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Fear of the Future Panel

With the existential threat of climate change, the cost of living crisis, the long shadow of COVID, war in Ukraine, famine in Ethiopia (again), and the collapse of political truth-telling - it's no...
Speaker(s): Sophie Howe, Melanie Nazareth, Jyothi Cross, Becky Hall

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...

Why did the COVID narrative collapse?

Why are there so many conflicting stories about the origin and spread of COVID and the consequences of our pandemic response? Is there a single truth? How could we have done better in the face of the...
Speaker(s): Sunetra Gupta

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

A Mucky Business

In the light of Kate Forbes foundering in her bid to be the new leader of the SNP earlier this year (because of people's concerns about how her faith might impact on her policy-making), is it...
Speaker(s): Tim Farron

Why 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 Boodoo

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)

Saving for a Rainy Day

The church has money, yet there is a persistant sense of scarcity in the institution. We're told assests and investment are being saved for a rainy day. But isn't pouring? Join Eve Poole (ex-Church...
Speaker(s): Eve Poole

A 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 Martinez

Communion: Thanks, Love and Gift

Anyone seen an angel? Not the sort of angels who support Greenbelt all year round (though we love them too.) No, we're looking for the sort of angel that brings gifts from God; the sort of angel...
Speaker(s): Carrie and David Grant

We've just turned 50 but (as it turns out) we've already had our mid-life crisis, when we completely rethought our ticket prices last year. We knew times were tight (and still are), so we...

Ella Vaday

The self-proclaimed “drag beast from the East” made history on the TV global franchise becoming the only queen to win four challenges and never place in the bottom! Ella Vaday has become...

Judy Reith

Greenbelt veteran Judy Reith is a writer and life coach. Her last book was co-written with her husband Adrian about the art of growing older. Judy and Adrian had mapped out their hopes for ageing...

A guest blog from our longterm main partner, Christian Aid. As we get ready to celebrate Greenbelt's 50th anniversary, this year's festival also marks another major milestone — 30 years of...