Little Amal & Tianquiztli 2023Photo Gallery

On Saturday, September 16th, 2023 we met in Patterson Park to welcome Little Amal to Baltimore and show her a home away from home. Little Amal is a 12-foot puppet representing a 10 year old Syrian refugee child. She has become a global symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees. Creative Alliance was honored to be a stop on Little Amal’s journey.

Over nine weeks this fall, Amal joins 1,500-plus artists at more than 100 artistic events across 35 towns and cities. The nationwide journey began in Boston, MA, on September 7 and culminates on November 5 in San Diego, CA. Creative Alliance along with Baltimore Center Stage, Love Groove Festival, Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, The Charmery, CHEER, and City Hall welcomed Little Amal to Baltimore.

Along her epic cross-country 6,000-mile journey, she will meet with a wide range of displaced and disenfranchised people, including North American Indigenous people, communities of color whose contributions to the story of America have historically been overlooked, recent migrants, and the ancestors of earlier immigrants. Donate to the Amal Fund

After Amal was welcomed in the park she walked to Tianquiztli, a special Latin American Artisan Market & Festival where she experienced in the beautiful sights, powerful sounds, and wonderful colors of the artists and performers living and sharing their culture here in Baltimore.