Shooting the messenger – is our freedom to protest disappearing?
Disruptive protest has been vital in the struggle to secure justice and social change. As the environmental emergency intensifies and climate protesters are desperately seeking change, the government...
Speaker(s): Melanie Nazareth, Jonathan HerbertIn the beginning, God made bisexuals
Mining the memories embedded in his acclaimed memoir, Out of the Woods, Luke Turner explores how forests can help us find new understandings and happiness in our human sexuality. Luke is a writer and...
Speaker(s): Luke TurnerTheology For the End of the World
It feels like the world is ending. In the midst of apocalyptic times it's tempting to cling on tightly to what we still have. But what if our desire to save the world is part of the problem? Marika...
Speaker(s): Marika RoseLiving within the Doughnut: Business and social purpose
Doughnut Economics is being globally adopted by governments and communities. Chaired by Rebecca Harvey (editor of Co-operative News), hear from DEAL'S Enrich Sahan about the latest tool for...
Speaker(s): David AlcockWild Christianity
Storyteller and award-winning author Dr Martin Shaw is claiming that Christianity has forgotten it's a dream. What on earth does he mean? Through fairy tale, personal anecdote and reflections on his...
Speaker(s): Martin ShawPower to the green pound!
Money can feel like a taboo or complex topic, but we can't afford not to talk about it. The world's future is powered by financial decision makers, but you have power and agency too. Explore how you...
Speaker(s): JustMoney MovementTaxing times
Gross inequality, the cost of living crisis, the climate emergency. What role could taxes play in addressing the enormous challenges of our times? What can we - as citizens, consumers, and businesses...
Speaker(s): JustMoney MovementScared to Death
What happens as we're dying? What's the best way to support a dying person? Is hospital the best place? Let's look at all the wisdom we've forgotten. Let's be curious about dying. Let's know more,...
Speaker(s): Kathryn MannixAre You Listening?
When we're supporting someone through a difficult time, we may want to 'do something' to help them. Often, the most helpful thing we can offer is deeply attentive listening. Sounds easy? You'd be...
Speaker(s): Kathryn MannixPower, Betrayal and Liberation: L’Arche after Jean Vanier
What do you do when a 'living saint' uses his authority to manipulate and abuse people? How do you rage, grieve, and find something more beautiful than before? Members of the L'Arche Communities of...
Speaker(s): Lucy Winkett, Richard Keagan-Bull, Hazel BradleyIt’s Not Me… It’s You.
How come so many of us have broken up with church? We take part less and less often. Or not at all. It used to be part of our lives… until it wasn't. What's your story? Why did you call time on the...
Speaker(s): Marika Rose, Dave TomlinsonBecause I Don’t Know What You Mean and What You Don’t
oin Josie Long, in conversation with Jo Browning Wroe, about her debut collection of short stories that touch on everything from parenthood to the pandemic. Following on from her earlier stand-up...
Speaker(s): Josie LongAsylum Speakers
Hear the voices that too often go unheard - from the humans behind the headlines and the political rhetoric. Podcaster, motivational speaker and author Jaz O'Hara's work amplifies the stories and...
Speaker(s): Jasmin O'HaraIncarnation – The Great Denial
The Apostle's Creed manages to squeeze thirty three years of Jesus life into a comma separating the Virgin Mary from Pontius Pilate. St Paul speaks of the 'Gospel of Christ', but how much did he know...
Speaker(s): John BellThe Cost of Living
No mention of the FTSE, few statistics and little about the long-running, constantly re-scripted Westminster farce. But a sideways look at why we can't afford what we want, why we want what we can't...
Speaker(s): John Bell