About this Event
About the event:
Ramadan Mubarak to Queer and Trans (LGBTQIA+) Muslims! Join us for a multi-course iftar experience, with flavors curated by Levantine chefs. We ask that attendees identify as LGBTQIA+ Muslim since this will be a closed space. If you do not identify as LGBTQIA+ and Muslim - please do not register for an iftar ticket to maintain the integrity of the closed space.
The ticket order form contains a short pre-event questionnaire and we ask that all anticipated attendees complete the form prior to attending. This short questionnaire will help us maintain the closed space and support in informing our impact report.
Doors Open - 6:30pm
Program Starts - 7:00pm
Iftar starts - 7:13pm (Sunni) and 7:24pm (Shia)
Event Concludes - 9:30pm
Chef info:
Alia Fakhry - @turnipthatbeet
Chef Alia is Lebanese by way of Ivory Coast. In the kitchen, they focus on food that makes people feel good in their bodies while highlighting the warm comforting spices and community focused meals of their homelands. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, food is one of their biggest love languages. You can usually find them taking pictures of beautiful in season produce or scheming ways to bring people together around food.
Nikki Garcia - @palestinian_cuban_fusion
ASÚKAR, Palestinian Cuban Fusion is a mix of both Chef Nikki’s Palestinian culture & heritage, along with the Cuban culture & heritage of her husband and their children. Food is her love language and art, Nikki strives to uplift and share her Palestinian culture and identity through her offerings. All of Chef Nikki’s offerings are intentional and with purpose, pure love goes into everything she does.
Lubabah Helwani
Lubabah Helwani (she/they) is a self taught home chef. She draws inspiration from her Syrian heritage and comes from a line of Halwa makers. She has learned to alchemize traditional recipes with the evolving dietary and access needs of her communities. When Lubabah is not cooking for her loved ones, she works in research ethics.
Organizer info:
We are Zara and Eiman, two friends who first met at a Queer Eid celebration at Zara’s home, where we bonded over a delicious Lions Mane nihari. Our connection deepened through food-centered social gatherings, where our identities and our commitment to collective liberation found a supportive space.
Now we want to work together to build access to more spaces and food as community care, as we have personally experienced. Our shared values of care work, community interinvestment, and the vision of a world where this work is celebrated and generously funded have united us in this mission.
This is the first event of a series of grant-funded gatherings, centering food as resistance and community care.
In addition to the events, we plan to gather and publish research related to food as care, and we give thanks to registrants in advance for filling out our pre-program survey at registration.
Accessibility, COVID:
The event will be held indoors (location details will be shared after registration). We kindly ask all attendees to take a COVID test before attending and ensure a negative result.
There will be 2 semi-private areas for prayer (as needed).
There are 2 on-site accessible bathrooms and we ask that all attendees be mindful of scent-sensitivities (no perfume, low-fragrance).
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Oakland, United States
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