HARMONY DAY FEST
On the 21st March every year Australia commemorates Harmony day, a time where we celebrate our cultural diversity through inclusion and respect. The ongoing theme of Harmony day is ‘Everyone belongs’, and at Pearl Cove library we aim to promote and celebrate that message too.
This
year, Pearl Cove library will be hosting Harmony Day Fest, featuring our human library: “Don’t judge a book by its cover…”
This is a free event and the community is invited to come along and celebrate together. There will be food, entertainment and a chance to browse and borrow from our
multicultural-themed human library.
A Human Library (or a Living library) is a library that allows you to borrow and “read” real people. Human books share their story or experiences through engagement and discussion with the “reader” in the hope that it may tackle fear and perceptions, thus breaking down stereotypes or prejudices, and encouraging greater understanding, tolerance or even celebration of diversity in our society.
Our books include a refugee, a Muslim woman, a member of the stolen generation and a holocaust survivor. Due to the nature of the book’s stories, this event is only open to ages
17 years and over.
You are encouraged to wear orange, the official colour of Harmony Day, to show your support for our rich and diverse community. This is a no-alcohol event.
....So come along and “Browse, Borrow, Break down barriers & Belong”.
EVENT INFORMATION:
Event: “Don’t judge a book by its cover…”
(Harmony Day Fest feat. our human library)
Where: Pearl Cove Library (courtyard)
When: Thursday 21st March 2019
Time: 3-9pm
BOOKINGS:
For more information about our event or to
reserve a “book” go to
pearlcovelibrary.com.au/Events
or telephone 02 9568-3589
MORE INFORMATION:
For information about Human libraries visit:
For information about Harmony Day visit:
Image source: Jindalee State School
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