SPRINGFIELD, VT — Everyone is welcome to celebrate Pride Month at Rainbow-Palooza, a combined Pride and VegFest at 21 Fairground Road in Springfield, VT on Saturday, June 24 from noon to 5 PM. Free Food will allow attendees to “Eat the Rainbow” of vegan food without spending a cent! Dance Music by DJ Alpha will keep festival-goers bouncing to the beat as they stroll the exhibits, nosh on free samples, and join the fun and games.
Exhibitors will include local vendors of delicious plant-based foods as well as non-profit organizations that can help everyone learn how to make our communities safer and more inclusive places for LGBTQIA+ people. and “Eat the Rainbow!” for your own health, for animals, and to protect the environment.
Activities will include a decorate-your-own cupcake contest, a vegan cheese-making demonstration, and other opportunities to exercise your creativity.
Speakers will include AfroVegan Society cofounder Brenda Sanders, LGBT National Help Center director Aaron Almanza, VINE Sanctuary cofounder pattrice jones, and representatives of local LGBTQ+ and animal protection organizations. Raffle prizes will include t-shirts, books, gift certificates, and a rainbow array of vegan chocolates! Every attendee will get a FREE raffle ticket! Free Rainbow Flags also will be available to all attendees!
Rainbow-Palooza is brought to you by VINE Sanctuary, an LGBTQ-led farmed animal refuge, with the generous assistance of the AfroVegan Society, A Well-Fed World, Chilis on Wheels, Lush, LGBT National Help Center, and Vegan Activist Alliance. VINE Sanctuary is an LGBTQ-led farmed animal refuge in Springfield Vermont, that works for social and environmental justice, as well as animal liberation. For further inquiries, volunteering opportunities, donations, and subscription to our newsletter, please visit the VINE Sanctuary website at www.vinesanctuary.org.
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