The University City Arts League will host a special event on Sunday, March 5 to raise money for the Nationalities Service Center, a local immigrant and refugee service organization. Neighbors of all ages are invited to participate in an art project to make welcome cards and signs for refugees. Participants will choose a card to learn a new word in Arabic that they can decorate and take home.

Al Bustan Seeds of Culture, the West Philly based Arab arts and culture organization, will facilitate an Arabic poetry activity – Nasij: Weaving our Cultures into a Collective Poem. Participants will make a sentence about their relationship with the city using Arabic words they have learnt. The words will be put into a collective poem that will be presented in English and in Arabic. 

There will also be live music by Abe OK & Friends (West Philly hip hop), King of Prussia (acoustic punk), and The Persisters Choir.

The event will take place from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at 4226 Spruce St., and suggested donation is $5-$10 (free for children).

If you’re interested in attending, you can RSVP on the event’s Facebook page.