Where the River Takes Us - River Girl x Tori Tsui: In Conversation (Bristol)

Join Debbie Campbell, aka River Girl, alongside climate activist and writer Tori Tsui, for an inspiring conversation about our rivers, our planet and the power we all have to create change.

From wading into Cotswold rivers and uncovering pollution to campaigning, climate action and inspiring the next generation, Debbie and Tori bring together their different worlds and shared passion for protecting nature.

Expect stories, adventure, activism and hope - exploring why reconnecting with our rivers matters, how small actions can create powerful ripples, and why protecting our waterways ultimately means protecting the ocean too.

Debbie Campbell — River Girl
River Educator, Activist, Writer & Presenter

Debbie Campbell, known as River Girl, is a passionate river educator, activist, writer and presenter dedicated to reconnecting people — especially the next generation — with our rivers.

Through River Girl, Debbie combines education, adventure and citizen science to help young people understand how rivers work, why they matter and how we can protect them. From river testing and wildlife to sewage pollution and conservation, her mission is to make river education accessible, engaging and fun.

Debbie also writes about the rivers of the Cotswolds for Cotswold Life and hosts the River Girl Podcast, using storytelling and conversation to give rivers a voice and inspire people to care for the waterways on their doorstep.

Her belief is simple: connect with a river, understand it, love it — and you’ll want to protect it.

Tori Tsui
Climate Activist and Writer

Tori Tsui is a climate justice campaigner and author working at the intersections of environmentalism, sustainability and politics. She is a Senior Advisor for the Fossil Fuel Treaty and Climate Lead for Brian Eno’s Earth Percent. Her debut book It’s Not Just You explores the intersections of mental health and climate change. The book was shortlisted for the Wainwright prize in Conservation writing and was named Waterstone’s book of the year in the Science category. She is an avid lover of bodies of water having grown up on her father’s boat in rural Hong Kong and having sailed across the Atlantic for the climate in 2019.