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From Communion to Climate Action: Where Does Greenbelt’s Communion Money Go?

At our 2022 and 2023 festival communions, Greenbelters generously donated to a Christian Aid climate change project in Bangladesh. Hear from Christian Aid about how this project protects from climate...
Speaker(s): Christian Aid, Nushrat Rahman Chowdhury, Oliver Pearce

Make Poverty History? Dream On!

20 years ago, we marched on the G8 summit demanding an end to poverty. What happened? As the African continent experiences its worst debt crisis in a generation, join us to explore whether it can...
Speaker(s): Christian Aid, Osai Ojigho, Jamie Drummond, Ashley Green-Thompson

The Tears of Things

How do we live compassionately in times of violence and despair? The writings of the Jewish prophets may have an answer. In this session Richard Rohr will explore how walking the full path of the...
Speaker(s): Christian Aid, Richard Rohr, Martin Wroe

Solidarity Not Charity In The Age Of Nakba

From the demos to the University encampments, young adults are leading the way in rethinking action for Palestine. Join a panel of young adult Christians as we dream about where this activism goes...
Speaker(s): Christian Aid, Student Christian Movement, Georgia Mifsud, William Gibson, Bella Cross, Joharah Baker

God As… Child, Chaotic And Curious

What if we're called to be childlike in God's new kingdom, precisely because God is more childlike than adult? What if God is the chaos-shaped bundle of life which disrupts and disorders a...
Speaker(s): Graham Adams

You are a Beautiful Human Person

The love and soulful theology of former Greenbelt trustee Pip Wilson continues to shape the festival and lives of the Beautiful Human Persons (BHPs) attending. Join Andy Turner, Paul Vincent and...
Speaker(s): Greenbelt presents...

Whatever Happened to Alternative Worship?

30 years ago it seemed the renewal of the church was going to come from a growing movement of small groups experimenting with creativity in worship, incorporating technology, art and contemporary...
Speaker(s): Greenbelt presents..., Doug Gay, Jorella Andrews, Sue Wallace, Jonny Baker, Martin Poole

The Election Is Over: Let The Politics Begin!

Join Citizens UK and the Joint Public Issues Team to explore how you and your church/community can affect the political climate on the issues you care about.
Speaker(s): Citizens UK, United Reformed Church

Five Steps To Social Change

Let Citizens UK and the Joint Public Issues Team help you plan a campaign for social change that harnesses the skills and passions of your church/community.
Speaker(s): Citizens UK, United Reformed Church

Building Trust In A Time Of Polarisation

Explore practical ways to build trust among diverse groups in a community to help bring about social change. With Citizens UK and the Joint Public Issues Team.
Speaker(s): Citizens UK, United Reformed Church

Corinne Bailey Rae in Conversation

Join former Greenbelt trustee and friend and mentor of Corinne Bailey Rae, Simon Hall, as he digs into the star's life of arts, faith and justice. Hear how, from humble beginnings, Corinne has...
Speaker(s): Corinne Bailey Rae presents Black Rainbows

Trauma Industrial Complex

Once a clinical term, trauma now dominates public debates and social media, where it is freely diagnosed. Prize-winning author and hip-hop artist Darren McGarvey examines the stories we tell...
Speaker(s): Darren McGarvey

The Problem with Lived Experience

Darren McGarvey asks the difficult question: why personal stories of adversity feel good, but change nothing. He'll provoke us to think about social change and our relationships to our neighbour –...
Speaker(s): Darren McGarvey, Trussell Trust

OMG! Finding Hope In A World Falling Apart

‘I don't believe in an interventionist God', says Nick Cave. With good reason, given the untold carnage and suffering in the world. The cry ‘Where is God now?' heard in Auschwitz echoes in...
Speaker(s): Dave Tomlinson

Transition and Collapse

Drawing from her meeting with decolonial leaders in the Sahel, Gail, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, will explore how we can “grow up and show up” as our systems collapse to support our...
Speaker(s): Gail Bradbrook