About
About this Event
About this event
Tooting Islamic Centre is opening its doors — and we'd like you to help us plan something.
As an extension of Visit My Mosque 2026, Balham Masjid & Tooting Islamic Centre, BATCA, Transition Town Tooting and Balham & Tooting Youth are hosting an afternoon that's part open day, part working meeting. Come and see inside the mosque, ask the questions you've always wanted to ask, meet the people who live on your street — and then roll your sleeves up.
Because the second half of the afternoon is a facilitated workshop, and the question on the table is a simple one:
"What can we do about the climate crisis — right here in Tooting?"
Not what governments should do. Not what someone else should do. What we can do, in this neighbourhood, starting now.
What's happening
- Inside the mosque — displays on the Islamic faith and the daily life of the centre. Bring your curiosity; nothing is off-limits.
- Local eco-stalls — groups and initiatives from across Tooting, all looking for people to get involved.
- Tea and refreshments — and the chance to meet neighbours you'd otherwise never cross paths with.
- A participatory workshop — you shape the conversation. Ideas raised here are meant to leave the room and turn into something.
Why come
"If we wait for governments, it will be too late. If we act as individuals, it will be too little. But if we act as communities, it might just be enough — just in time." — Ben Brangwyn, co-founder of the Transition movement
The climate crisis is easy to feel helpless about. It's much harder to feel helpless in a room full of people from your own postcode who are all asking the same question. That's the point of this afternoon.
You don't need to know anything about climate policy. You don't need to have been to a mosque before. You don't need to be an activist, or religious, or certain of anything. You just need to live here and be willing to talk.
Bring a friend. Bring your family. Bring the idea you've been meaning to do something about.
Let's build a greener, kinder Tooting — together.
Event venue & nearby stays
Tooting Islamic Centre, 145 Upper Tooting Road, London, United Kingdom
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