Digital Puzzle – Global Refugee Mural
Located in Silver Spring, the mural was conceived by artist Tom Block and painted by Joel Bergner. The Global Refugee Mural tells the story of three refugees who live in Maryland. In partnership with the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) local Refugee Resettlement Center in Silver Spring, the mural is based on actual interviews with the refugees. The first section of the mural tells the story of Georges, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo who was once the mayor of his city. The second section shows the story of Mai, a refugee from Burma. When the repressive government discovered that she had visited a Christian church group in the US, she and her family were persecuted and she was unable to return to her country. The third refugee, a woman from the south of Iraq who wishes to remain anonymous, explained how her brother, a young and educated man with democratic ideals, was murdered by a local fundamentalist militia group.
Puzzle Tip: Click the three lines in the upper left corner to change the number of pieces.