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 FoundationQueer 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 PalmerBehind 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 UnchainedThe 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 PowleslandChoose 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 CookThe 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 BakerCould You Slide the Marmalade Down This Way?
Ever lived in community? Or talked to yourself about it? Utopian pipe dream or rule of a good life? Folk from the Iona Community, Hilfield Friary and Corrymeela Community share their experiences of a...
Speaker(s): Iona Community, Ruth Harvey, Jonathan HerbertI 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 PengellyAppreciation Not Appropriation
When is it okay to wear a bindi or a sari? Why are some cultural items seen as cool and fashionable? Join spoken word artist Jaspreet Kaur to explore how we can appreciate one another's cultures...
Speaker(s): Jaspreet KaurArtists in Revolution
What is the role of the artist in the revolution? Join artist Liv Wynter in conversation with Emilia (The Menstrual Cramps) as they discuss what makes an artist revolutionary in todays political...
Speaker(s): Liv WynterA 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 BellThe Religion We Need Next
Has religion had its day or did we just lose sight of why we need it? Join Liz Slade and friends from the Hard Art Collective in a conversation and workshop designed to explore the possibility of a...
Speaker(s): Liz SladeA World Without Racism
What is antiracist activism? And how do we organise for working class power around antiracist principles? Long-time activist Joshua Virasami discusses his new edited collection A World Without Racism...
Speaker(s): Joshua VirasamiInvasion: 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 Harding