"The New Normal" : dealing with and embracing life after loss.......... loss of independence, job, a loved one, Country, home, child, freedom, identity..

 "The New Normal" : dealing with and embracing life after loss .... loss of independence, job, a loved one, Country, home, child, freedom, identity.

                                         Saturday 22nd August 2020

1:00pm until  4:00pm

This Saturday falls between

18th August: Never Give Up Day and 30th August: National Grief Awareness Day

Everyone experiences loss of someone or something at sometime in their life.

Join us at Pearl Cove Library to have one on one conversations with everyday people in our community who have experienced losses that have changed their lives and are striving to embrace  "The New Normal".

                             

This event is the first in a planned series of Human Living Libraries events to provide opportunities for community members to connect with each other - hearing other people's stories can help build bridges of understanding across demographic and cultural groups and will help to strengthen our Pearl Cove community.  

Human Living Libraries is a concept where people ("the books"), who are willing to share their personal stories and life experiences, come together in a safe place with "borrowers/readers", who want to hear their stories, ask questions and engage in conversations with them that they may not be able to do in a different environment. 
To find out more about Human Living Libraries :  https://humanlibrary.org/    https://www.humanlibraryaus.org/

 Human Living Books at this event will include:

• an adult refugee who lost their freedom and their homeland

• an adult who has lost a loved one or child

• a person who has lost their home and all their family possessions in a fire

• an Indigenous elder talking about loss of Country, heritage and cultural identity

• an adult with an acquired physical injury who has lost their independence after a debilitating accident

• a person who has experienced the loss of their job and family's income

• an adult who has lost the ability to care for themselves at home

• an adult who is experiencing the loss of their sight or hearing

Choose a "book" you would like to "borrow" and register for this event, to be held in Pearl Cove Library and the Library Courtyard. 

                                                Light refreshments will be served. 

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Your feedback at the end of the event will help us plan for the next in this series:

"The New Normal": dealing with and embracing life after.......                                                                  (insert one of life's big challenges for each event in the series)

*change (retirement,relocation)  *a breakdown (relationship, mental health)   *a big decision (drug taking, suicide attempt)   * a revelation (adoption discovery, coming out as LGBTIQ)   *a diagnosis (cancer, degenerative disease, autism, dementia)

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For more details
 visit  Pearl Cove Library website or call 0438 998 875 during library hours.
Registration through Eventbrite or at Pearl Cove Library. 
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/d/australia--sydney/events/  
    

Due to the nature of this event, children are unable to attend. 

Pearl Cove Library and Courtyard are wheelchair accessible venues.

Image used in Blog post: Dennis Yang 

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