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How to Make Repression Backfire
On the day of my sentencing, three activists were arrested by undercover police. We can harness those arrests for change.
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Wayne Hsiung
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November 2023
A Formula for Violence (and Its Antidote)
The intensive confinement of both human beings and animals is a recipe for aggression.
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Wayne Hsiung
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Three Paths Forward from the Sonoma Verdict
Wayne's felony conviction for saving animals is not an end. It's a beginning.
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Wayne Hsiung
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The Surprising Success of Animal Advocacy in Jail 
Even in jail, Wayne is getting people on board with veganism.
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Wayne Hsiung
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The Languages I Learned From a Slaughterhouse
Look closely, and you will see two ancient languages on the kill floor: the language of fear, and the language of care.
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Wayne Hsiung
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Lessons from an Inmate on Surviving the Holidays
Be real. Don’t stew. Find common values.
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Wayne Hsiung
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How the Average Inmate Can Be More Influential than Oprah
Wayne reflects on the power of ordinary people to change the world for animals
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Why We Should Rethink Thanksgiving
The deeper you look, the darker it gets.
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Wayne Hsiung
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Making Friends with Fruit Flies and Other Strange Stories from Jail
On the virtues of dislocation
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Wayne Hsiung
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What Went Wrong in the Sonoma Trial
The six factors that led to the guilty verdict
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Wayne Hsiung
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The Transformative Power of Suffering
Wayne’s first words from jail
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Wayne Hsiung
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I am in jail. And I'm grateful.
My words to the court after conviction.
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Wayne Hsiung
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