Will Potter

Will Potter is an award-winning investigative journalist and TED Senior Fellow who exposes political repression and the erosion of civil liberties. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, and Rolling Stone, and has helped overturn prosecutions and challenge ag-gag censorship laws. He has been invited to testify before the U.S. Congress, the Australian Parliament, and the Council of Europe, advocating for protest rights and press freedom. His landmark book, Green Is the New Red, revealed how governments and corporations have labeled nonviolent activists as “terrorists.” Counter Terrorism Unit surveillance documents described it as “compelling and well-written.” His new book, Little Red Barns, is the result of a 10-year investigation into factory farms and rising fascism, and was recently named one of Publishers Weekly's most anticipated releases.

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Session: From Little Red Barns to Prison Bars: The War on Animal Advocacy in Canada and Beyond