Composting: Giving back to the earth

Human Library Event

Age Group 12 and above

Thursday, 5 December 2019

11:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Pearl Cove Library Courtyard

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$10 per person

Link to the event

Borrow your favourite book!

Pearl Cove library is hosting a human library event of Composting & Growing!

Human Library® is a library of people who host events where readers can borrow human beings.  Borrowers can have conversations with the Books. It is a community-based organisation run by volunteers.

At this event, human Books or composting gurus will be available for borrowing. You will have the opportunity to borrow them and find out all about Composting & Growing. Come and find out: Can we do community composting? Can we use all our green waste to make compost and grow vegetable, flowers and fruits? Can we make our Pearl Cove community sustainable?

Clarence Slockee

Clarence Slockee is the Education officer at the Sydney Botanic Gardens, where his work involves promoting aboriginal culture and bush tucker. He is from Bundjalung nation from north coast NSW. Growing up in the lush Tweed Valley with a long family history of bushmen, farmers and fishermen, Clarence has combined his love of teaching, culture, music, dance and the bush with his roles at the Sydney Botanic Gardens and on Gardening Australia.

Costa Georgiadis

Costa Georgiadis is is an Australian landscape architect, television presenter, and an Ambassador of ICAW. He has an all-consuming passion for plants and people - he knows how to bring out the best in both and takes great pleasure in bringing them together. He believes in embracing and celebrating Mother Nature’s cycles and seasons and nurturing her balance, beauty and bounty organically. Costa works with schools, TAFEs, universities, industry and community groups to spread the message of creating a permanent self-sustaining culture.

Lachlan Jobbins - President of the Camdenville Paddock Community Garden. He is one of the parents at the Camdenville Public School. He and another sustainably-minded parent Georgina Eldershaw started food scrap Friday at Camdenville Public School. The first day of Food Scrap Friday began on 21 October 2016 with 7 kgs of food scraps, and two years later in December 2018 - they collected a grand total of 9186 kgs. Food Scrap Friday is going strong, making waves in the community and even catching the interest of the Gardening Australia TV show and magazine.

Luke Gregory - GM and Designer at Urban Composter, Sydney, Australia. He designed the Urban Composter while studying Industrial design at University. He is passionate about environment and wanted an easy way to stop food scraps going into landfill.

Event Details

Date: Thursday, 5 December 2019
Time: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm
Venue: Pearl Cove Library courtyard
Cost: $10 per person (includes healthy refreshments)
Age Group: 12 years or over
How to reach there: View map
Note: Bike parking space available
Only 3 minute walk from Pearl Cove station.

Registration

On-line:  click on the Link to the event
Phone: 0888888888 (Abha Sinha)
At Library: reception desk

Share this event with your friends: Facebook, Twitter

To find out more about composting visit these websites
Community Composting (City Of Sydney)
Give your waste a second chance!

Abha Sinha

Find A Home in Me - Borrow a Human Living Book - Free Event

We are holding our annual event for Homelessness Week


When:   8 August 2020

Time:   10:00 AM – 2:30 PM

Where:  Pearl Cove Library, in the Pearl Café

Fee:  This is a FREE event!








Find A Home in Me is one of Pearl Cove’s annual Human Living Library events. This year, Pearl Cove Library welcomes four new Human Living Books. Together, we will extend our arms and share stories of a growing reality of displacement, exclusion and human experience.

Homelessness in Australia has increased by 13.7% in the span of 5 years. That's about 50 individuals out of every 10,000 Australians. 20% (or 23,347) are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. 30% are born overseas. - Homelessness Australia

Choose to speak to one of our Human Living Books: Homelessness Australia representative, Indigenous Australian community member, War veteran who battled homelessness and Salvation Army staff member.

Refreshments** will be provided on the day.

Visit Eventbrite to reserve a time slot with one of our Human Library Books. Options for food and preferred book will be available when booking. There is a limit to one book per person. An email will be sent out to confirm bookings and choices. Event details will also be included in the email. Please keep this email for event entry on the day. There may also be room for walk-in sessions on the day.

**All food and drinks will have Halal, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten and Lactose free options.

For any questions or help, please send an email to pearlcovelibrary@mail.com OR call us on 0000 0000.

This event is in partnership with Homelessness Australia.

Human Library x PCL - Life Goes On: the Life-Changing Magic of Organ Donation

When: Saturday 20th July, 2019

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Where: Pearl Cove Library Courtyard,
               11 Dolphin St.
               Pearl Cove 1111

How much: Free!

Book: https://eventbrite.com.au/lifegoeson


Have you ever wondered...

Who can become an organ donor?

Who does organ donation benefit?

Is organ donation against my religion?

Learn the answers to these questions and more at the 'Life Goes On: the Life-Changing Magic of Organ Donation' Human Library event. 

The life-changing magic of organ donation
Currently, more than 1400 Australians are wait-listed for an organ transplant. Organ donation transforms the lives of both recipients and their families, yet myths and misinformation abound. 
Challenge your preconceptions and learn how organ donation changes lives, who can donate, donation and religion, and so much more.

The Human Library - where the books are human beings

The Human Library's motto is "Unjudge someone". Since 2000, the Human Library has hosted events around the world where people can come together to share their knowledge and experiences in a safe space. Attendees can borrow human "books" and hear their stories, expanding their worldview and challenging stereotypes. 
At the Human Library, the taboo is the norm and all cards are on the table.

