Stirring the CALDron - Pearl Cove Human Library Event

Stirring the CALDron - Let's talk about linguistic diversity

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To celebrate International Mother Language Day, Pearl Cove Library will be hosting a Human Living Library event. This is your chance to borrow human “books” to hear the voices of Pearl Cove and learn about their mother languages. 20% of Pearl Cove's residents were born outside of Australia, and 7% do not speak English as their first language. The top languages spoken in our community include Farsi, Arabic, and Mandarin. Pearl Cove is also a Refugee Welcome Zone for refugees from Iran and Syria. Human Libraries create a safe space to challenge ideas, and encourage unity amongst different social, cultural, and religious groups. Borrow a book for 20 minutes and discover how cultural and linguistic diversity can strengthen your business or institution and contribute to the development of the Pearl Cove Community. 

You can find out more about International Mother Language Day at https://www.un.org/en/observances/mother-language-day 

To learn more about Human Library Events in Australia, follow this link https://www.humanlibraryaus.org/ 

Meet the books

Emily Ford: Indigenous speaker and researcher of indigenous knowledge and languages

Aaron: Syrian refugee and member of Pearl Cove Community

Asphyxia: Deaf public speaker and activist

Donya: Iranian refugee and member of Pearl Cove Community

Event details

Date: Saturday 19th February

Time: 11am-12:30pm

Light refreshments will be provided

Location: Pearl Room, Pearl Cove Library

Booking info: This is a free event, please register at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/

Contact: eventsmanager@pearlcovelibrary.com.au

Karina Young

Mother Language Day: Heart to Heart

Pearl Cove Library has a Human Living collection! 

Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm

Date: Friday 23 February 2018

Place: Pearl Cove Library, Pearl Room

Pearl Cove Library invite you and community supports to join special

Human library Event in February 2018

        Heart to Heart

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Come join Pearl Cove Library February ‘Mother Language Day ’event

Ticket Price: $20

include drinks and refreshments: International assorted finger food & gourmet sandwiches

Please book the ticket through Pearl Cove Library’s Eventbrite site Ticketing available link to book Eventbrite Perl Cove library Feb. Event

This event offers information on the International Mother Language Day which will be celebrated on 23 February 2018. Human living libraries in Pearl Cove Library deliberated importance of celebrating the International Language Day. Its role in representation of human libraries and borrow their remarkable a living history of their life and share in the special event.
 

 We represent the special speakers as big Hearts as Human Living Libraries. Its never ever happened before in Pearl Cove Library.

• Melissa Jackson: Borrow a passion for Aboriginal history and Language
• Lam Binh: Borrow a refugee for first boat people from Vietnam 1976 to Australia for freedom
• Philip Jensen: Borrow a witness of 500th Reformation of Questioning Christianity.

To find out more about Human Living Libraries, Please visit the follow website at:

Melisa Jackson

Lam Binh

Philip Jensen