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Leftar on Earth Day!

This week at MakeSpace we'll be joined by Green Muslims! Please bring your own prayer rugs, plates, cups, and utensils to avoid producing any waste. If possible bring your own water bottle. Please bring a small dish to share with others.

Signup for potluck here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BA4A923A5FDCF8-leftar

We will see you at MakeSpace HQ, 6082 Franconia Rd., Suite C & D, Alexandria, VA
When: Friday, April 22nd, 7:00 - 9:00pm

Green Muslim's Leftar History:
In 2007, a small group of Muslims hosted a zero-trash potluck iftar during the month of Ramadan. These individuals intended to raise awareness of global environmental issues within a Muslim community while hoping to create a language of Muslim-based environmentalism that would precipitate across communities. This group began a discussion of what unique actions Muslims could take to address environmental challenges at a local and spiritual level. Within a few months, the group held two more green iftars, reaching attendance five times greater than the initial one. It seemed Muslims in the Washington, DC area were thirsty for this kind of thinking and this group was filling a void.

We now like to co-host Leftars with different mosques and community centers to discuss living in the environmental spirit of Islam. As Muslims, we should strive to protect and restore this planet and a simple thing like having a zero waste Leftar is a great way to broach this topic with different communities. The goal for this Leftar is to have a learning opportunity about what we can do for the planet.