Events Calendar
Sunday, December 13, 2009
The Benefits Boutique
at the First Unitarian Church
Support social justice efforts as you choose from a wide variety of gifts,
many of them handmade, and sample delicious treats at the benefits boutique.
9:30am—1:30pm
First Unitarian Church
220 Winton Road South
Rochester, NY 14610
Friday and Saturday, December 4 and 5, 2009
Metro Justice Alternative Fair
Stop by the ARAUNY table at Metro Justice's 28th Annual Alternative Fair
to find fair-trade, Earth-friendly, locally produced holiday gifts that
support a just and sustainable world. ARAUNY will be raffling baskets
full of cruelty-free health and household products as well as a gift
certificate to Ecobella Vegan Bakery!
6:00pm—9:30pm Friday, December 4
9:30am—3:00pm Saturday, December 5
Rochester First Unitarian Church
220 Winton Road South
Rochester, NY 14610
Join us!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Wear Your Own Skin demo
aka Fur Free Friday
ARAUNY is hosting this peaceful, legal, educational demo the day after
Thanksgiving. Join us! Together we will not only protest the use of, and profitting from
selling dead animal skin (fur, wool, leather, down, silk, etc.), but we will advocate
the alternatives: bamboo, soy, hemp, synthetics.
Signs will be provided, or you may bring your own.
ARAUNY requests the following of participants. Please:
* do NOT wear any animal skin to this demo (no leather, down, wool, etc.)
* park on side streets - but not in the store's plaza
* please, do NOT speak to or shout at customers. They are the ones we really need to reach, teach,
enlighten. Our mere presence in front of that store
already makes them squirm (though they may not show it). This is a case where our silence will be much
louder than verbal attacks. Even though we may feel
like shouting, it is not productive, plus it gives them reason to dismiss all AR activists, rather than
seeing us as approachable. We want them to consider our points!
Hopefully, as they drive away with their new furs, they'll at least be aware they are doing something they
need to rethink! Again, please refrain from
speaking to or shouting at customers.
* 11/27/09 (Friday, the day after Thanksgiving)
* Held Projansky Fur Store, 2240 Monroe Ave, Rochester NY 14618
* 12:00noon - 1:30pm
Remember:
- dress for the weather
- there are no bathrooms close by (you'd have to drive some distance)
Thank you for your advocacy, and we look forward to you joining ARAUNY in this
"Wear Your Own Skin" demo.
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
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* 7:00pm
* Brighton Town Hall AUDITORIUM, 2300 Elmwood Ave, Rochester NY
* Wheelchair accessible rear entrance
* FREE
* Open to the Public
Lecture, followed by Q&A.
Dana Campbell is an Adjunct Professor of Animal Law at Cornell University, Ithaca NY. Currently residing in Rochester NY, she is the Senior Attorney for the Criminal Justice Program of the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF). She is also a pro-bono attorney for Animal Rights Advocates of Upstate NY. Read more in her biography on her Cornell faculty web page.
Monday, September 7th, 2009
Rochester Labor Day Parade
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The purpose of the parade, of course, is to honor and unite people in the labor movement, so our theme this year was support of workers in vegetable farming.
We donned animal masks and costumes and got quite a warm, happy response from the kids and parents alike as we helped other non-union community groups make it a huge Rochester event in support of laborers of all kinds.
More photos coming!
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
VIGIL FOR ANIMALS
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7:00pm
Washington Square Park, S.Clinton and Court Streets, Rochester NY
* all are welcome
* BRING A CANDLE
* ceremony of selected readings, no open-mic
Tortured lives, untimely deaths - too many, too soon. All species of nonhuman animals fall victim to the heavy-hands of
humans. The hunted—seals, whales, wolves. Nonhumans we use for profit, animals we eat, wear, vivisect, use for
entertainment. Cults, the animal targeted by a scorned lover, those killed by cruel neighbors, impatient police, incompetent
rescuers. A bear in a tree, barking dogs, too many crows, horses no longer profitable for racing, calves killed in rodeos.
The list is endless and heartbreaking.
Sentience ignored, forgotten, overlooked...
Let us take time to focus on the lives of ALL animals,
remember them, celebrate them, honor them.
Bring a candle and join us in a Vigil For Animals.
Sponsored by Animal Rights Advocates of Upstate NY
Saturday, June 6th, 2009
Palin Protest
A group of ARAUNY activists traveled to Auburn, NY on short notice to protest a visit
by Alaska governor Sarah Palin, specifically because of her relentless murder of
animals. Defining herself as prolife, Palin continues to lead Alaska in aerial wolf
hunts, and is known for hunting, as evidenced by draped carcass decor in her home
and office. Our Pink-Poster-Protest caught the eyes of other activists present, as
well as the media.
