Rights of Rivers: An Eco-Centric Perspective to Protect the Severn Bore

We’re delighted to invite you to a special event on Saturday 29 November where Monica Feria-Tinta will present the key findings of her report and open a space for questions and discussion.

Saturday 29 November 2025 | 11.30 am – 4.30 pmTrinity Rooms, Field Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2HZ

Across the UK, momentum is growing for recognising rivers as living entities. The Sacred Severn campaign is exploring legal avenues designed to protect both the Severn and its majestic bore.

You are warmly invited to join this gathering to ask: Can a Rights of Rivers approach work for the Severn?

• Keynote Speech: Do Rivers Have Rights? Mónica Feria-Tinta, author of A Barrister for the Earth
• Breakout Discussions & Plenary Reports
• Small-group sessions exploring how Rights of Nature frameworks could be applied locally. Sharing insights from groups back to the main circle.
• Lunch - Soup and roll - Please bring snacks
• Panel Discussion: Can This Legal Approach Work for the Severn?
• Open discussion and music to close the day.

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