Book Tour

“From Activist to ‘Terrorist'” — Now Booking Fall & Spring Lectures!

Will Potter and Jake Conroy are booking speaking events at universities in the Fall of 2012 and Spring of 2013.

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2012 Europe Lecture Tour — Fighting Back Against the War on Activism, Across Borders and Across Movements

Speaking tour through Germany, Switzerland, and Austria to build international solidarity and organize proactively against the corporate-led assaults on activism.

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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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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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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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KPFK’s Sonali Kolhatkar Interviews Author Will Potter (Video)

When I was in Los Angeles on book tour, I had the pleasure of visiting the KPFK studio and speaking with Sonali Kolhatkar. It was an interesting discussion about the power of language, and how corporations are re-writing the law. Thanks to Sonali, Martina and everyone at KPFK for the opportunity! Video below…

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The Book Is Already Being Reprinted!

Hey everyone — just a quick note to share some good news: the first edition of the book has sold out, and City Lights is in the process of having it reprinted! Incredible. Thank you to everyone who has picked up a copy! If you haven’t, why not take a second to check out what […]

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Los Angeles Speaking Events at Diesel Books and the Animal Rights Conference

I’ll be heading out to California soon for a few speaking events in Los Angeles as part of the book tour! The first stop is at Diesel Books, and then on to the national Animal Rights Conference. Why both? Well, at Diesel Books I’ll be able to go into detail about these issues, and have […]

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