Signs from the Palin protest in Auburn
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
BARK ~ Puppy Mill Awareness (2nd Annual Bark Heard Around the World)
ARAUNY will be tabling at BARK again this year. Come visit us!
barkaroundtheworld.com
10am - 4pm
NYS Fairgrounds
Pepsi International Building
Syracuse, NY
Get a BARK T-shirt early at womanmadeproducts.com
Some important information about puppy mills:
prisonersofgreed.org
banpuppymills.com
BARK video |  Participants at the 2009 BARK event |
Don't breed or buy, while homeless animals die.
Don't shop... adopt!
May 9th, 2009
Easter Seals Walkathon in Rochester NY
Animal Rights Advocates UNY will show our support for Easter Seals this
Saturday, May 9th ~ because in all their good work, they do NOT
test on animals, and have earned PCRM's Humane Charity Seal of Approval.
In brief, "Easter Seals provides exceptional services, education, outreach,
and advocacy so that people living with autism and other disabilities can live,
learn, work and play in our communities.
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- May 9th, 2009
- 2 miles (dogs welcome "on leash") on pavement: sidewalk, park
roadway
- morning (8am to register, 9:30am the walk begins)
- Gazebo near Elmwood Ave. entrance, Genesee Valley Park
- local TV10 will be there
To join us in this walk-of-support, we ask that each
walker:
* carry one of ARAUNY's premade
signs
* give $5.00 to Easter Seals through ARAUNY
100% goes directly to
Easter Seals
NOTE: We had to get special permission
for very specificsigns we will be carrying, so, sorry,
please don't bring your own
if you're walking with ARAUNY).
We are not permitted to leaflet.
IF you wish to participate, please let us know ASAP.
We need to register everyone by name, for ARAUNY.
Our team name is "Animal Rights Advocates of Upstate NY"
Of course it will be cold and rainy--it's Rochester NY!
Come with us!
Read more about the Easter Seals walk here.
Learn more about Peter Max who designed the Humane Charity Seal icon.
April 29th - May 3rd, 2009
RINGLING Circus is returning to Rochester NY
Circuses.com
And alas, ARAUNY will again be protesting Ringling's ugly presence.
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Protesters, please, arrive one hour or more before each show:
| April 29 | 6:30 pm for the 7:30 pm show |
| April 30 | 6:30 pm for the 7:30 pm show |
| May 1 | 6:30 pm for the 7:30 pm show |
| May 2 | 10:30 am for the 11:30 am show |
| " | 2:30 pm for the 3:30 pm show |
| " | 6:30 pm for the 7:30 pm show |
| May 3 | 12:00 noon for the 1:00 pm show |
| " | 4:00 pm for the 5:00 pm show |
LOCATION: Blue Cross Arena, 1 War Memorial Sq, Rochester NY 14614
at the corner Broad Street and Exchange Blvd
DIRECTIONS: here, or use this map
Allow yourself time to find parking (lots in the area, or on streets) and to walk over to the Blue Cross Arena
We ask the following of protesters:
Protest peacefully and legally. This means
- Stay on the sidewalk, usually close to the street (not in the building).
- Please do not taunt those who are rude to us.
Often they are angry because they've already paid for tickets, planned
their day and are already there, but remember, the children are watching!
Wear all black unless you are dressing in costume (e.g. clown, animal). This is a sad event.
Signs and literature will be provided by Animal Rights Advocates of Upstate NY.
You are also welcome to bring your own.
Please do not bring companion animals to the protest.
Advocate for the exploited and the enslaved.
NOW is the time for each of us to write to schools (who often get free tickets), to the
editors of newspapers, to Mayor Duffy, to Rochester City Council--anywhere--to educate
people about the violence promoted by circuses with animals. Ask that they NOT support
Ringling, that they NOT attend Ringling Circus when it comes to town. Write NOW, as much
as you can, and remember to suggest alternatives:
Find more information about animal circuses here
Friends of animals.org
More beautiful wild
Four reasons
Circuses without animals: bornfreeusa.org
Lois Baum, President
Animal Rights Advocates of Upstate NY
April 16th 2009 ~ Thursday
Bio/Veg Committee of Rochester NY Sierra Club, 11th Annual Environmental Forum
ARAUNY accepted an invitation to table at this event. We shared information on Veganic Agriculture,
Global Warming, Veganism and Animal Rights. We welcomed this opportunity to collaborate with Sierra Club
for a more peaceful planet.
newyork.sierraclub.org
Animal Rights Advocates of Upstate NY