Welcome to Australia

 

                Welcome to Australia 

To celebrate Refugee Week, Pearl Cove Library is hosting an event that gives you a chance to engage in a chat one-on-one with a refugee about their experiences coming to Australia. 

We would love you to join us for this occasion.

Date: 22nd June 2021

Time: 11am - 1.30pm

Venue: The Pearl Room, Pearl Cove Library

Light refreshments available.

Please reserve your spot through Eventbrite.

We welcome the opportunity to learn more about our four speakers or "human books" who represent the Refugee community and have volunteered to participate in this Human Library event. We encourage you to join us, meet our human books and engage in a respectful and interesting conversation.

Our human books are:

Peter Bol                      Australian Olympian.

Behrouz Boochani       Author, journalist, film-maker.

Lowitja O'Donoghue    Advocate for indigenous rights,    

                                    Member of Order of  Australia, 

                                     Australian of the Year, and  

                                     Australian National Treasure.

Samah Shda                International advocate for refugee rights, 

                                     Public speaker for Refugee Council.

The Human Library started in Denmark in 2000, and is based on the concept that everyone has a story to tell and can be a “human book”. 

The intent is for people to loan out a “human book” as you would in a library and have a respectful conversation. 

The aim behind the Human Library concept is to reduce prejudice, judgement, improve knowledge and empathy through conversation.

Please contact Pearl Cove Library with any further enquiries or booking assistance.

contact@pearlcove.library.com

ph: 2345 6789

Photo credit: Lukens, A. 2019. Strategy Movement Core Team. Wikimedia Commons.

Image credit: Human Library. 2021. 

Catherine. M. Baird 

Diploma student - Library and Information Services