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Workshops on child migration by FJM and UNICEF Mexico arrive at the National Library Mexico City, May 2023.
For Sofía Muñiz, mother of one of the participants in the workshops Tell me about your wings and Where does your family come from?, “this activity was very beautiful, full of imagination and information for the children. Here, the little ones learned a lot about human mobility in a fun way, through play.”
Jorge Marin Foundation and the Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago launch the Patria Migrante (Migrant Homeland) project in Wings of Mexico.
Patria Migrante is a series of audio-visual testimonies in which members of the Mexican community in Illinois reflect on what it means to be a migrant.
Chicago’s international visitors reflect on migrant busing crisis at “Wings of Mexico” sculpture
The bronze wings sculpture has traveled to 25 cities across the world and it was brought to Chicago to celebrate the city’s status as a sanctuary for migrants and refugees
Projects
Workshop: Compañero de viaje (Travel companion)
This is a psycho-social support workshop in which participants work with a cloth doll that they personalize, and who becomes their
Project: Patria migrante (Migrant Homeland)
Patria migrante is a campaign that provides a voice to the migrant population. It highlights national identity and demonstrates that while
Workshop: Cuéntame tus alas (Tell me of your wings)
This activity aims to use art to raise awareness among children of current issues, such as global cultural diversity, and to