Rights of Passage: Know Me, Know My Country

Know Me, Know My Country

The Pearl Cove Library will host Know My Country,  a Human Living Library® event as part of World Refugee Week.
When? 6pm - 8.30pm | Thursday 23rd June 
Where?  The Pearl Room, adjacent to Pearl Cove Library 
Do I need to book? Yes, book through Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/
How much? FREE 

                                                Image by Vonecia Carswell via Unsplash (2018).

What’s happening on Thursday 23 June?

Know My Country is an event in which you can meet with four people for whom 'çountry’ is not straightforward. "Borrow" a human as you would a book, sit down and hear their story of sovereignty and displacement. This is a chance to meet with others from our Pearl Cove community and to unjudge someone - part of the Human Living Library® tradition. 

Human Living Libraries bring people together to challenge stereotypes and expectations. You can "borrow" a human for half an hour, ask them questions and listen to them read you their "story-" learn about their experiences.

Our human books are volunteers and bring stories from Gumbaynggirr, Kurdish, Syrian and Hong Kongese experiences of place and recognition. 

For further information / queries, please contact our friendly team at Pearl Cove Library:

(02) 9987 6543 

or speak to us in person at 123 Seabreeze Rd, Pearl Cove. 

Weekdays 9am-5pm and weekends 10am - 3pm.  

To read more titles relating to refuge and displacement, take a look at The Refugee Council of Australia booklist: https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/books/

To learn more about Human Living Library events, take a look at the Human Library website: https://humanlibrary.org/

Tama Woodbury, S2 2021.