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

Spring to Pearl Cove

 

Spring to Pearl Cove 

Location Saturday 19th September 2020 between 10am to 1pm 

at the Pearl Cove library's Courtyard

Ever want to Explore Spring ? This what you might like to do in Australia. This is Spring  in Australia. 

https://www.australia.com/en/facts-and-planning/australias-seasons.html

Come meet some of our lovely residents of Pearl Cove. They are the living library and star of the event. They will take you around Pearl Cove and share stories and favourite hang out in Pearl Cove. 

Please Book via 

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/

If you need further information please do not hesitate call 

library phone number 9351 5983

or speak to a friendly staff!

All children under 18 should have permission from parents to attend event. There will be photographers present and there will be a consent form at the event.

The Library will have Wifi available.

There will be variety of sitting available please tick the box or let one of the friendly staff know a week ahead of your needs.

There will be non alcoholic drinks available.   

Transport to the library is accessible via public transport. Street parking available.

Event by Qing Helen Cai

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Discover Our Heritage & Our Future

Join Pearl Cove Library as we hold our community’s first ever
Human Library where the books are alive and the stories are real. 

On Saturday 21 May 2020, you can borrow books just for the morning, but this time the books are humans.  Following the practice of Denmark’s renowned Human Library, each one of the books at this event will be a living Pearl Cove community member who represents our multicultural heritage and our future. 

We’ll have Living Books from our indigenous, refugee and migrant communities, as well as a Book whose great, great, great grandfather was among the original Pearl Cove founders. They'll tell stories of a community's struggles brought by racial, cultural, physical and religious difference to live a life of peace and equality in our beautiful town. 

Our Human Library will take place over a delicious morning tea designed by our own Heritage Committee to reflect the diversity of our community. We’ll invite attendees to borrow the Living Books for open discussions in small groups.

This is a FREE event to unite and celebrate community so we can grow the future together.

 

Bookings are essential as this is a limited number event. 

Click here to book through Eventbrite.

Saturday 21 May 2020

10.30am – 12.30pm

Pearl Cove Room

Together We Are Pearl Cove - Celebrating Our Evolving History is a part of the National Trust of Australia’s annual Australian Heritage Festival.

Composting: Giving back to the earth

Human Library Event

Age Group 12 and above

Thursday, 5 December 2019

11:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Pearl Cove Library Courtyard

Register Now!

$10 per person

Link to the event

Borrow your favourite book!

Pearl Cove library is hosting a human library event of Composting & Growing!

Human Library® is a library of people who host events where readers can borrow human beings.  Borrowers can have conversations with the Books. It is a community-based organisation run by volunteers.

At this event, human Books or composting gurus will be available for borrowing. You will have the opportunity to borrow them and find out all about Composting & Growing. Come and find out: Can we do community composting? Can we use all our green waste to make compost and grow vegetable, flowers and fruits? Can we make our Pearl Cove community sustainable?

Clarence Slockee

Clarence Slockee is the Education officer at the Sydney Botanic Gardens, where his work involves promoting aboriginal culture and bush tucker. He is from Bundjalung nation from north coast NSW. Growing up in the lush Tweed Valley with a long family history of bushmen, farmers and fishermen, Clarence has combined his love of teaching, culture, music, dance and the bush with his roles at the Sydney Botanic Gardens and on Gardening Australia.

Costa Georgiadis

Costa Georgiadis is is an Australian landscape architect, television presenter, and an Ambassador of ICAW. He has an all-consuming passion for plants and people - he knows how to bring out the best in both and takes great pleasure in bringing them together. He believes in embracing and celebrating Mother Nature’s cycles and seasons and nurturing her balance, beauty and bounty organically. Costa works with schools, TAFEs, universities, industry and community groups to spread the message of creating a permanent self-sustaining culture.

Lachlan Jobbins - President of the Camdenville Paddock Community Garden. He is one of the parents at the Camdenville Public School. He and another sustainably-minded parent Georgina Eldershaw started food scrap Friday at Camdenville Public School. The first day of Food Scrap Friday began on 21 October 2016 with 7 kgs of food scraps, and two years later in December 2018 - they collected a grand total of 9186 kgs. Food Scrap Friday is going strong, making waves in the community and even catching the interest of the Gardening Australia TV show and magazine.

Luke Gregory - GM and Designer at Urban Composter, Sydney, Australia. He designed the Urban Composter while studying Industrial design at University. He is passionate about environment and wanted an easy way to stop food scraps going into landfill.

Event Details

Date: Thursday, 5 December 2019
Time: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm
Venue: Pearl Cove Library courtyard
Cost: $10 per person (includes healthy refreshments)
Age Group: 12 years or over
How to reach there: View map
Note: Bike parking space available
Only 3 minute walk from Pearl Cove station.

