On July 20 PeTA’s cofounder Ingrid Newkirk was in NYC to give her presentation “The Naked Truth: An Animal Rights Radical at Large” to a sold our crowd at NYU’s Kimmel Center. As part of the presentation, she presented Jivamukti Yoga co-founders Sharon Gannon & David Life with the Compassionate Action Award. David was there to receive it on behalf of both of them.
It was my first time in 17 years as a vegan activist ever seeing Ingrid Newkirk in person, and I was grateful to be there. While controversial both inside and outside of the animal rights movement, she has undoubtedly made a huge difference for the animals and her talk inspired me to work harder for the animals. She told many wonderful stories of campaigns and of animal intelligence, but the gist of the talk was to speak up for those who can’t. Knowing the horrors that so many billions of animals face daily due to human ignorance and apathy, it is our duty as yogis to do so.
“We fail to reach every person all of the time if we don’t try, but we will reach some of the people some of the time if we try” ~Ingrid Newkirk
Photos by Derek Pashupa Goodwin
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- Jivamukti teachers Michael Reynolds and Yogeswari sit in the front row with David Life
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- Peta’s founder Ingrid Newkirk gives the Compassionate Action Award to Sharon Gannon & David Life, co-founders of Jivamukti Yoga
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- David Life gives an acceptance speech after receiving the Compassionate Action Award
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- Ingrid Newkirk and David Life
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- Teachers and staff from the Jivamukti Yoga Center in NYC pose for a photo with Ingrid Newkirk and David Life
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- Jivamukti Yoga NYC staff Gina Stec, Esther Widjaja, Pashupa Goodwin, and Carlos Menjivar
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- Ingrid Newkirk with Jivamuktea Café manager Tau Braun
