Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 7:30 – 9:30 PM EDT

Little Amal, the 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, will arrive in Atlanta soon as part of her trek to 15 countries and 35 U.S. towns and cities to bring her message of hope and solidarity for displaced people everywhere.

To celebrate her arrival and her message, the Michael C. Carlos Museum and Emory Libraries along with Comedy & Conversations present an event focused on the plight of the ever-growing refugee population. Hosts comedian David Perdue and social curator/activist Munir Meghjani welcome comedians Angel Contreras and Gilbert Lawand along with Executive Director of Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN) Alpa Amin, and Spelman emeritus professor and artist Arturo Lindsay for Comedy and Conversations: Do we belong here?, a critical and comical look at the world around us, designed to bring attention and action to Little Amal’s message of hope.

The exhibition You Belong Here: Place, People, and Purpose in Latinx Photography will be open from 6 - 7:30 p.m. for viewing. 

Photo of Arturo Lindsay by Michael Reese