Overview
- Peterson and partner Jack Higgs declared bankruptcy in May and surrendered their passports after a WA Supreme Court judge ordered them to pay A$280,000 in defamation damages
- Their bankruptcy trustee insists on a A$30,000 security bond before approving the couple’s travel to the Vegan Camp Out festival in the UK
- A GoFundMe campaign run by Peterson’s mother has raised only about A$2,000 of its target within days of launch
- Peterson is confirmed as a speaker at the four-day Vegan Camp Out event starting August 29 alongside international activists including Heather Mills
- The fundraiser notes that any bond return will go to the Farm Transparency Project, although the trustee may retain some or all of the funds