Love Yourself Unconditionally

Aditya Aswani

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  1. I'm Barred From Speaking to at Least 13 Universities

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    I'm Barred From Speaking to at Least 13 Universities

    A Wisconsin court barred me from speaking to a public research university — about the exact issue I'm being prosecuted over. This episode walks through how that happened, and why a bail condition meant to keep me showing up to court has become a ban on protected speech. After the second Ridglan rescue attempt on April 18, I spent three nights in the Dane County Jail and walked out with ten conditions of release. One of them forbids any contact — direct or indirect — with Ridglan Farms, its owners, employees, contractors, vendors, and customers. Those customers include universities and labs across the country. So a keep-away order from a single facility quietly became a prohibition on speaking to an entire network of institutions about a matter of public concern. I get into what Wisconsin law actually authorizes (Chapter 969), why the 2023 constitutional amendment that redefined "serious harm" to include economic loss matters here, and the asymmetry I can't get past: ten conditions on me, zero on the multimillion-dollar corporation that has performed surgeries on dogs without anesthesia. Subscribe (free) to Love Yourself Unconditionally: essays.adityaaswani.com All my links: adinotices.com Sources: See written post for links to sources. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit essays.adityaaswani.com

    11 min
  2. The Day the Police Brought Tear Gas to Stop a Dog Rescue

    Jun 4

    The Day the Police Brought Tear Gas to Stop a Dog Rescue

    The Day the Police Brought an Armored Vehicle to Stop a Dog Rescue In April, over a thousand of us went to Ridglan Farms — a facility that breeds beagles for experiments — to rescue dogs. We came unarmed. The police met us with pepper spray, tear gas, rubber bullets, and an armored vehicle. I was sprayed and became temporarily blind. This is my firsthand account, written from a jail cell over the three nights that followed. I'm one of four activists now facing felony charges — up to 31 years in prison — for the earlier March 15 rescue. Hundreds of dogs are still inside. Read the full essay with images and subscribe (free): essays.adityaaswani.com Everything else — petition, defense fund, all my channels: adinotices.com — Love Yourself Unconditionally is a publication on animal liberation and mindfulness by Aditya Aswani. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit essays.adityaaswani.com

    19 min
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