22/09/2025
My First Ever Protest
On Saturday, at the age of 36, I went to my first ever national protest in London .pay . The message? To make them — the billionaires — pay for the pollution they cause.
Why Did I Go?
As a nutritional therapist, I sit with women every week who are struggling with their health. Yes, I can support them to nurture their own ecosystem and bring themselves back to resilience. But (and it’s a big BUT!)…
When soil is depleted, water polluted, microplastics are everywhere, and the air we breathe is toxic, the challenge is much bigger than individual health choices. As Laura Bates says: “We need to fix the system, not the women.”
The truth is:
The planet is already becoming unliveable for many in the Global South — and we are not far behind.
The top 1% pollute more than 66% of the global population combined.
Water companies can dump sewage in our rivers and seas, yet still pay out bonuses.
Billionaires own the media, the land, the companies — and in many ways, the government too.
Gary Stevenson explains this so well: the problem isn’t just inequality of income, but extreme inequality of wealth.
What I Learned at the Protest
The speakers’ message was clear: the change has to come from the ground up. Talk to your neighbours, your friends, the person sitting next to you on the bus.
We’re being told the problem is asylum seekers — but that’s a scapegoat. The real issue is the ultra-rich, who are fuelling both the climate crisis and the cost-of-living crisis.
I’m not Greta Thunberg (this was my very first protest!). It was emotional, educational, and inspiring — and I’ll definitely go again.
But I also know my energy is best placed like this:
80% local → supporting women in my clinic to build resilience, helping my kids hold onto their sense of wonder in the world, working down at the allotment, showing up in my community.
20% wider → protests, conversations, sharing messages like this.
Because both matter.
If You’re Feeling Powerless…
So do I, often. But taking even one small step helps. Join a local group (I'm part of the brilliant ) Start a conversation.
Love, Rosie ❤️
