Surviving the Holidays
Are you the lone vegan or vegetarian at your family's holiday table? Stressing out over how to deal with another holiday dinner at a meal where everyone else is eating animals? Or maybe you're interested in experiencing your very first cruelty-free holiday.

You'll also learn tips on how to avoid a food fight at upcoming holiday gatherings. Location is the ARC office/Ethique Nouveau at 317 W 48th St. in Minneapolis from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Please bring a vegan snack to share if you are able, and come with questions or scenarios. RSVP on Vegan Meetup or Facebook.

Root to Rise Kitchen @Ethique Nouveau
Root To Rise is popping up at ARC's vegan boutique Ethique Nouveau! Come on down for an afternoon of delicious vegan goodies on Saturday, December 9. They will be selling their delicious take 'n' bake Tofu Pot Pies and Butternut Squash & Cashew Ricotta Manicotti. There will also be ready-to-eat Tofu Hash Benedict with cashew hollandaise and smoked mushrooms over delicious biscuits (pictured in the photo) and, are you ready for this -  strawberry pop tarts! Don't miss it. The event is from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the ARC office/Ethique Nouveau, 317 W 48th St. in Minneapolis.

Virtual Reality at Augsburg
We had a great day doing Virtual Reality outreach at Augsburg College this week. 52 people watched the 360° immersive videos about the lives of farmed animals and we gave away tons of information about why plant-based eating is good for the animals, your health, and the planet. Thanks to volunteers Larissa and Mike for doing a fantastic job of outreach!

ARC at the MN Science Teacher's Convention
Many of you may have seen the news stories about PETA's undercover investigation at Bio Corp in Alexandria. This company produces animal specimens that are preserved and shipped to classrooms around the country. Kudos to PETA for exposing the truth behind the biological specimen industry.

To promote humane sicence education here in Minnesota, ARC exhibited at the state Science Teachers Convention in early November at the St. Cloud Convention Center, where our Dissection Choice campaign provided literature and working models about alternatives to dissection to teachers from across the state (thanks to the American Anti-Vivisection Society's Animalearn program for loaning us their amazing frog model/dissection simulator). We also promoted our free humane education presentations for students and gave out samples of vegan Primal Strips and information about plant-based eating. 

House chickens Melody and Helen admire the ARC tote bag in the photo.

For Cuddle Coats – Shelly Bell
Dedicated to our kitties past and present – Pamela Clark
In memory of my beloved Sadie – Heidi Greger
For all abused and misused nonhuman animals – James Lenahan
For Ellie – Lori Krzmarzick
In memory of Nephi and Benjamin – Emmy Rinke
To all non-human animals who need someone to be their voice – Melissa Siebke
In honor of the love of my life who blessed me with 13 years of companionship, Kale Kevin Cooper – Steven Wiley