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Darren McGarvey & Gail Bradbrook are the latest names to join our talks lineup for this year, and here’s why we’re excited about it.
➡️ We’re looking at the state we’re with Darren McGarvey
You might have seen his latest BBC series, a passionate analysis of the state of our public services. Darren brings a fresh perspective and a fierce intelligence to pressing questions about who runs our country – and who has to live with the consequences of their decisions.
His first book, ‘Poverty Safari’ was published in 2017, and was informed by Darren’s own experience of extreme poverty, addiction and homelessness. An instant publishing and critical hit, he won the prestigious ‘Orwell Book Prize’ in June 2018.
We’re really excited for Darren to make his Greenbelt debut with us in the fields this summer and we’re really looking forward to introducing him to you.
➡️ And, we’re going to rebel with Gail Bradbrook.
She’s someone we’ve wanted to bring to Greenbelt for years. Dr Gail Bradbrook is a co-founder of Extinction Rebellion and has been researching, planning, and training for mass civil disobedience since 2010.
She’s coming to talk to us about the climate emergency as well as her own spiritual journey, and how her faith informs her awe and wonder for the environment, as well as her unshakeable determination to try and save it.
The mother of two boys and the daughter of a coal miner, Gail has been named as one of the most influential people in the UK, and honoured in a Womans Hour Power List for her part in instigating a rebellion against the UK Government.
Gail has been arrested several times for acts of civil disobedience and shouldered various punishments. Her talks on the science of the ecological crisis, the psychology of active participation, and the need for civil disobedience have inspired many to join XR.
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Thu 22–Sun 25 August 2024, Boughton House
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