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Corinne Bailey Rae presents Black Rainbows

To say that Corinne Bailey Rae was inspired by her visits to the Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago does not do justice to the profundity of her experience. She was transformed. “I knew when I...

Akram Abdulfattah

Akram Abdulfattah is a young Palestinian-American violin master who combines jazz with middle eastern and Indian music. Akram is influenced by Hindu, Turkish, and Persian styles, reflecting the rich...

Our Creative Director, Paul Northup, tells the story of Greenbelt's ties to the Palestine Marathon, and the origins of Run The Wall, a global event taking place this March that calls for you to run,...

Louise Jones

Trustee  Louise Jones is a former frontline child protection Social Worker who now works as a Service Manager for Cafcass, advising the family courts about the welfare of children. She's also...

Simon Brown

Trustee  Simon is currently a full time Senior Lecturer in Arts & Festivals Management at De Montfort University in Leicester. He has over 20 years' experience working within the cultural sector...

Palestine/Israel resources

We've created a sort of living wall of Greenbelt-produced and Greenbelt-connected inspiration and provocation related to the Palestine/Israel conflict. From voices and artists we've been...

With the blessing of Pip's family and of the writer, Martin Wroe, here's an edited version of the tribute that Martin gave at Pip Wilson's funeral earlier this October. ‘They say you're...

Top image: Art by Gazan artist Malak Mattar on display at Greenbelt Festival 2022 Paul Northup, Greenbelt's Creative Director reflects on the current situation in Israel-Palestine. We've been...

Amy Diana Poole

Partnerships and Content Coordinator Amy Diana Poole has been attending Greenbelt Festival since 2003. She has volunteered at Greenbelt in the Communion Team, The Orchard Stage and via...

Love has no off-switch: it's not about like or dislike. Love can help us see that people are beautiful. We learned of the death of our dear Pip Wilson overnight (Friday 22 September). We will...

The 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-Brown

What would Jesus eat?

Cooking is part of the daily routine for most of us, providing sustenance and comfort. Yet most of us cook only nine different meals on rotation.So the prospect of changing those habits and moving...
Speaker(s): YCCN (Young Christian Climate Network)

Secret Power: Why it wants to destroy Julian Assange and WikiLeaks

The Julian Assange and WikiLeaks case marks a crossroads for our democracies. A society that does not allow journalists to expose state criminality freely and safely so the public can know about it...
Speaker(s): Stefania Maurizi with Ewen MacAskill

Risky (Social) Business

Steve Baker (former Greenbelt Board chair and serial social entrepreneur), Antoinette Daniel (Living Wage Award winner 2022) and Rosie Hopley and Claire Dormand (Lovewell founders) will discuss how...

Being Home

The Pickwell Foundation and their Asylum and Refugee Director Susannah Baker (MBE) bring you stories of how their community in rural North Devon have welcomed people seeking asylum as well as those...
Speaker(s): Pickwell Foundation