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SUMMARY:Little Amal Visits East Boston - Finding a Safe Haven
DTSTART:20230908T200000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Event details: https://xrboston.org/action/amal-visits-east-bo
 ston/\n\n**Art Making in Central Square Park at 4:00 PM**\n\n**Gathering a
 nd Music at 6:00 PM**\n\n**Walk with Amal to the Urban Wild 6:30 - 7:30 PM
 **\n\nOn Friday September 8th\, Extinction Rebellion will welcome [Little 
 Amal](https://walkwithamal.org/)to East Boston. Little Amal\, whose name m
 eans "hope" in Arabic\, a 12-foot tall puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refu
 gee child. She has become a global symbol of human rights\, especially tho
 se of refugees\, and everywhere Amal goes\, she is greeted with events tha
 t are authentic and meaningful to the local people she meets.\n\nSince Jul
 y 2021\, Amal has traveled more than 6\,000 miles in 15 countries and been
  welcomed by more than a million people.  Amal begins a new 6\,000 mile jo
 urney across the United States with 3 days of events in Boston on the 7th\
 , 8th and 9th.\n\n**We welcome our allies in East Boston and beyond to joi
 n us and Walk with Amal!**\n\nBefore Amal arrives\, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM i
 n Central Square Park\, there will be art making with Students Rebuild and
  their [Extraordinary Earth Project](https://www.studentsrebuild.org/chall
 enges/earth). Join us early to help brighten Amal's way by making animal-t
 hemed lantern puppets using recycled materials. Take them along in the sun
 set procession that follows\, to greet Amal and keep her safe. Sign up [he
 re!](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGnoPesHvDCcK_vLh61nIu9h3vD
 _uye-TsGjlQ7RoBrjtQ1Q/viewform)\n\nAt 6:00 PM we'll gather at the north en
 d of Central Square Park for the main event\, where there will be live mus
 ic and more puppets\, flags and banners available to use courtesy of the P
 uppet Free Library.  At 6:30\, Little Amal will arrive and meet the commun
 ity.  Searching for a place to rest\, Amal discovers a lost endangered sal
 t marsh sparrow\, also looking for a safe haven.  As the sun sets\, and wi
 th the community offering support and light\, Amal and the sparrow will le
 ad a procession to the Urban Wild and encounter more creatures threatened 
 and displaced by climate change.  All need refuge\, so they all travel tog
 ether\, ending with a lantern-lit celebration of community resilience and 
 climate justice as they all lay down to rest.\n\n**We’re looking for peo
 ple to help us by holding puppets\, flags and lanterns! [If you're availab
 le\, please fill out this form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CAHX5ufkg
 idDwMYH4PloRiLMIPoUto3posh_aipHuyk/edit).  No experience is necessary and 
 families with children are welcome!\n**\n\n*Presented in partnership with 
 The Puppet Free Library\, Students Rebuild\, GreenRoots\, Good Trouble Bra
 ss Band\, XR Youth Boston\, Scientist Rebellion\, Spontaneous Celebrations
  and A3 Productions.*
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LOCATION:Central Square Park\, East Boston
ORGANIZER;CN="Extinction Rebellion Boston":MAILTO:outreach@xrboston.org
URL:https://xrboston.org/action/amal-visits-east-boston/
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