In this historic year with Muslim American civic activism at an all-time high in response to genocide in Gaza, our community must be represented in all spaces, so we are bringing iftar to Seattle City Hall. It is also important that we thank our allies who have stood with us this past year in doing the deep work of political action, solidarity, and representation across the city. We invite Muslim leaders, leaders from across the city of Seattle, our social movement friends, and our friends in philanthropy to join us at our Iftar dinner.

This event will also mark the launch of the Center for Global Muslim Life's Seattle Muslim Impact Project which will take place over the next year. This project looks to research and map Muslim social and spiritual impact starting in Seattle and spreading more broadly throughout the Cascadia corridor reaching from Portland to Vancouver. This work will include a set of research looking at the demographics in the region, public workshops, and public art projects looking at the state of Muslim impact and issues of belongingness in the region. We will recognize a group of these impact leaders from the Muslim community during our iftar program.

The dinner will be catered by the Neighborly Needs project of Wasat which provides free meals to community members as a form of mutual aid, while also working to build the economic power of Muslim-led businesses. Launching during COVID in 2020 Neighborly has served more than 75,000 meals and will serve over 5,000 meals throughout Seattle this Ramadan.

Thank you to Seattle City Councilwoman Tammy Morales and her office for sponsoring this event.

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Global Muslim Life & Wasat