Walk with Amal: Little Shoes, Big Journeys

Amal walks through a sea of emergency blankets. A river of shoes appears, carrying the stories of millions of children on the move, who seek safety within and across borders. Amal brings them to the feet of U.S. Representatives.

Little Amal is the internationally celebrated 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl at the heart of The Walk. Beginning her journey from the Syrian border, she carries a message of hope for displaced people everywhere, especially children who have been separated from their families. Her urgent message is simple –

“don’t forget us.”

The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics (“The Lab”) and The Collaborative on Global Childrens’ Issues at Georgetown University will welcome Little Amal with a large-scale community performance in Washington, DC on Tuesday September 19. This special celebratory event begins with music at Freedom Plaza with a collective and performative procession alongside Amal, leading to her ultimate destination: the Capitol, where a group of bi-partisan legislators are invited to greet her. All are invited to attend!

The “Amal Walks Across America” tour is produced by The Walk Productions in association with the Handspring Puppet Company.

The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics and the Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues at Georgetown University, along with DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID), Franklin Park, Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (BID), Helen Zughaib, Leyya Mona Tawill, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Sing for Hope Choir, Planet Word Museum, Union Station D.C., Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC) , Washington Performing Arts Society, Imagination Stage, Kid Power, Kids in Need of Defense and Middle East Institute will welcome Little Amal to Washington D.C. from September 17 – 19.