Compassion
Many of our churches deliver compassion through programmes and networks. Dave explores what it means to live in compassion and to centre our churches on connection with our neighbourhoods. He will...
Speaker(s): Dave AndrewsBecoming A Weirdy, Beardy, Kind-Old Elder
I don't want to merely become 'older' but become an 'elder' - not simply 'age-ing' but 'sage-ing' - nurturing regenerative engagement in our world on the margins of my own religion and other...
Speaker(s): Dave AndrewsFaith for Give-a-shits
Repairing the world (tikkun olam) requires more than good ideas and cool theologies, it also needs spirituality, fire in the guts. Tikkun olam focuses on a reciprocal process of repairing ourselves...
Speaker(s): Dave TomlinsonWhite Supremacist Antichrist Poltergeist
David Dark believes the infrastructure of toxic conceptions of God, self, and others into which many Americans are born can be helpfully characterized as a poltergeist. We become what we host in our...
Speaker(s): David DarkIn conversation with Jack Monroe
Jack Monroe is a food writer and anti-poverty campaigner. She has joined us at Greenbelt twice before. With rocketing food inflation and energy prices, more households than ever are struggling to...
Speaker(s): Jack MonroeActing for future generations – lessons from a small country
The word 'polycrisis' has become part of our lexicon and people across the world are feeling the affects of a failure to plan for the long term. Why do politicians find it so hard to think ahead and...
Speaker(s): Sophie HoweWhy is it so hard to believe in a world without cars?
Why is it so hard for society to move away from its love affair with cars? Perhaps we need to focus not so much on the aspirations of those who believe in a green and pleasant land but on the...
Speaker(s): Wesley Wroe, Josh Grantham, Sarah Rowe, Anzir BoodooThe Rise of Rishi (et al)
Yasmin digs into the phenomenon of Black and Asians who rise to the top, asking: is this entryism?; an example of post-racial Britain? Or is it, once again, co-option by white power merchants? Are...
Speaker(s): Yasmin Alibhai-BrownA Lasting Legacy: Remembering Gustavo Parajón
He's the reason Bono once came back to Greenbelt festival, disguised as a steward. He was the inspiration behind one of the festival's iconic gigs - Cabaret Nicaragua. He changed the hearts and minds...
Speaker(s): Garth Hewitt, Roberto MartinezGreenbelt Act of Communion 2023
THANKS, LOVE AND GIFT What is Greenbelt's gift to the world? What do we as a community want to give away? We're not just talking about money here, but hope, beauty, vision for the life of the...
10 festival unforgettables (no we’re not talking about the performers)
Not long to go now. As you read this, our small army of volunteers are already at Boughton House beginning to build the bones of our festival. So we thought this would be the perfect moment to put...
10 things you won’t want to miss this Greenbelt
Just two weeks out and perhaps you're starting to think about your packing for this year's Greenbelt. You are, we suspect, definitely starting to think about who and what and where you're...
The Jamaican Bible Remix Audio Walk
Curated by Robert Beckford and Tony Bean 5am records Theologian Robert Beckford and music producer Tony Bean created the Jamaican Bible Remix using the words of the patois in the Jamaican New...
Greenbelt Youth
Greenbelt is a great festival for young people. It's a really safe space in which you can relax, explore and have fun. And it's a really accepting festival, too. It's an inclusive place —...
Anton Mackman
Anton, over the span of three decades, has captivated global audiences with his extraordinary fusion of awe-inspiring juggling prowess and humor. Seamlessly blending classic clowning and slapstick...