Gran Canaria
One of the best parts of running this blog is finding out about awesome vegan things that I would never otherwise know.
Take the following as an example.
I received an email this week from a friendly person in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. Jose wanted to share news with me about a vegan group he is a part of and I was super impressed, so I asked him to write the following for you all.
Carabrecol was born out of the necessity of having more vegan places around the city of Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria. The only vegan options in bars and restaurants in the city tend to be potatoes with mojo (Canarian sauce), Padron peppers and salad. So a group of friends decided to start doing vegan nights in various venues. So far we have managed to do many vegan nights, and we have sold vegan tapas at gigs and cultural events.
Carabrecol is a totally voluntary DIY project, and the organizers receive no payment. Any profits are put into a fund to do more vegan nights and to bring bands to play in Gran Canaria and Tenerife.
People seem to like the project and are supporting it very well.
To date, we have been able to bring Active Minds, Brian Curran, Kronstadt, and Zounds. Doom are coming in January, and we have more bands lined up. We are hoping that we can do more vegan nights and bring loads more bands in the future.
You can checkout our Facebook page or our website here.
Wow. How fab does this group sound?
Not for profit, vegan tapas and bands! I adore activism like this.
Make sure you check out their pages if you are heading over for a visit. Get involved if they have an event on during your stay.
