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A Gentle Revolution
A guest blog from Ruth Broadway, the Bristol-based illustrator whose prints we’ve used in the visuals for our Acts of the Imagination theme artwork this year. Last year I was invited to be involved in...
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Big Shift : What’s happened and what’s to come
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 you...
View ArticleBetter Together. Our 2018 Partner & Associates
Each year at Greenbelt we remember that we are better together; we remember that if you want to walk a long way, then it’s good to make the journey with others; that we are in this for the long haul....
View Article10 women who’ve rocked Greenbelt over the years
Greenbelt’s been around for 45 years now. And along the way, we’ve been lucky enough to host myriad awesome women. Today, we’re looking back at a handful of our favourites in celebration of...
View ArticleWe all have our blind spots: Thoughts on Israel-Palestine and boycotts
Paul Northup, Greenbelt’s Creative Director, writes here about how the festival is committed to standing with the growing number of artists who are signalling their support for a cultural boycott of...
View ArticleActs of the Imagination: Part 1 – The Leap
A blog from our associate, Modern Church Modern Church is thrilled to be supporting the Greenbelt festival this summer. For us, it is a real leap of imagination – out of our comfort zone and into a...
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“Me? Racist? Not me!”
A blog from Greenbelt Creative Director Paul Northup on plans for programming focussed on and celebrating black identities and experience at this year’s festival … I was born and grew up in Barbados in...
View ArticleThe Big Shift: huge impact
A guest blog from our partner Christian Aid Sometimes it’s easy to fill in a petition, put your name on a postcard or hashtag away on social media and wonder if you’re making any impact. Does anyone...
View ArticleThe World as it should be…
A guest blog on behalf of our associate Citizens UK by Tim Norwood, Anglican vicar and Co-chair of the CUK Council Our planet could be such a wonderful place, but it’s spoiled by injustice, poverty,...
View ArticleThe Telescope – seeing things more clearly
This year at Greenbelt we’re excited to introduce a brand new venue and programme into the mix. All about the future and how we’ll live well there, it’s called The Telescope and here’s a bit about what...
View ArticleCo-operative Care: an Act of the Imagination
A guest blog from Cliff Mills of Anthony Collins Solicitors and part of The Exchange at Greenbelt “Care” describes an act of kindness by one person which helps to improve the situation of another. It...
View ArticleActs of the Imagination: Part 2 – The Leap to Justice
A guest blog from Jonathan Draper, General Secretary of associate Modern Church A lot has happened in the world recently. President Trump has visited the UK and been off to see President Putin. Our...
View ArticlePussy Riot: pitch invaders, World Cup disruptors, Greenbelters
During the World Cup final on Sunday, with millions around the world watching on and President Putin in the stands to soak up the adulation (at the end of what has been an astonishingly good...
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Experience A Refugee Journey First-Hand
Andy Robertson, aka GeekDad Gamer, returns to Greenbelt once more this summer with a whole heap of ideas and opportunities around digital gaming and exploring faith and meaning through them. Here, he...
View ArticleCommunity sponsorship: transforming ourselves and others
A guest blog from Tim Finch of our associate partner Citizens UK. Last November, five people gathered in my front room in Peckham, South East London. Two of them were me and my wife. We met to discuss...
View ArticleSilence is not peace!
A guest blog from our associate USPG The Philippines is rich in mineral deposits, but over 40,000 indigenous people have been forcibly displaced from their ancestral lands and over 1,000 students and...
View ArticleWe’re making a list….
Christmas is coming and, with so many good things available from Greenbelt friends, we thought we’d give you some top tips for Greenbelt-y gifts. Greenbelt, by Malak Mattar 19 year-old Malak Mattar is...
View ArticleYour giving from Greenbelt 2018
Following the 2018 festival, from 50% of the generous giving you made at the communion service, we were pleased to be able to give away almost £20,000 in total to five great organisations. The giving...
View ArticleChristian Aid Week 2019
A guest blog from our partner, Christian Aid This May, Christian Aid week features the stories of expectant mothers Tenneh and Jebbeh and their nurse, Judith. These women are from Sierra Leone, the...
View ArticleRe:Brand
Katherine and Paul, Greenbelt’s programmers, blog about why they’re excited to welcome Russell Brand to the festival this summer. We’re still pinching ourselves – because Russell Brand will be with us...
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