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 FoundationBehind 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 UnchainedCriminal (In)Justice 101
The criminalisation of activities and people impacts every part of society – with poverty, exclusion, healthcare, education, and every form of ‘othering' linking directly to the criminal...
Speaker(s): Lady Unchained, Pia Sinha, Junior Smart, The Right Revd Rachel Treweek, Shona MinsonChoose Hope: Shifting The Narrative For Climate Justice
Communications on the climate crisis have been complex, distracted, politicised, misinformed and disinformed by politicians, businesses, fossil fuel lobbyists, and ‘men in suits' with vested...
Speaker(s): Laura Jessie CookI 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 PengellyA 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 BellInvasion: Russia’s Bloody War And Ukraine’s Fight For Survival
The award-winning journalist and author Luke Harding has been reporting from Ukraine since Vladimir Putin's full-scale February 2022 invasion. He was in Kyiv when Russian tanks rolled across the...
Speaker(s): Luke HardingSecret Special
Who will it be this evening? We won't tell if you don't! Come and find out who the secret special guest is on the bar stool, where, as always, the conversation will be free-flowing, gritty, real....
Speaker(s): Methodist Church, Hope & Anchor PodcastSecret Special
Who will it be this evening? We won't tell if you don't! Come and find out who the secret special guest is on the bar stool, where, as always, the conversation will be free-flowing, gritty, real....
Speaker(s): Methodist Church, Hope & Anchor PodcastSecret Special
Who will it be this evening? We won't tell if you don't! Come and find out who the secret special guest is on the bar stool, where, as always, the conversation will be free-flowing, gritty, real....
Speaker(s): Methodist Church, Hope & Anchor PodcastQueer Genealogy
Greenbelt is a welcoming home to queer spirituality, with an open LGBTQ+ presence. While always part of Greenbelt's DNA, the journey has not been straightforward. Back in 1991, fed up with the word...
Speaker(s): Methodist Church, OUT@Greenbelt, Willie Williams, Robert PalmerThe Power in the People
Veteran barrister Michael Mansfield KC tells Lorna Hackett how in 50 years of fighting injustice, he has proven the power of people's passion, perseverance, collectivity and courage to make lasting...
Speaker(s): Michael Mansfield, Lorna HackettRights of Nature
Join barrister and founder of Lawyers for Nature Paul Powlesland as he draws vital connections between his work on the legal and fundamental rights of nature and our responsibilities as guardians or...
Speaker(s): Paul PowleslandThe Church of parkrun
parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt talks to runner and long-term Greenbelter Jenny Baker about this global, volunteer movement that's inclusive, empowering, helps people be kinder to one another...
Speaker(s): Paul Sinton-Hewitt, Jenny BakerAsylum: the untold story of the last year.
Hear from those who have fled war, conflict or persecution and arrived in the UK's asylum system and about the impact that policy changes like the Illegal Migration Act have had on their daily...
Speaker(s): Pickwell Foundation