Little Amal, a 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, will visit Selma and Montgomery during a national tour in October.
Little Amal, a creative project by The Walk Productions, will visit Selma on Oct. 13 at 11 a.m. at the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
“With all the tension throughout the world, this is the perfect time for Little Amal to visit the city of Selma, and I hope we, Selmians, will give her a BIG Selma welcome," said Mayor James Perkins Jr. of Selma.
Little Amal represents hope and symbolizes the hope of a better life for refugees and persons displaced from their homes and families, which Selma residents can understand, Perkins said. The Jan. 12 tornado displaced thousands of our Selma citizens and "many of them are still homeless," he said.
“The amount of conflict and upheaval in the world today that is destroying families and communities, I think all of us can use a ray of hope,” he said.
The Walk Productions Artistic Director Amir Nizar Zuabi agreed that Amal stands for hope and unity.
“We couldn’t impart this message without the hundreds of partners, large and small, coming together to support us as we embark on this journey,” said “Each artist, organization and institution has a story to tell about their unique slice of American history and culture, and is inviting Amal and all Americans to learn about what makes this country’s heart beat.”
Little Amal will be in Montgomery on Oct. 13 at 5:30 p.m. at Five Points Cottage Hill. The event will be a collaboration of different community partners including artist Chintia Kirana, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery Arts Center, Jubilee Community Center, Expose Art, and Vintage Hospitality Groups.
On Oct. 13 Little Amal will be welcomed at the National Parks Service Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail.
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