Gary Yourofsky
Gary Yourofsky is an American animal rights activist, lecturer, and educator. He has had a major influence on contemporary veganism through his classroom lectures. The most notable speech Yourofsky gave, at Georgia Institute of Technology, is titled “The Most Important Speech You Will Ever Hear”, has received millions of views online, and is still shared in contemporary vegan activism.
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- Born in
- Detroit
- Educated at
- Oakland UniversityBerkley High SchoolSpecs Howard School of Media Arts
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1970
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