our Hands
2025 Act of Communion It's said that human beings can survive about five weeks without food, and about five days without water, but we can't survive five minutes without hope.
Women: Making and Unmaking
From the Virgin Mary to tradwives on Instagram, society's interpretations of the Bible have distorted how women are seen. Authors Chine McDonald and Beth Allison-Barr want to tell a more hopeful...
Speaker(s): Beth Allison Barr, Chine McDonaldBoundaries, Beliefs and Belonging
Members of the Iona Community have engaged in a year-long conversation about the boundaries of belief, about what it means to belong in a Christian community, and about the place of doubt and...
Speaker(s): Iona Community, Ruth HarveyWaking the Women
With humour, radical honesty and prophetic storytelling, Radio 4 Thought for the Day-er Jayne Manfredi offers a rallying cry for women to wake up to the potential of menopause and midlife as a time...
Speaker(s): Jayne Manfredi, Becky HallJudgement 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 MinsonChurch: 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, Jayne Manfredi, John Philip Newell, Lamorna Ash, Martin Wroe, Chine McDonaldRob Hopkins
Rob Hopkins is the co-founder of Transition Network and of Transition Town Totnes, and author of several books including ‘The Transition Handbook‘ and most recently, ‘From What Is to What If:...
James Stewart
James Stewart is a partner and chief technology officer at digital transformation consultancy Public Digital. He works with governments and institutions like the World Bank, IMF and Gates Foundation...
The Gaza Lighthouse
Shining at the heart of the Glade Arena this year stands a striking symbol of resistance and resilience — a scale replica of the Gaza Lighthouse. The original tower was built from the rubble left...
Sheena McGill
Painting and drawing from observation have always been at the heart of my work. I love painting and drawing landscapes, still life, portraits and people from life - and have painted murals on...
Richard Swan
Richard Swan is an inspirational choir director and music educator who specialises in giving high quality musical participatory experiences to all, particularly those with little or no musical...
S(h)ibboleth
S(h)ibboleth is a magazine about faith, justice and creativity, coming out in print five times a year. Expect queer-friendly, left-leaning news, reviews, features and interviews with a broad...