Page 36 - Real Rochdale Issue 12 Winter 2021

Little Amal visits Rochdale Little Amal – a nine-year-old refugee

girl in the form of a 3.5 metre puppet –
walked through Rochdale on Tuesday 2
November, in search of her mother.

Little Amal has travelled from the Syrian
border across Turkey, Greece, Italy,
France, Switzerland, Germany and
Belgium in search of her mother,
stopping at 65 places on the way,
including Rochdale where crowds
gathered in their masses to greet her.

Her journey represents those taken by
millions of people who have been
displaced by war or persecution,
especially children. At this time of
multiple global crises, her urgent
message to the world is, ‘don’t forget
about us’.

‘The Walk’ is a public art project
produced for Good Chance in
association with Handspring Puppet
Company, world-famous creators of the
horse puppets in War Horse.

Photo: Craig Szlatoszlavek

Photo: Craig Szlatoszlavek
Photo: Craig Szlatoszlavek

Photo: Greg Couzens

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