ANCIENT HISTORY:
THE OLDEST STORIES WITH FIRST NATIONS AUSTRALIA
A Human Living Libraries Event as part of NAIDOC Week
Photo by Holger Link, retrieved from Unsplash
Did you know the First Peoples have caretaken for the Australian continent for over 65,000 years? They also created structures that predate sites like the Egyptian pyramids and Stonehenge. Pearl Cove Library invites you to learn more about the rich history, culture and heritage of our country at our Human Living Library.
Date: Sunday 5th July
Time: 6pm - 9pm
Exhibition: 5pm - 10pm
Location: Pearl Room, Pearl Cove Library
Time: 6pm - 9pm
Exhibition: 5pm - 10pm
Location: Pearl Room, Pearl Cove Library
What is a Human Living Library? An event in which people are the ‘books’ and library patrons can ‘borrow’ them, to learn more about their life circumstances. At its heart, the experience encourages engagement, exchange and empathy.
Ancient History will be an opportunity for you to listen and learn more about the experiences of our First Nations peoples. In celebration of NAIDOC Week, we will be hosting an evening with six Books and an exhibition of artworks by local Indigenous artists and students. Refreshments provided!
Meet our Books:
- Jody Barney, Deaf Indigenous Community Consultant and Advocate
- Larissa Behrendt, Professor of Indigenous Research and Director of Research at Jumbunna
- Kimberley Benjamin, filmmaker, youth leader and member of NAIDOC
- Bruce Pascoe, writer and author of the bestseller ‘Dark Emu’
- Uncle Charles Madden, Secretary of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council and Elder
- Aunty Esme Timbery, artist and Elder
This is a free event and limited places are available. Please book online through Eventbrite.
To find out more about human living libraries, visit https://www.humanlibraryaus.org/
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which Pearl Cove Library and its branches are built and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
ANNABELLE HABAK
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