Environmentalism - a grassroots approach

Photo credit: Senior Airman Dillian Bamman - Osan Airbase
30th April, 2018
6pm-8pm
Pearl Cove Community Hall
23 Arden St, Pearl Cove.

"You cannot Get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." Jane Goodall.

Join the Pearl Cove library on 30th April as we discuss ways in which to raise awareness and involvement of residents in environment related initiatives. This years event will focus on creating sustainable public spaces. If you would like to join in the discussion please attend.

This event is inspired by the Roots and Shoots  program, started by Jane Goodall. Please follow the link to learn more. https://www.rootsandshoots.org 

This is an RSVP event. Please follow the link provided to reserve a seat.https://www.eventbrite.com.au (this isn't a real link to an eventbrite website. Long story short hard creating an event for a place that doesn't exist :p)


  

Personal Finance Workshop

 LIVING LIBRARY

Community Workshop 

Hosted by Christine Savage & City Of Sydney Libraries 

KINGS CROSS LIBRARY COURT-YARD

SATURDAY JUNE 2512-2 pm FREE ENTRY Register online via TryBooking

Contact Christine Savage 0401 487 642 to register as a volunteer, participant, speaker, or sponsor

      A human library event is where people of different backgrounds come together to talk about their experience often with experiencing marginalisation or hardship within a community. People with stories to tell are able to be borrowed like ‘books’ and ‘read’ by a group or audience. This forms a temporary ‘Human Library” where real life  experiences can be shared and questions asked and reflected upon. 

     For this human library event, we wanted to share the stories of how diverse members of the community  could share useful tips, life advice and experience around the topic of personal finance to reach all types of members of the community.

     The speakers will range from a business owner, retiree, first home buyer and Indigenous Artist to represent personal finance and solutions from all different perspectives. 

     For more information on personal finance visit: https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/ 

     To learn more about living or human libraries go to: https://www.humanlibraryaus.org/

Image attribution:
http://www.dallasobserver.com/event/personal-finance-workshop-ii-10381260 (top)
http://www.portlandhometeam.com/blog/home-buyer-education-personal-finance-workshop.html (bottom left)
https://stressproofyourmoney.com/stress-proof-your-finances/understanding-personal-finance (bottom right) 

Student: Christine Savage Learner No: 80454 4364 Class: Helen's Class Online 

The Evolution Within

The Evolution Within 

A Living library Project documenting changes within each one of us in front our eyes 

photo credit: Elle Zhu

When the word "evolution" comes up, you might think back to high school science class and searching in your memory prepare to tell the macro story about humanity for over billions of years. However, the meaning of evolution can be explain in a more general way before modern science took its place. Evolution is the process of a gradual development that growing into complexity over time. In other words, anything that is able to change, given time can evolve, not only in the context of science.

In this livig library project, our presenters will share their own stories with the audience about how they had experienced and adapted external changes in their life, and evolve within themselves to beat the odd.

  Meet Jamie Utt and hear about how to overcome hardships in life by taking assertive maeasures and bring on powers from their inner self 

Date: Wednesday, 7th November 2018

Time: 10:00 am  to 5:00 pm 

Venue: Pearl Room - Located adjacent to Pearl Cove library

Place is limited, please make your reservation via link provided or contact us for more information.  

booking : Eventbrite.com

email: evolutionwithin@gmail.com

phone:  0423896786

created by Chang Liu

It is up to us, the future of Sea Turtles

It is up to us, the future of Sea Turtles

Saturday March 3rd, 2018

11:00 am-5:00 pm

Pearl Cove Library

 

The 3^rd of March is UN World Wildlife Day. A Day where we focus on the important role the planet’s wild animals and plants play in our cultures and the sustainability of our societies. 

This year, the focus is on Sea Turtles. These wonderful creatures, the loggerhead, olive ridley, flatback, hawksbill, Kemp’s ridley, leatherback, and the green can be found among the seagrass beds in the Indian Ocean, the reefs of the Coral Triangle and Eastern Pacific sandy beaches. 

Sea Turtles face a range of issues such as habitat destruction and being accidentally captured in fishing gear. As they are killed for their shells, meat, eggs and skin they face such issues as over-exploitation and poaching. Climate change also has an effect on the decline of Sea Turtle numbers. This is because the sex of a turtle is determined by sand temperature. Cooler temperatures will result in male hatchlings, while warmer temperatures will result in female hatchlings.

Bookings essential and free.

For more booking info check out our website or come into the Library and speak to our staff.

So, come along and celebrate Sea Turtles.

Talk to our Living Libraries and find out what is being done and what you can do to help preserve our Sea Turtles.

For more information about Sea Turtles and the threats they face visit

 https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/infographic-sea-turtles

For more information and any inquiries please contact
Stephanie Andrade. Mobile No: 0434 450 007

Let's Talk About Mental Health

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October is Mental Health Month and in accordance Pearl Cove Library will be hosting a Mental Health Awareness Human Living Libraries event in which members of the Pearl Cove community will share their experience and expertise on the topic to promote greater understanding and awareness. 

Our speakers will have a focus on Indigenous Australians, homeless Australians, senior citizens and the LGBTQIA community.  

Come and share in this great opportunity to break the stigma surrounding mental health issues and those it affects. 

Mental Health Awareness

Wednesday, 10 October 2018

2:30pm – 4:30pm

Pearl Room, Pearl Cove Library

Bookings Essential via Eventbrite

To find more information about Mental Health Month and upcoming events, go to

http://mentalhealthmonth.wayahead.org.au/

By Angela Rogers

A Month of Remembrance

Pearl Cove is celebrating the month of April with a month of remembrance for those brave souls that are currently in the military as well as those that have participate in any of war that have occurred in the past 100+ years. This event will be connected with Anzac Day so come join us for a night of stories as we hear tales told by the veterans and the families of those that served in war.

