Should Rivers Be Afforded Personhood?

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Around the world, a growing movement seeks to protect rivers by declaring them living beings entitled to fundamental rights. With her petition to grant legal personhood to the Clyde, novelist Louise Welsh brought this campaign to Scotland. She's joined by Robert Macfarlane, whose latest book is a passionate treatise supporting this idea, and Monica Feria-Tinta, the pioneering barrister at the forefront of the climate justice movement. This vital, perspective-shifting panel - a cornerstone of our Repair theme - is chaired by Guardian environmental editor, Jonathan Watts.

Categories: Climate & Environment, Non-fiction

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Repair

The key theme this year is Repair, with the Festival seeking to explore the many things around us which feel broken, and how we might seek to fix them. Using informed insights from a range of experts, lessons learned from our ancestors, the richness and connection offered by the natural world, hands-on activities, and our own inherent humanity, the Festival offers a wide range of active opportunities to rebalance the mind, reinvigorate the spirit, reconcile with others, and restore a sense of calm and…

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