Registration

On-line:  click on the Link to the event
Phone: 0888888888 (Abha Sinha)
At Library: reception desk

Share this event with your friends: Facebook, Twitter

To find out more about composting visit these websites
Community Composting (City Of Sydney)
Give your waste a second chance!

Abha Sinha

Many Faces Of Faith

Matthew Fearnley, 2010, Religion Stencil (Edited), retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/58319433@N08/7428617406/

Many Faces Of Faith

Spirituality and Religious Expression in the 21st Century

Pearl Cove Library, in conjunction with Pearl Cove Council and Joint Ministries Group, invites members of the community to attend the Pearl Cove Living Library, a rare opportunity to engage directly with people from varied faiths, from Christianity to Buddhism, Islam to Wicca, by 'borrowing' our volunteer Books for short chats about their beliefs.

This event is being held in celebration of World Interfaith Harmony Week, a United Nations initiative to celebrate contributions to international peace movements by religions and to foster wider ecumenical harmony around the world.

Date: Wednesday 5th February 2020

Time: 1.00 pm - 4.30 pm

Location: Pearl Cove Library Courtyard

Bookings: Through Eventbrite

Water, tea and coffee available

Books

Representatives from the Christian, Islamic, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu faiths as well as Wiccan and New Age practitioners from the Pearl Cove community who have volunteered to share their experiences and relationships with their faiths.

Posted by Tom Lecky

Pearl Cove Smart Culture Day

Pearl Cove Smart Culture Day

Human Library is coming to Pearl Cove to celebrate Harmony Day

Image Credit: Mosman Library

Venue: Pearl Cove Library - Cove Meeting Room

Time and Date: 9:30am – 12:30pm Friday March 20^th 2020

Web information: http://www.pearlcovehumanlibrary.nsw.gov.au/smartclutureday

If you are interested in one or more topics list below, please visit our Human Library event:

• What is Pearl Cove culture and what are the unique elements?
• How to tackle the stereotype and prejudices and embrace diversity within a community to strengthen people’s awareness of cultural diversity and acceptance?
• What are the opportunities in art and cultural industry to develop Smart, innovative and sustainable Economy?     

In the event, you will have the opportunity to ‘read’ the ‘books’ as to their own journeys from being indigenous, refugee, low-educated or unemployed to be re-recognised and become an important part of the cultural development force in Pearl Cove. These ‘books’ were seen as different culturally or socially at the beginning, but through their own effort, they are able to break the stereotype and connect closely with all communities and more importantly, they are able to come up with their own understanding of Pearl Cove culture and share this with you.

FREE EVENT but limited seats available!

Please book your TICKETS (bookings required) via

http://www.pearlcovehumanlibrary.nsw.gov.au/smartclutureday/booking

More Information:

Phone: 02 9543 4321

Email: info@pearlcovehumanlibrary.nsw.gov.au

Facebook: pearlcovehumanlibrary

Twitter: #pearlcovehumanlibrary

Human Library: https://humanlibrary.org/

Harmony Day: https://www.harmony.gov.au/

Student Name: Lina Sun

Student Number:806691518

Your Mob, Our Mob

 

F  O  R   N  A  I  D  O  C   W  E  E  K

Imagine the resources we have available in our community!  
Not from books but from people!! 

This coming July, during NAIDOC Week, Pearl Cove Library will be holding it's first Human Living Library Event.

Instead of borrowing a book, come and spend some time with our 'living libraries'. 

This is a unique opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge of the experiences and knowledge of members of our indigenous community.

We are pleased to announce our 'living books' will be:
> Dharawal elder Lorraine Brown, an artist at Coomaditichie United Aboriginal Corporation

> Yuin elder and historian Noel Butler, 
> Adelaide Wenberg, who was a member of the Stolen Generation, and
> Aboriginal elder Uncle Willie Dixon, who was also a member of the Stolen Generation.

2 to 5pm, Friday 17th July, 2020 (NAIDOC Week)
The Pearl Room, Pearl Cove Library
This event is FREE but space is limited
Book through Everbrite to secure your place
For more information, please call 5555 7777 or email nancy@pearlcovelibrary.org.au
A light afternoon tea will be served

https://www.naidoc.org.au/

https://www.humanlibraryaus.org/

Author: Lyndal Parker

Images: https://www.smhow.org.au and Joshua Ness on Unsplash

Breaking out: Escaping the prison of stereotypes.

Bookings to be made through Eventbrite.

