Mahogany Singing Tree to Reunite Children with Their Families
You are invited to contribute drawings to the Mahogany Singing Tree to Reunite Children with Their Families collaborative mural in order to raise awareness about the 368 children who are still separated from their families.
Time & Location
Sep 11, 2021, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Online Event
About the Event
You are invited to contribute drawings to the Mahogany Singing Tree to Reunite Children with Their Families collaborative mural in order to raise awareness about the 368 children who are still separated from their families. They came to the United States to escape violence and poverty and were separated at the US/Mexico border. This subset of children are symbolic of the 5700 children who were separated.
We are co-creating a large visual statement that acknowledges the importance of each of the children. The mural envisions the children reunited with their families. In addition, we are raising $25,000 for KIND (Kids In Need of Defense) who are working on reuniting the children. KIND has reunited 1100 families to date.
The Mahogany tree was chosen to honor in this Singing Tree because it grows in central America and is in danger, just as these children are in danger. 2000 Mahogany…