Meet the Books
Lachlan Ross: Indigenous community leader, activist for improved care and access to transplants for Aboriginal patients, and organ transplant recipient.
Mohammad Farran: 15-year-old Mohammad received a heart transplant at age 10, and was an ambassador for the 2016 Australian Transplant Games.
Jessica Southers: Received a cornea transplant at 19 that restored her sight, and is now herself a registered donor.
Mary Chan: Chinese-Australian kidney transplant recipient.
Jane Doe: Jane's son, a registered organ and tissue donor, passed away at age 21, saving many lives through his gift of donation.
Dr Paul Lawton: Kidney specialist at the Menzies School of Health Research, who has spent most of his career working in clinics in Indigenous communities.
John Smith: Counsellor at the National DonateLife Family Support Service, providing support for donor families before, during and after the donation process.


Join us on Saturday 20th July for an afternoon of thoughtful conversation and learning new perspectives. Talk to experts and those in our community whose lives have been touched by a gift of organ donation.


Bookings essential! To book, visit https://eventbrite.com.au/lifegoeson

For more event details, contact Janice Smith on 9899 1111 or email janice.smith@pcl.gov.au

To learn more about the Human Library, visit https://humanlibrary.org
For more information on organ and tissue donation, visit https://donatelife.gov.au

'How Are You Doing?'

Pearl Cove Library is holding its first mental health awareness human library event!

(https://search.creativecommons.org/photos/64124e48-8db7-4e83-b0ac-85110c2eeacc)

We will be hosting a ‘Human Library’ event for people to tell their stories and educate the community on the importance of mental health. The ‘books’ will be either those effected by mental health, or those who have experienced it themselves. Each individual will be able to ‘borrow’ their ‘book’ for 15 minutes at a time, and places are running out fast.

The individuals available for ‘loan’:

-          A male suffering PTSD and Depression

-          A new mother who experienced post-natal depression

-          A woman who lost her brother to suicide

-          A mental health advocate from ‘Beyond Blue’

Event Details

Date: Friday 13^th September 2019

Time: 12pm-4pm

Location: Pearl Cove library Courtyard

Booking information
Online: pearlcovelibraries.eventbrite.com

Phone: Contact Sara Lance at (02) 1300 8989 for more information

For more information on ‘Living Libraries’:
    https://humanlibrary.org/

Lifeline Suicide Prevention Hotline: 13 11 14
     https://www.lifeline.org.au/

For more information on Beyond Blue:

     https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

For more information, please visit Headspace:
     https://headspace.org.au/

Eating Other Animals? I Just Can't Stomach It

What does vegan mean?

Vegans are people who do not use or consume any animal related products.

benefits for being vegan:

Following a plant-based diet is healthy for our bodies and the environment.

Eating fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes and fiber is linked to a lower risk of heart disease

The vegetarian and vegan groups lost slightly more weight than those on a standard Western diet.

The vegan diet may offer protection against prostate, breast and colon cancers.

Vegan also help with global warming since most of the cause for global warming come from meat industry. 

 

 What is human living library?

The Human Library is a place where real people are on loan to readers. People can come to have conversation with real person, it help to understand a different perspective. In this human living library, we will have "books" who know about different aspects of vegan diet and animal's rights. We would love to have more people know about vegan lifestyle.


The books that will be at the event:
Michael Wilson - A Peta representative
Allen Smith - A doctor who is vegan
Hellen Johnson - A dietitian for vegan diet
Alex Campbell - A person who have been vegan for 20 years
Jack Anderson - A farmer who changed from meat farming to vegetable farming. 
 

Info about the event:

Animal's rights event

Friday, 1 November 2019

Event time: 4:00pm - 6:50pm

Pearl cove library

Booking at our website or at library help desk

 

 

Addition information about vegan:

https://www.veganaustralia.org.au/

https://www.lgf.org.au/

https://proteintech.events/

 

Name: Quang Anh Ngo

 

 

 

Demystifying Autism - Living Library Event

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Being Different Together: Demystifying Autism Spectrum Disorder

A Human Living Library event for World Autism Awareness Day

Have you ever wondered about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?

Do you know someone who has ASD and are curious to learn more?

Pearl Cove Library invites any who are wanting to learn more about ASD, or are simply curious, to engage with people's real-life experiences of ASD next April for World Autism Awareness Day.

When: Thursday April 2nd, 2pm - 5pm

Where: Pearl Room, located at Pearl Cove Library

How: Bookings can be made through Eventbrite

Who: Ages 16 and up

What is a Human Living Library?

A Living Library is a new, inclusive event where member of the public can interact and chat with "Human Book" - a collection of people willing to share their experiences on a topic. It promotes diverse thinking and helps people to overcome unconscious biases and break down prejudices. (For more info go to Human Library Australia)

More About the Event
Pearl Cove Library is inviting four individuals to talk about their experiences with ASD in a series of short one-on-one conversations. Books can be "borrowed" for up to 25 mins, during which time attendees are invited to listen to their stories and ask questions about the topic. Tea/coffee and a small selection of biscuits will be provided throughout the day.
Attendees are reminded to be respectful towards the Books, and to not raise their voice or act aggressively towards them. The Books are free to refuse to answer questions or terminate the conversation early if they feel uncomfortable.

Meet the Books
Peter Thorne - A representative of Aspect Australia
Kaitlan Monroe - A mother of a young child with ASD
Matt Reid - An indigenous Australian with ASD
Addison Rudd - A woman only recently diagnosed with ASD

Tickets will be $10 per person and are available from Eventbrite. Limited slots available

Please contact the library for more information about this event
0404 033 212
libraryenquires@pearlcove.gov.au

Find out more about ASD at Aspect Australia
Find out more about Living Libraries

By Stephanie Oppen-Riley