Tijuana, Mexico Events

Amal arrived to Tijuana with an official welcome from the Federal, State and Municipal government.  As a choir of 60 children sing for Amal, she witnessed the inauguration of a mural commissioned by UNICEF and the signing of a new declaration between UNHCR and the Government of Baja California.

In partnership with Gobierno del Estado, H. Ayuntamiento, COMAR, INM, ACNUR, UNICEF, OIM and the Coralifornia Choir.

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Amal was welcomed at Casa de la Cultura de Playas by the Director of the Municipal Institute of Art and Culture. The local community greeted her and mariachi serenaded her with songs of welcome, before presenting their altares de muertos. 

In partnership with Instituto Municipal de Arte Cultura y ACNUR, Apoya en la convocatoria el Programa Binacional de Educación Migrante (PROBEM) de la Secretaría Estatal de Educación.

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Surrounded by dancing and musicians, Amal learned about the generations of people who have come to the wall to pass stories of hope.  She looked on with surprise as she saw the border wall disappear into the ocean… 

In partnership with ACNUR, la Secretaría de Cultura del Estado de Baja California y el Centro de Justicia Global de la Universidad de California San Diego, en colaboración con Albergue Embajadores de Jesús, Friends of Friendship Park, Fandango Fronterizo, Programa Redes del Centro de Artes Musicales, Ensamble de Vientos de El Refugio y Lux Boreal Danza Contemporánea.

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With a thousand children and on three stages, the artistic community welcomed Amal. “Wa ijan mayin – kumiai” – welcome home.

In partnership with Secretaría de Cultura Federal. 

This is a past event. Explore more HERE.