Reclaiming Histories
Anna Kessel is a sports journalist, acclaimed author of Eat Sweat Play and vocal campaigner on equality in sport and Leena Normington is a vlogger and activist. Together, they explore the importance...
Speaker(s): Anna Kessel, Leena NormsWhat the Movement for Black Lives Teaches Us About Jesus
The last person many think of when protesting injustice against black people on the streets of U.S. cities is Jesus, even though his entrance into Jerusalem and subsequent disruption at the Temple...
Speaker(s): Broderick GreerThe Future Museum
What will tomorrow's museums look like? How will today be remembered? Alice Proctor discusses the history of museums and their relevance today, exploring what the museum of the future might...
Speaker(s): Alice ProcterTaming Gaming Disorder, Fortnite and Faith
Worried about the games your child plays? This is a light-hearted, informative guide to what screentime and video games are doing to children, and how their gaming could be steered towards...
Speaker(s): Jousting with Andy RobertsonHow to Bunk a PE Lesson (And Then Fall in Love with Sport)
Journalist, author, campaigner and serial PE bunker, Anna Kessel MBE talks women, sport and exercise, covering everything from body image to the gender pay gap. Anna encourages women to ditch the...
Speaker(s): Anna KesselGeneration Gap: How young Muslims are defining faith outside of traditions
A new generation of young British Muslims are using technology to examine their faith against a backdrop of rising Islamophobia, and within communities that have traditionally placed an emphasis on...
Speaker(s): Hussein KesvaniKeep It Simple
Even as we shape technology, it shapes us and our society. Figuring how we interact with it in ways that are healthy and responsible is proving a challenge. Can we step back from the detail and,...
Speaker(s): Ade AdewunmiCollecting Yourself
What are the things that you'd put in a museum of your life? In this workshop we'll create our own intangible museums of emotion and self, and unravel how we make our identities and legacies through...
Speaker(s): Alice ProcterManju Malhi
Manju Malhi is a TV chef and a cookbook author who was born in England to Indian parents. She grew up in West London surrounded by Indian culture, traditions and lifestyles. However, she spent...
Ade Adewunmi
Ade Adewunmi is a senior industry consultant with a focus on public sector organisations. She's a problem solver working at the intersection of data, digital and strategy. In her day job with...
Graham Wilson
Graham Wilson is Greenbelt's Finance Chair. Graham has been a Director of Finance within the social housing sector for 20 years, involved in corporate strategy, private financing and business...
Come away to come home
We're just about to welcome festivalgoers to the 45th edition of Greenbelt. And once again, I find myself in reflective mode – in the midst of the inevitable and relentless rush of last-minute...
Blessed are the peacemakers?
A guest blog from our associate partner, Oasis Trust At Oasis, we challenge the assumption that ‘peace' has outgrown us, becoming an unachievable ideal: a complicated, fleeting idea that has...
Sughra Ahmed
Sughra Ahmed is Associate Dean for Religious Life at Stanford University. Her role includes teaching, research and pastoral care with a focus on person centered care of staff and students on...
Top 10 tips for doing Greenbelt on your own
A blog by Jackie Elton, CEO of Christian Connection and Single Friendly Church For many people, going to Greenbelt each year can feel like returning home to a community of family and friends. But...