Important Information

Venue: Pearl Cove Library - Pearl Room
Date: 1 April 2018
Time: 6:30 - 9 pm
Cost: $12.50 per person

Bookings

Bookings are required. Everyone is welcome; however some of the stories may not be suitable for children as they contain violence typically found in a war zone.

Email you bookings at remembrance@gmail.com



For further information on Anzac Day: http://rslnsw.org.au/commemoration/anzac/history 

Contact
Phone: 0245327981 
Email: remembrance@gmail.com

Madeleine Jones

Men for Others: International Men's Health Week

Men for Others

Men's Mental Health with Living Books

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Event Description

Ever wanted to experience human living libraries? Well now’s the chance to have an unforgettable experience during International Men’s Health Week where we will be exploring men’s health through the people in our community. This event will enable us to learn and better understand what men deal with as we listen to people of experience coming from all walks of life. Whether it be from a traumatic childhood or an adult currently dealing with a lifelong disorder, these living books will help give us insight into what it’s like to live with their conditions. This will be a catered event with plenty of food and drink for everyone (we cannot serve any alcohol at this event).

Important Information

Date: Saturday 16th June 2018

Time: 10 am – 4 pm

Venue: Pearl Cove Public Library

Tickets: $12.50 per person

Who Can Attend?

Men and women are both welcome to the event. The event may not be suitable for children under the age of 12 as some living books may have confronting stories.

Make a Booking

Come and be educated by our event for only $12.50 per person! Tickets will be sold online on the library’s website, or you can come in person to the front desk at Pearl Cove Library and buy your tickets there. Bookings will be available till Wednesday the 13^th of June. Upon booking, if you have any special dietary requirements, please fill out the necessary information.

Further information about Men’s Health: http://www.menshealthweek.org.au/

Contact

Feel free to contact us at any time for further information you wish to enquire about.

Phone: 9742 4371

Email: PearlCoveLibrary@gmail.com

Ben Talese

A VERY SPECIAL DAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR EXISTENCE AND BE GRATEFUL TO WHAT WE HAVE – “GRATITUDE DAY”

FRIDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2018

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-gratitude-day/

LET’S CELEBRATE WORLD GRATITUDE DAY WITH PEARL COVE LIBRARY

“Look who is speaking at the Library, Come and Join us.”

“How can you possibly be an agent of positive change in the world when you are full of bitterness and hatred?'”--Anita Heiss

Anita Heiss, known as ‘destroyer of stereotypes’ will be with us to celebrate the day as a living book. You will be meeting Saru Thapa ‘migrant from Nepal’ and Scott Thompson who will be sharing their lives with full of gratitude. 

Don’t miss the best opportunity to learn the art of living with positivity and happiness by acknowledging yourself and others, thinking about the blessings and thanking our friends, families and surroundings for the beautiful life we have got. This event will help us for respecting multiculturalism and preserve the inheritance of cultural life regardless of age, race, religion, ethnicity, gender and socio-economic status as “Gratitude” itself is beyond all those aspects created by mankind.

https://gratefulness.org/blog/gift-world-gratitude-day

Venue: Pearl Room (inside Pearl Cove Library)

Date: 21 September 2018

Time: 3.00-5.30pm

Cost: Free

 (Booking is required)

Book Here or call 02-21349898  

For more information please visit: www.pearlcovelibrary.com

Gayatri Sharma

Bioscience: Breaking barriers

Pearl Cove Library is celebrating National Science Week with a Human Living Library event. Human Living Libraries facilitate one-on-one conversation between "Readers" and "Books." Books are real people from the local or wider community who share their personal stories, experiences and knowledge.

The theme for this years national science week is Game Changers and Change Makers. Some of the greatest scientific game changers of recent decades have come from the field of bioscience - the science of life. It's an area that is rapidly developing exciting new technologies and discoveries that will shape our future, from innovations in health and disease, to saving threatened plant and animal species. Our Living Books are breaking down the barriers of traditional science to encourage more open, collaborative and accessible science.

Some of the Living Books who will be available to borrow for a 20 minute chat include:

Dr. Alice Williamson: Open Source Scientist, University of Sydney
Open source scientists publish their work online, in real time, allowing their research to be freely accessed by anyone in the world. As well as lecturing at the University of Sydney and presenting on ABC radio, Dr. Williamson has been working with high school students to develop an open source anti-malarial drug. 

Symeon Marou: Indigenous ranger working in native species recovery 
Symeon works together with conservation scientists and other indigenous rangers, who use their unique knowledge of the land to collect data on pests and native animals.

Charlotte Lawrence-Slater: Cancer survivor and advocate for genetic sequencing in disease treatment 
In 2014, Charlotte was diagnosed with an aggressive form of adrenal cancer and given less than a year to live. She was faced with a lack of treatment options until her genome was sequenced by the Garvan Institute in only 10 days, allowing for identification of a specific gene mutation which could be treated with drugs originally used to target an unrelated form of cancer. 

Karlie Noon: Indigenous science graduate 
Karlie grew up in a poor household in rural Australia. She became the first person in her family to study at university and is currently completing her PhD, alongside working with the CSIRO's Indigenous STEM education Project through which she mentors indigenous students.

When?

Saturday 18th of August 2018
Where?
Pearl Cove Library - Cove Meeting Room
Bookings:
Not required. Living Books can be borrowed and reserved on the day.
Further information
Pearl Cove Library: Contact Us

National Science Week

Human Living Libraries

Image credits
Heads on bookshelf

Dr. Alice Williamson 

Symeon Marou 

Charlotte Lawrence-Slater 

Karlie Noon

By Ekaterina Jephtha