Little Amal is a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl who has traveled across 13 countries, meeting more than a million people and being watched by tens of millions more online.
This puppet is planting seeds of hope across the world. And is changing the minds and hearts of many.
Little Amal will journey 6,000 miles across the United States in one of the largest free public festivals ever created. More than 300 artists, museums, local community organizations, and cultural institutions are hosting welcome events in the 37+ towns and cities that Little Amal is visiting from Sept. 7 through Nov. 5.
Little Amal will be hitting the border towns of El Paso on Oct. 25-26, Nogales, Arizona, Oct. 27, Tucson, Arizona, Oct. 28, and San Diego on Nov. 4-5th. On the 6th, Little Amal crosses the border into Tijuana to be welcomed by many public officials, border activists, and immigrants seeking asylum.
Then, she will begin her journey through Mexico on her way to Tapachula, Mexico, on the border with Guatemala. This border area is the entry point for immigrants, refugees from Central and Latin America, Haiti, some African Countries, and Ukrainians.
Little Amal has traveled through cities, towns, and villages across Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and the U.K. in 2021, and Ukraine, Poland, and the Netherlands in 2022.
Most recently, in the fall of 2022, she completed a journey through the five boroughs of New York City. In New York, she participated in more than 50 events with cultural, political, spiritual, and other leaders, as well as artists and immigrant groups.
The walk is a celebration of art, hope, and shared humanity that aims to unite communities, refocus attention on the urgent needs of refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers, and highlight the rich cultures and contributions immigrants bring with them.
Little Amal Has It All
There was nothing little
About this girl
While only 10
Has the wisdom
Of those who reach 100
She is traveling the streets
From there and here
Spreading smiles and hope
To anyone
Anywhere
Rich or poor
Small or tall
Speaking the LANGUAGE OF LOVE
that international message
which reaches deep into
the hearts of even
those most jaded
those who have been denied
those have suffered
the horrendous injuries
delivered by those infected
by fear and hate
Little Amal
Will walk with them
Will talk with us
Will help to keep
Our dreams alive
Each step
Each wave
Each visit
Helps to create
This tsunami of change.
A multicultural wind
That we must ride
Across the waters
The mountains
The valleys
And all the borders
That has been erected
To keep us separated
Little Amal
Has it all
Has a path for all to follow
To a better day
For anyone
Anywhere
Every time
There are many communities where you can meet Little Amal and all the activities still to be produced. PLEASE go to:
https://www.walkwithamal.org/ and see all the fantastic recent activities and other upcoming events. You can become her voice in your community and help to make this world a better place for everyone.
Amal walks for the hundreds of thousands of refugees and displaced people of all ages roaming the world in search of safety, half of whom are children. When she walks, Amal brings people together. She gives voice to marginalized people (although she does not speak) and is welcomed by ordinary people and people of power.
In addition to generating awareness about the challenges faced by refugees and migrants in the U.S. and around the world, the Little Amal team has established the Amal Fund with Choose Love to raise more than $5 million to support refugee children around the world by supporting organizations that provide education, food, shelter, and medical services.
Donations The Amal Fund may be made at https://donate.chooselove.org/campaigns/walks-amal-fund/. For more information, visit: https://walkwithamal.org/the-amal-fund/.MAL CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
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