How Controversy Drives Change (with Tash Peterson)

Most of us avoid being controversial. Tash Peterson does the opposite - and she’s become one of the most influential animal advocates in the world as a result. From walking into a Louis Vuitton with her own menstrual blood smeared over her naked body to breaking into factory farms, Tash does everything she can to invite, not avoid, controversy. And she’s made front page news (and earned 100,000+ followers on YouTube) as a result.What can all of us learn from her experience? I invited Tash onto the show to find out. And the conversation was even more fun and hilarious than I expected! Follow: IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tash.peterson/⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@vganbooty⁠ Facebook public figure page: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/vganbooty⁠ Facebook profile: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/vganbooty69⁠ XTwitter: ⁠https://x.com/vganbooty⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tash.peterson⁠ Threads: ⁠https://www.threads.net/@tash.peterson⁠ Links: ⁠tashpeterson.bio⁠ Email: ⁠tashvganbooty@gmail.com⁠ - The Simple Heart on Substack - Subscribe to Wayne Hsiung's newsletter to learn more about the #RightToRescue at https://simpleheart.org! - Chapter 1 00:00-35:01 Intro, getting assaulted during activism, Tash’s courage, hope from spending time with animals, Tash’s activism journey, & James Warden/DxE Perth Chapter 2 35:02-49:38 Tash’s provocative actions & becoming a full-time activist in 2021, documentary “Food Choices,” & the connection of climate change, animal extinctions, & animal rights Chapter 3 49:39-1:17:47 Memorable actions, extreme actions to draw attention media attention & reach people with the animal rights message, & how Tash takes bold action Chapter 4 1:17:48-1:35:58 Divisions in the Australian animal rights movement, communicating with nonvegan activists, & upcoming interview with Chris Delforce Chapter 5 1:35:59-1:40:18 Tash’s advice to each animal rights activist & follow Tash on social media (link above) Chapter 6 1:40:19-1:40:34 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, Chloe Leffakis, & Jeremy Loeb