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Little Amal greets people in Mississauga before she plays games and accepts a friendship bracelet from ANDPVA and . Made by Naomi Smith (Chippewa) and Faten Toubasi (Palestinian), the bracelet symbolizes the connection between Arab diaspora and Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island.

Walk with Amal is a public art project featuring a 12 foot puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee, who since July 2021, has traveled through 13 countries and 90 cities. Amal's journeys are festivals of art and hope that draw attention to the vast number of children fleeing war, violence and persecution.

Photos by Marissa Magneson | marissamagneson.com

ANDPVA and The Arab Community Centre of Toronto present Little Amal with a friendship bracelet designed by Naomi Smith (Chippewa) and Faten Toubasi (Palestinian) at the Walk with Amal in Mississauga.

Walk with Amal is a public art project featuring a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, who since July 2021, has traveled through 13 countries and 90 cities. Amal's journeys are festivals of art and hope that draw attention to the vast number of children fleeing war, violence, and persecution.

Little Amal's friendship bracelet incorporates Indigenous and Arabic cultural elements emphasizing peace over war.

Photos by Marissa Magneson | marissamagneson.com

ANDVPA and The Arab Community Centre of Toronto come together for "Building Friendships Through Art," a workshop that incorporates Indigenous and Arabic cultural elements.

Braiding together sweetgrass and pistachios, artists Naomi Smith (Chippewa) and Faten Toubasi (Palestinian) design the mosaic to be made as part of RECCONECT 2023, a biennial, bilingual conference for community foundations, sector partners and nonprofit leaders across nations.

Photos by Marissa Magneson | marissamagneson.com

ANDPVA and The Arab Community Centre of Toronto come together in friendship to design a bracelet incorporating Indigenous and Arabic cultural elements.

Artists Naomi Smith (Chippewa) and Faten Toubasi (Palestinian) weave teachings of pistachios and the four directions into the "Building Friendship Through Art," community workshop as part of RECONNECT 2023, a biennial, bilingual conference for community foundations, sector partners and nonprofit leaders across nations.

Photos by Marissa Magneson | marissamagneson.com

ANDPVA and The Arab Community Centre of Toronto gather at the Waterfront Centre in Toronto for a feast and workshop featuring Indigenous cuisine by Nookomis Kitchen and Middle Eastern cuisine. Dishes include three sisters soup, venison meatballs, wild rice, bannock, falafel, kibbeh, manakeesh, baklawa and more!

Photos by Marissa Magneson | marissamagneson.com