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Walk with Amal Toronto

Little Amal, a 12-foot tall puppet of a Syrian refugee girl is walking surrounded by a welcoming crowd of people. In the air, bubbles catch the sunlight and create rainbows around her.

Walk with Amal Toronto

‘Walk with Amal Toronto’ is produced by The Walk Productions and Luminato Festival Toronto in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Banner photo by Lizzie Coombes.

A refugee child arrives in Toronto all by herself looking for her mother and a home. What should we do? 

Let’s welcome Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, who has travelled through 13 countries to 90 cities across Turkey, Europe and New York City.  She arrives in Toronto on June 7. She will walk across the region for 5 days looking for hope and her new home. She will be welcomed by musicians, dancers, children and elders, civic leaders, community organizers, newcomers, fellow refugees and you in a journey of art and hope.  

Greet her, walk with her, offer words of wisdom and cheers of encouragement. See the world through the eyes of a child who was forced to leave her war-torn home.  On behalf of displaced children everywhere, she asks that we take note, offer support and hear her message to the world: “Don’t forget about us”.  

Amal’s visit to Toronto will be a magical, once-in-a-lifetime experience.   

Welcome Amal!

Learn more about Amal’s story with the Little Amal Education and Activity Kit.

Little Amal Education and Activity Kit

The Little Amal Education and Activity Kit has been created to support and invite various levels of engagement for school and community groups.

Developed by education and arts practitioners, the Kit encourages young people, families and community members to participate meaningfully and creatively with Amal’s story through 6 core themes:

Home – place, relationships, identity;
Migration – animals, people and ideas;
Fear – facing fears, mindfulness;
Climate – climate change impact, young activists;
Adventure – exploring the unknown, adventure stories;
Welcome – rituals and ceremonies.

Lead Supporters

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Inaugural Partner

Mohammad and Najla Al Zaibak*

*Luminato is deeply grateful for Mohammad and Najla Al Zaibak’s vision in making the inaugural gift to the Walk with Amal Toronto campaign.

 

Community Partners

Ian and Kiki Delaney C.M.

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Community Supporters

Joan and Jerry Lozinski
The Rossy Foundation
Sandra and Jim Pitblado
The Azrieli Foundation



Additional Thanks to:

Phil and Eli Taylor
Susanne Boyce and Brendan Mullen
Don Schmitt and Cheryl Atkinson
The Hospital for Sick Children
MLSE LaunchPad
Toronto FC
Accenture

Community Friends

Cheryl and Rob McEwen, C.M.
Nancy Pencer
Lucille and Urban Joseph
J.P. Bickell Foundation
Tim and Frances Price

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In Collaboration With

Casa Cultural Colombiana 
CCVT (Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture) 
City Newcomer Office 
CultureLink  
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières  
FCJ Refugee Centre 
Greenwood Community Centre 
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)  
JAYU 
The Learning Education Foundation (LEF) 
Lifeline Syria 
Local Arts Service Organisations (LASOs) 
Local Immigration Partnership Services (LIPS)  
METRAC 
No 9 
Peel District School Board  
Small World Music 
Syrian Canadian Foundation 
Teach2Learn 
Together Project  
Toronto Catholic District School Board  
Toronto District School Board  
Toronto Public Library  
YMCA Newcomer Youth Leadership Programme 
York University Centre for Refugee Studies  
WarChild 
Woodgreen