Building Bridges – To live in Harmony

 

Building Bridges

    

Image credit: CityofSalisbury

To live in HARMONY

Harmony Day is celebrated  annually  in Australia on 21st March and it coincides with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The main idea is that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights: Everyone Belongs.

Celebrate Harmony Day at Pearl Cove Library by joining our Human Living Library event - Building Bridges. 

At this event, you will be offered an opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue  with our "Living Books" from different cultures and backgrounds. Enhance your connection and respect for human diversity through interaction, and promote community harmony.

Human Living library  allows you to borrow real people as a book that they would not normally meet.

These volunteer books will share their  stories and  discuss openly with readers one on one conversation.

It helps dispel people's prejudices and break down stereotyping that occurs in our cities. It also contributes to reuniting our community leading to a worldwide movement to promote social change.

Our books include a local business owner who was born in Australia and currently supports the homeless, an Aboriginal person, Archie Rose, who is an activist & role model, a young Muslim woman who is a refugee from Syria, and a long-term unemployed person.

20 minutes each  "reading" session.

This is a free event and all  aged 16 and over are welcome !

EVENT INFORMATION:

Event:       Building Bridges – To live in Harmony

⏰  Date: Friday 19 March,2021

      Time：7pm -8.30pm

📍  Location: Pearl Room, Pearl Cove Library

👉 Places are limited  to the first 25 people and bookings are essential. 

👉 Bookings: eventbook@pearlcovelibrary.com.au or via Eventbrite

 MORE INFORMATION:

For information about event visit:

http://mylibrary.Pearlcovensw.gov.au/events/harmony-day-events

For information about Human libraries visit:

http://humanlibrary.org

For information about Harmony Day visit: 

https://www.harmony.gov.au

For further information or if you have any questions:

Visit us at Pearl Cove Library

Email: contacts@pearlcovelibrary.com.au

Phone: 02 9177 5588