Linda, president of PAR (People for Animal Rights) In Syracuse, died in a tragic accident June 10th. She was a longtime voice for animals, a dedicated leader, and will be greatly missed. Please see her obituary for more.
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Category: News
Black Lives Matter!
ARRoc recognizes and denounces the oppression of all individuals suffering at the hands of oppressors and we work actively to amplify their voices and ensure their right to exist free from harm.
PAWS of Rochester
We are so excited to share with you an organization that is reinventing itself to become a (vegan) Youth & Advocacy Center. PAWS of Rochester has been around for a while providing hands-on assistance to city residents’ dogs, but they…
Metro Justice Alternative Fair 12/6-7
ARRoc will host a table at Metro Justice’s 2019 Alternative Fair. Thank you to Katie for offering to sell her popular Sun Soul Creations jewelry at our table and donate profits to ARRoc! In addition to offering info about animal…
Bumper Stickers
We’re offering a third bumper sticker, “Meat is not a victimless choice.” Thanks to Mary for letting us use her photo of Freddie, who escaped from the meat industry and is now living safely at Skylands Sanctuary. All three stickers…
Anonymous for the Voiceless on Who’s That Lookin’?
Joseph did a great job representing AV Rochester on the hip-hop show Who’s That Lookin’? He met the guys at an AV event at Party in the Park this summer and they were moved by the Cube of Truth Joseph…
Dairy Bumper Stickers
ARRoc has a new bumper sticker coming! We’ll be selling this one and our “Why Love One and Eat the Other?” at our booth at VegFest. Our aim is to get people to start realizing that those calf crates we…
VegFest Volunteers Wanted!
VegFest is even more fun when you’re part of the action! So clear your calendars! Rochester VegFest is set to return on Saturday, September 14th, 2019! We’ll be at Martin Luther King Jr. Park from 10:00-4:00. Amazing things are happening…
ARRoc Member & Author at RAVS Meeting 6/16
Longtime ARRoc member Meg Hurley reads from her new book The Dog Who Ate the Vegetable Garden & Helped Save the Planet. Not a children’s book, it connects eating animals and humans’ treatment of them with environmental destruction, human illness, racism, sexism…
Vegan Billboards Video
Thanks to JP for filming the workers putting up our two vegan billboards and making this awesome video!