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AIF ‘Act of Independence’ Award

This is what we said at the Association of independent Festivals awards do in Cardiff on Monday 30 October 2017 … “We're honoured to receive this award. It's a big deal for us to be noticed....

Caroline Warrey

Volunteer Manager Caroline spent 17 years working for NatWest, before having various jobs, including working in a few libraries, school administration and church administration. She now is the main...

Xylaroo

Xylaroo are a sister duo act with a refreshing take on folk music. Having travelled the world in their youth, starting in Papua New Guinea and ending in London via Sri Lanka, Hong Kong,...

JOAN presented by Milk Presents…

JOAN presented by Milk Presents... An earthy story of courage, conviction and hope, this is Joan of Arc. Performed by drag king champion Lucy Jane Parkinson, history's greatest gender-warrior...

Trussell

Trussell supports a network of more than 1,200 food bank centres, who give emergency food and support to people in crisis across the UK, where one in seven people face hunger. In the last year...

A guest blog by our partner Christian Aid  It's been five months since we were together enjoying the beautiful sunshine and fantastic buzz that graced Greenbelt festival2017. Thank you to all of...

Our Christian media partner Church Times reveals your Top Ten Reads from #gb17 ...  Drumroll please ... from G-Books (the festival bookshop), here are the ten best-selling books at Greenbelt this...

This year, we were thrilled to welcome Jack Monroe to Greenbelt. Jack falls into the you-need-to-ask-four-or-five-years-in-a-row category of festival contributor. Along with the likes of Billy Bragg....

Chine McDonald

Vice-chair of Trustees Chine McDonald is vice-chair of Greenbelt. In her day job, she's Director of Theos - the religion and society think tank. She was previously Head of Community Fundraising and...

The Greenbelt weekend – with its reams of talks, art and conversation – can be a pretty mind-altering, life-changing experience. But even the most intense experiences fade over time as summer...

The contemplative organiser: developing a spirituality of action

Community organising is rooted in multiple traditions, and inseparable from their spiritual practices. In this workshop, we explore how contemplation can nurture action, and how organising should...
Speaker(s): Citizens UK

Transforming your church, changing the world: using community organising to reinvigorate your congregation to work for the common good

Learn from two people who know it works! Revd Keith Hebden and Revd Canon Angus Ritchie share their first-hand experiences of using community organising to build congregations that are passionate –...
Speaker(s): Citizens UK

Communion: Bring a Body

Gather from 10am for our annual festival communion service. All are welcome. This year's communion service – entitled “Bring a Body” is designed to reflect and celebrate how radically...
Speaker(s): Fischy Music

Looking for a Living Wage: How to run a Living Wage campaign in your area

The Living Wage campaign started in our very first community alliance in East London in 2001. In this session we share the tried-and-tested organising methods that root this national campaign in...
Speaker(s): Citizens UK

A different kind of power: what does power have to do with theology, and why does it matter for community organising?

Power. This hotly-debated, sometimes keenly avoided, concept is central to community organising. We share the secret – and the theological basis – of a power based on relationships, not...
Speaker(s): Citizens UK