What is this event about?
This event aligns with International Prisoners Justice Day on August 10th.
A day to recognise the rights of prisoners and express solidarity.
Since 1975, this date has been recognised as a day of empathy and memorial for injustice and violence against prisoners.
The aim of this event is to create connections with our wider community.
Fostering empathetic and understanding conversations with people who have been to prison and have worked in prison environments.
The event will aim to help people understand and discuss:
- Why people commit crime and how it is connected to factors such as socioeconomic status and drug addiction
- To bring attention to the resources within prison libraries and the lack of funding and access.
- To discuss the rates of incarceration of the Indigenous Australian population
- Rehabilitation and breaking the cycle of offending and imprisonment
What is a human library event?
The human library is an event in which you ‘borrow’ a person as you would a book, learning from their own unique life experience
The idea behind human library is to create a safe, friendly and open space to address and challenge people’s prejudices and perceptions
Connecting people from different life experiences and backgrounds.
The books for this event have all had experience being incarcerated or working in prisons
Read more about The Human Library Organisation:
WHEN: Tuesday August 10th , 6pm - 9pm
WHERE: Pearl Cove Library, Pearl Room
EMAIL: events@pearlcovelibrary.com.au
PH: (02) 9759 0323
This event has a 25-person capacity
Booking is essential
Please book here:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/booksbehindbars
This is an over 18s event
If you’re interested in this event and want to learn more.
Please visit our partnering organisation websites:
Justice Action NSW Aboriginal Land Council
Remi Read-Fowler 367036469
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