Events Calendar

December 17 (Wednesday): Monthly meeting

6:30 p.m.

Lori's Natural Foods, 900 Jefferson Road, Henrietta, NY. Meet in the conference room around the back of the store. (If you can't find it, ask a cashier for help.)

All are welcome! We meet the 3rd Wednesday of EACH month.

December 7 and 14 (Sundays) : Benefits Boutique Fundraiser

9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

1^st Unitarian Church, 220 S. Winton Rd, Rochester NY. Gilbert Hall (upstairs).

December 5-6 (Fri-Sat): Alternative Crafts Fair

4-9 p.m. (12/5); 9-3 p.m. (12/6)

1^st Unitarian Church, 220 S.Winton Rd, Rochester NY

Outreach and fundraiser, sponsored by Metro-Justice. Volunteers wanted to help table; contact Lois <macbaum@aol.com>.

December 3 (Wednesday): Miyun Park of Compassion Over Killing

7:00 p.m.

Brighton Town Hall, Downstairs Meeting Room (around back of the building, behind the library), 2300 Elmwood Ave.

A one-hour talk entitled "Helping Animals with Every Bite We Take", followed by Q & A. Miyun will share the work of her D.C. group, COK. FREE ... $Donations Accepted$ All are welcome.

November 28 (Friday): Fur Free Friday

1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Eastman Theatre, Gibbs and Main Streets, Rochester, NY

Demo at the performance of the Nutcracker Suite. All are welcome to protest fur and fur-trim. At 6 p.m. Anthony Marr of CARE will bring the "CARE-a-van" (a trailer with a 54-inch video display) to air "Raw Truth TV," with fur-industry footage.

November 20 (Thursday): Anthony Marr from C.A.R.E.

7:00 p.m.

Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Ave., Rochester NY.
Downstairs Meeting Room. Park & enter at BACK of building; Do NOT enter via the library ... it's behind it.

One-hour talk entitled Anti-Hunting/Trapping Factory-Farming Coalition, followed by Q & A. FREE ... $Donations Accepted$ All are welcome.

November 19 (Wednesday): Monthly meeting

6:30 p.m.

Lori's Natural Foods, 900 Jefferson Road, Henrietta, NY. Meet in the conference room around the back of the store. (If you can't find it, ask a cashier for help.)

All are welcome! We meet the 3rd Wednesday of EACH month.

November 10 (Monday): Nathan Runkle of Mercy for Animals

7:00 p.m.

Brighton Memorial Library, Learning Center, 2300 Elmwood Ave.

Nathan will share the work done by Mercy for Animals, a non-profit based in Columbus, Ohio. FREE -- all are welcome.

November 3 (Monday): Talk by Bruce Friedrich of PETA

7:00 p.m.

Brighton Memorial Library, Learning Center, 2300 Elmwood Ave.

Bruce will speak on "Veganism", followed by Q&A. FREE ... All are welcome.

November 2 (Sunday): Candlelight Vigil at SMH Animal Lab

6:00 p.m.

From the parking lot just north of Al Sigl Center (South Ave & Elmwood), walk 1-mile to outside of Strong Hospital Animal Lab on Elmwood Ave. (We are "legally" to stand only on the public sidewalk)

Dr. Alka Chandna will address opposition to animal research: "Animal Experimentation: Wasted Money, Wasted Lives". This will not be "open-forum", so if you wish to share/read a speech (after Alka, after Bruce), inform Lois ASAP: macbaum@aol.com. FREE ... All are welcome. (Donations accepted)

November 2 (Sunday): Talk by Bruce Friedrich of PETA

1:00 p.m.

First Unitarian Church, 220 S. Winton Rd., Gilbert Hall

"Compassion for Animals: A Social Justice Issue" A one-hour lecture, followed by Q&A. All are welcome. FREE (donations accepted).

October 15 (Wednesday): Monthly meeting

6:30 p.m.

Lori's Natural Foods, 900 Jefferson Road, Henrietta, NY. Meet in the conference room around the back of the store. (If you can't find it, ask a cashier for help.)

All are welcome! We meet the 3rd Wednesday of EACH month.

September 17^th: Monthly meeting

6:30 p.m.

Lori's Natural Foods, 900 Jefferson Road, Henrietta, NY. Meet in the conference room around the back of the store. (If you can't find it, ask a cashier for help.)

All are welcome! We meet the 3rd Wednesday of EACH month.

September 1^st: Labor Day Parade

Meet at 10:00 a.m.

Sibley Place (1 block east of Alexander St, opposite Prince St, off East Ave). Parade routes up East Ave, to Liberty Pole, west on Main St., ends at S. Plymouth (near Hochstein Music School)

Sponsored by Rochester Labor Council. Join ARAUNY as we support the unions of Rochester, NY, as does Abundance Co-op where we shop for vegan food.

Wear an animal costume or mask (ARA has some), wear an AR shirt of your choice, carry an AR banner, and let upstate NY know animal rights groups exist here.

Come be a voice for the animals. Join us Monday, 9/1/03, for the annual Rochester Labor Day Parade.

August 26^th: City Council meeting

6:30 p.m.

City Council Chambers, 30 Church Street (corner Fitzhugh), Room #302A, Rochester NY.

Members from the Circuses Committee will be speaking to the City Council to present a city ordinance banning circuses with animals. Please come sit in on this event and show them your support. For more info, please see circuses.com and http://api4animals.org/doc.asp?ID=58.

August 24^th: Pig Roast Demo: Batavia NY

Noon - ?

1st Presbyterian Church of Batavia, 300 East Main Street, Batavia NY (corner of Libery/Summit St)

Demo to protest the pig roast, leaflet educational material, and share vegan options. For more info, please see www.farmsanctuary.org.

August 20^th: Monthly meeting

6:30 p.m.

Lori's Natural Foods, 900 Jefferson Road. Meet in the conference room around the back of the store. (If you can't find it, ask a cashier for help.)

All are welcome!

April 27^th: Protest MARCH of CR(D)IMES Walk-America

Canandaigua (4/27) = Sonnenberg City Park
Geneseo (4/26) = Geneseo Central School
Geneva (5/4) = Seneca Lake State Park, Shelter #1
Fredonia (5/4) = SUNY Fredonia
For more info ... call: (585) 424-3250
DETAILS PENDING ... stay tuned.

Cobbs Hill Park, Pavilion by pond

We'll be distributing leaflets. Also, make posters/signs to hold. If you're interested, contact Lois: macbaum@aol.com

May 5^th-11^th: Protest RINGLING CIRCUS

5/7 = 6:30pm (for 7:30pm show)
5/8 = 6:30pm (for 7:30pm show)
5/9 = 6:30pm (for 7:30pm show)
5/10 = 10:30am (for 11:30am show)
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5/11 = 12:00noon (for 1:00pm show)
" = 4:00pm (for 5:00pm show)

Blue Cross Arena, downtown Rochester.

ARAUNY has posters, circus coloring books, animal face-masks literature to distribute; see, http://circuses.com. NOTE: PETA's "crying circus elephant" will be placed in front of BCA on May 5th - BE THERE!