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New Reviews in Reason Magazine, Earth Island Journal, and Literary Animal

It’s great to see the book getting positive reviews from a wide range of audience. Here a few new reviews I wanted to highlight: The libertarian Reason Magazine connects these issues to its readership (who, I think it’s safe to say, are not often fans of animal rights activists or environmentalists), and warns: “Potter makes […]

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Green Is the New Red Named One of the “Best Books of 2011”

Kirkus Reviews has released its list of the “Best Books of 2011,” and I’m happy to announce that Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege made the non-fiction list!  It’s quite an honor to have the book listed alongside Joan Didion’s Blue Nights, Garrett Graf’s The Threat Matrix, and Erik Larson’s In […]

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Red to Green: Political Panic from McCarthyism to ‘Eco-Terrorism — A Panel Discussion

This event has been a long time in the making, and I’m excited it has finally come together. The Center for Constitutional Rights is hosting a discussion, “Red to Green: Political Panic from McCarthyism to ‘Eco-Terrorism.’” Robert Meeropol, son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, will be speaking about the Red Scare, and I will be […]

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Speaking at University of Southern Maine

I’ll be speaking in Maine on Monday, November 14 at 7pm. It’s free and open to the public, so if you’re in the area I hope you’ll considering coming out! From the University of Southern Maine’s press release: The University of Southern Maine will host a public lecture with award-winning journalist Will Potter at 7 […]

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Our Hen House Interview: Will Potter on Grassroots Activism and Occupy Wall Street

I had the pleasure of speaking with Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan on their podcast, Our Hen House. It was a great discussion! We talked about why animal activists should join Occupy Wall Street, the possible resurgence of ag-gag bills, and the importance of vibrant, grassroots activism. Here’s an excerpt:

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Demon Fish, Sea Slime, and… Terrorism

Miami! I’ll be in town for the Miami Book Fair International the weekend of November 19-20. I’ll be speaking on an environmental panel with Juliet Eilperin and Ellen Prager on Sunday at 11am. Ok, so my perspective on this panel might be a tad bit, um, different. But it should be fun. I hope to […]

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Pacific University “In Your Face” Lecture Series

I’ll be speaking at Pacific University on November 10th, as part of the university’s In Your Face lecture series. It’s quite an honor: previous speakers in the series have included Christian Parenti, Robin Hahnel, Dave Zirin, Judy Giles, and Heather Rogers. If you’re in the Portland, Oregon area, I hope to see you there! Nov […]

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Monthly Review: “Environmental Justice and the Criminalizing of Dissent”

Monthly Review, a socialist magazine, has a posted a thoughtful review/discussion of my book by Paul J. Comeau. It’s wonderful to see these issues being discussed in increasingly diverse circles. Here’s an excerpt: It is a chilling thought that these laws, which criminalize the protest of the animal industry as “terrorism,” are only a breath […]

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Veg News: “If you read one book in 2011, make it this one.”

VegNews, one of the most popular vegetarian/vegan magazines, has a great review in the current (Sept-Oct) issue. Green Is the New Red is the editors’ pick: “Journalist and blogger Will Potter’s Green Is the New Red reads like a spy-thriller novel and would be much more enjoyable if it were. Green is an expertly detailed, […]

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Baltimore Book Festival: Panel Discussion on Government Repression of Activism

I’ll be speaking at the Baltimore Book Festival on Sunday, September 25th on a panel looking at state repression across social movements. It should be a great discussion, with Susan Rosenberg (author of An American Radical: Political Prisoner in My Own Country) and Dominique Stevenson (co-author of Marshall Law: The Life and Times of a […]

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