UK Women’s March Nottingham 2025

In the UK, violence against women and girls has been declared a national emergency. Across the globe, rights are being rolled back, from forced child marriage to attacks on our bodily autonomy. The UK Women’s March is a monumental step in fighting injustice worldwide; marching in solidarity with women and girls around the world – to demand safety, equity and justice for women, girls and gender-diverse people everywhere. 

Taking place on Saturday 9 August 2025, with 21 cities across the UK also marching on the same day. In Nottingham, the march will start at St. Peter’s Square in City Centre before marching to Sneinton Market. Everyone will gather from 12:30pm in St. Peter’s Square in time for the march, which will kick off at 1pm. (Placards, tambourines, whistles and assertive voices are very much welcomed and encouraged!) UK Nottingham Women’s March is supported by charities Main Central Organisation and Notts CVSS and will also be raising funds for the Women’s Centre. 

Here to explain more of the march's rundown and their powerful messages behind the inclusive collective action is Amy, the appointed City Lead for UK Nottingham Women’s March. 

Thank you, Amy, for taking the time to speak to us at LeftLion! With all the injustices, prejudices, war and violence against women & girls worldwide this march is needed more than ever. What does this protest mean to you and what can people expect on the day of the march? 

This march is incredibly personal to me. Women and girls are being subjected to violence, inequality and discrimination either overtly, or in ways that are overlooked or dismissed. This protest is about standing in solidarity with women and girls around the world facing those injustices. It’s really important that this march amplifies women’s voices and we’re creating space for everyone to be heard.  

It will be a day of peaceful marching and community. People can expect a really positive atmosphere. We will be walking in unity and solidarity, not just in Nottingham, because at the same time there will be 21 other cities across the UK also marching on the same day. Because this march is about being a space for all women who want a safer world! People coming will probably see and hear messages about so many different causes that are important to women attending, and we’re here to uplift them. Raising our voices for justice, equality, equity and the rights of every woman and girl.  

For those who aren’t aware, please could you explain the UK Women’s stance on intersectional feminism? 

The UK Women’s March is deeply all about intersectional feminism. (Feminism that doesn’t include all women, isn’t the kind of feminism we’re about!) For me and for them, it’s so important to recognise that not all struggles are the same and that it’s not just white women leading things, bulldozing what’s come before.  

It’s important to recognise that the discrimination and violence that women and girls face are compounded by things like race, class, disability, sexuality, age, size – there are so many layers, and this march is about creating space for and encouraging all voices, especially ones that aren’t always routinely included in feminism.  

It’s improving, but it’s really important that this march is intersectional. The UK Women's March stands for feminism that fights for all women; no one should be left behind in the fight for equality, this march is for everybody!  

What would you say to anyone who may be interested in protesting for this cause, but has never protested before? 

I would say, you are so welcome and please come along! If you have never protested before, it doesn’t matter – this can be your first!  

You don’t need to be an expert, you don’t have to know all the answers, or any feminist academia or anything like that. You don’t have to make a witty sign or wear special clothes – this space is for you to show up as you are. It doesn’t matter how new you are to this kind of thing, it will be safe, welcoming, and for all women. Lend your energy, your voice, and be part of something with this community of women together! 

What an honour to be leading this march and to be appointed Nottingham’s City Lead! Could you please tell us more about your involvement with the UK Women’s March? 

I am super excited to be Nottingham’s city leads – I'm actually one of four! There are three other city leads currently in Nottingham: Kate, Maeve and Adam. (One of them works at the Women’s Centre, another is at Nottingham University and another is a man - an ally!) I got involved through seeing a UK Women’s March post on Instagram, basically saying: ‘We need City Leads and volunteers in Nottingham!’ I’ve always been feeling an impotent rage and sadness, but I don’t just want to have these feelings and not know what to do with them. I really want to do something, so when I saw this opportunity, I was like yes! I’m angry, I’m sad and I want to help make a change.  

I'm new to organising marches, I’ve attended them - but organising is a whole new board game. I’m learning a lot, and I really want to do it right because it’s something I care about so deeply, but also it’s so important that it feels safe and welcoming and inclusive, for all the women of Nottingham.  

I'm liaising with lots of people in the community, and if anybody would like to get involved, any woman or ally who wants to see a safer world for women, no matter their background, please get in touch! Please come, join us and if you’d like to speak – message me, because we really want to amplify.  

Are there more related events pre- and post-march?  

After the march ends, there’s going to be some speakers and performances from Hannah Norris and Kate MacAlister. And if you’d like to come and make a sign for the march, you’re very welcome to join us at The Carousel on Wednesday 6 August at our placard making workshop! The workshop will run from 7pm-9pm - it’s free and materials are provided, or you can bring your own. 

Finally, what is your empowering message to the women and girls of Nottingham?  

My empowering message to the women and girls of Nottingham (as well as the women and girls around the world!) is even if the woman next to you is passionate about an important cause that you don’t know much about or doesn’t reflect your own personal story - listen. Lend your voice, shout and stand with her, because this march is about all women, all together, even if our individual stories are different. It’s important we amplify voices, so many patriarchal barriers have been constructed between us... let’s break them down together!

The UK  Women's march Nottingham will take place on Saturday 9 August 2025 at 12:30pm, from St. Peter’s Square in City Centre to Sneinton Market.

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