Discover Our Heritage & Our Future

Join Pearl Cove Library as we hold our community’s first ever
Human Library where the books are alive and the stories are real. 

On Saturday 21 May 2020, you can borrow books just for the morning, but this time the books are humans.  Following the practice of Denmark’s renowned Human Library, each one of the books at this event will be a living Pearl Cove community member who represents our multicultural heritage and our future. 

We’ll have Living Books from our indigenous, refugee and migrant communities, as well as a Book whose great, great, great grandfather was among the original Pearl Cove founders. They'll tell stories of a community's struggles brought by racial, cultural, physical and religious difference to live a life of peace and equality in our beautiful town. 

Our Human Library will take place over a delicious morning tea designed by our own Heritage Committee to reflect the diversity of our community. We’ll invite attendees to borrow the Living Books for open discussions in small groups.

This is a FREE event to unite and celebrate community so we can grow the future together.

 

Bookings are essential as this is a limited number event. 

Click here to book through Eventbrite.

Saturday 21 May 2020

10.30am – 12.30pm

Pearl Cove Room

Together We Are Pearl Cove - Celebrating Our Evolving History is a part of the National Trust of Australia’s annual Australian Heritage Festival.

Human Living Library: don’t judge a book by its cover

Shining a light on Endometriosis

What is a Human Living Library? Human Living Library gives you the chance to talk to Human Books" (real people), ask questions and find out about other peoples lives in ways you never thought possible.

This event is shining a light on Endometriosis. More than 830,000 (more than 10%) of Australian women suffer from endometriosis at some point in their life with the disease often starting in teenagers. There is a 7 to 12-year delay in diagnosis. The “books” have all experienced endometriosis in different ways and this human library gives you the chance to “borrow a human book” and join in respectful conversation about difference and diversity; where difficult questions are expected, encouraged and answered.

This event will be held on 28th March. March is world EndoMarch month, which campaigns to raise money for research and awareness of endometriosis.

You can find out more about Human Living Library project within Australia here. Subscribe here to be the first to know about our future events and exhibitions.

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Event Details

When:

        - Wednesday, 28^th March 2020, 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Where:

-            - The Library, Ground floor
           Pearl Cove Library

How to book:

        - To register please email: events@pearlcovelibrary.com.au

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There are three simple rules for a reading:

1. Readers may raise any topic or ask absolutely any question.
    Be curious. Be respectful.

2. It is a conversation - the human book can ask questions in return.

3. Either party can decline to answer or end the reading at any time.

Bookings are required and each session runs for 20 minutes.

 

Books
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Bridget Hustwaite
Triple J Radio Presenter
Sufferer of Endometriosis

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Emma Watkins
Wiggles performer
Sufferer of Endometriosis

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Jenny King
High School Student
Sufferer of Endometriosis

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Chiara Phillips
Emergency Department Nurse
Pearl Cove Public Hospital

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Joyce Payne
Gynaecologist

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Kristin Scarfe
Safe Work Australia

 

 

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Contact event organiser

Contact Phone: (02) 9254 8745
Contact Email: pcl@pearlcovelibrary.com.au

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Michelle Johnson