How NOT to Flee a War
A first-hand account of fleeing Kyiv as Russia's full-scale invasion began. Ukrainian journalist Maria Romanenko and Jez Myers share a story of chaos, loss, resilience and dark humour.
Speaker(s): Talks For UkraineHow To Defeat The Far Right
First working with the anti-fascist Searchlight magazine in the 90s and then founding Hope Not Hate in 2004, Nick Lowles MBE has spent his adult life researching, exposing and challenging the far...
Speaker(s): Nick LowlesSecret Special (Friday)
Who will it be this evening? Come along to find out who is the secret special guest on the Hope and Anchor bar stool, where, as always, the conversation will be free-flowing, gritty and real....
Speaker(s): Jordan StephensBoycott, Divestment and Sanctions: Ending Complicity in Israels Genocide & Apartheid
Palestinian human rights defender Omar Bargouti reveals the power of boycotts, divestment and sanctions in defeating Israel's apartheid policies and in challenging the complicity of international...
Speaker(s): Omar BarghoutiSecret Special (Saturday)
Who will it be this evening? Come along to find out who is the secret special guest on the Hope and Anchor bar stool, where, as always, the conversation will be free-flowing, gritty and real....
Speaker(s): Mobeen AzharPower of Play
Play fuels wellbeing, creativity and connection. It doesn't need a reason or a rule. We just need space, time and permission to play. Join us for an interactive, energising session where we'll...
Speaker(s): PlayfulWhat Do We Do About Christian Nationalism?
Far right politicians and movements regularly turn to Christianity to evoke a sense of nationalism and belonging. But is this tendency heretical or heartfelt? And how should the church respond?
Speaker(s): Luke Bretherton, Chine McDonald, The Rev Canon Dr Duncan Dormor, USPGNormally Weird. Weirdly Normal.
After a life-long struggle with sadness and self-doubt, at 52, comedian Robin Ince was diagnosed with ADHD. Here he explores the world of neurodivergence and to ask what normal really is, and whether...
Speaker(s): Robin InceLove, Fear and Action
What motivates us to act for the places we love? RSPB Youth Council members Freddie Emms, Kae Wrenn and Sennen Powell share their personal journeys into activism and explore the power of the youth...
Speaker(s): RSPB Youth CouncilHow to Survive a World in Crisis
Ruth Valerio's new book offers a biblical vision for how we sustain hope, rebuff cynicism and keep working for justice and ecological flourishing in a world that can overwhelm us with its heartbreak...
Speaker(s): Ruth ValerioVandal Factory Podcast
With wit, warmth and humour, poet Henry Raby and theatre- maker Natalie Quatermass present a raucous live recording of the podcast where art and activism meet. With live music and poetry and some...
Speaker(s): Vandal Factory PodcastCommunion Gathering: Let It All Go
Our last communion at Boughton House, our festival home since 2014. We are on the move. But what will we take with us? What should we leave behind? Lets meet for a joyful unpacking, as we...
Speaker(s): Siskin Green, TestamentQuiet Communion
A simple service of Holy Communion, particularly suitable for those who find the Festival Communion too crowded, unfamiliar or overwhelming."
Speaker(s): Miranda Threlfall-HolmesSecret Special (Sunday)
Who will it be this evening? Come along to find out who is the secret special guest on the Hope and Anchor bar stool, where, as always, the conversation will be free-flowing, gritty and real....
Speaker(s): BCUCNature’s Echo
Ecologist Tom Crowther shows how feedback loops drove everything from the explosion of life to our own inner suffering and how nature can rebound when we relieve the social inequality that...
Speaker(s): Tom Crowther