The prevalence of infighting across our movement is one of the reasons for founding WTF: when we surveyed over 1100 vegan activists, they told us that infighting and toxic communication were leading causes of burnout and withdrawal from activism. The typical experience of WTF volunteers is relatively harmonious, and disagreements often don’t seem to “blow up”. This is not accidental, and a lot of work goes into this behind the scenes, from the work we put into intentional culture development, how we have inducted and supported local and regional leaders, and the training we have provided both.