 

To celebrate International Prison Justice Day, the Pearl Cove Library will host a Human Library event. This event will shine a light on those affected by the prison the system by allowing patrons to talk with those who have been incarcerated, those whose loved ones are incarcerated and those whose livelihoods are based within the prison system.

The Human Library® is, in the true sense of the word, a library of people. We host events where readers can borrow human beings serving as open books and have conversations they would not normally have access to. Every human book from our bookshelf, represent a group in our society that is often subjected to prejudice, stigmatization or discrimination because of their lifestyle, diagnosis, belief, disability, social status, ethnic origin etc.

Benjamin McKay

Too Young to Forget

Dementia is often thought of as an older persons disease, but did you know that it can affect someone in their 30s?

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

There are an estimated 25000 people in Australia living with younger onset dementia, A term used to describe a diagnosis of dementia under the age of 65. Many of these people are still working, are raising dependent children, or are caring for an older relative. A diagnosis can be confronting, frightening and isolating. 

We here at Pearl Cove library are striving to build a dementia friendly community and are holding a special event to coincide with Dementia Awareness Month this September. 

Too Young to Forget is a human library event

Date: Saturday 21 September

Time: 9am-1.30pm

Place: Pearl Cove Library (Pearl Room)

Cost: Free

Booking: Through Eventbrite here

Limited places so bookings are essential

What is a human library? A human library is where people are the books who are on loan to readers to have a conversation. It's an opportunity to ask questions, to challenge stereotypes and break down prejudices. It's a chance to encourage an understanding and to ask the questions you've always wanted to ask.

Maybe you have a family member or friend who is diagnosed, or you have a local business and want to understand how you can help make a difference. Little things like the language you use and the way you interact, can have a positive impact in the life of someone living with younger onset dementia.

Come along and have a chat with someone who is living with, or whose parent has younger onset dementia. Ask questions of a representative of the Dementia Australia key worker program. We will have 6 books available for you to borrow including Kate Swaffer, author of "What the hell happened to my brain" who was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 49 and is a globally recognised advocate for people living with dementia. You can find more information about our books here

Be a part of a great event and join us in becoming more dementia aware and help us on the road to building a dementia friendly community.
 

Photo credit - Dementia Australia

"Little changes make a big difference"

For more information:

Pearl Cove Library Events
Dementia Australia
Kate Swaffer
Human Library

Courage, Creativity and Leadership: Celebrating Women at Pearl Cove Library

Image credit: "Cheerful businesswomen relaxing at a cafe" by Rawpixel Ltd is licenced under CC by 2.0. Original image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/byrawpixel/45739277082/in/photostream/ 

Learn how to be your own heroine – come celebrate International Women’s Day at Pearl Cove Library! 

At our exciting "Living Libraries" free event, you have the chance to “borrow” one of our Living Books - four inspiring local women who’ve achieved success in diverse fields. 

Book your spot for a rare opportunity to experience the Living Libraries phenomenon that began in Denmark in 2000 and has since become a global movement for positive social change. 

Our four Living Books can be borrowed for 20-minute chats about just about anything! This event aims to bring diverse voices into challenging and exciting conversations, so no question is taboo.

Featuring: four extraordinary women self-described as "an Indigenous Australian scientist", "an LGBTQIA+ sportsperson", "a refugee author", and "a disabled business owner". Come meet the woman behind the stereotype!

Date: Saturday May 11, 2019

Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Venue: Pearl Cove Library – Pearl Room 

Tickets: Free event - Bookings essential. Light refreshments provided. 

Register today at the Library or online by clicking the link [here]

Pearl Cove Library Events Team

Phone: (04) 9438 4777

Email: events@pearlcovelibraries.com

Image credit: "Businesswomen in a fist bump" by Rawpixel Ltd is licenced under CC by 2.0 Original image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/byrawpixel/45739277262/in/photostream/

Student Name: Rosanna Kellett

Shelter from the Storm – End Violence Against Sex Workers #IDEVASW

Image © Maree Basse, 2014

Over 18s Event

December 17^th, 2019 from 6 – 9 pm : Pearl Cove Library Café : $5 per person

On behalf of the Scarlet Alliance, and Sex Workers Outreach Program, we at Pearl Cove Library would like to invite you to join us this “International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers” for a very special, “Human Library” event.

What is a Human Library?

Come meet industry veterans and allies as they share their stories, honour the victims of violence, and help us break down the stigma directed towards Sex Workers.

Our Books:

Lucie Bee - Sydney Gender Queer Sex Worker, writer and frequent guest on Triple J, and ABC’s “You Can’t Ask That”

Jules Kim – CEO of the Scarlet Alliance

More guests to be announced!

Bookings: Available through Eventbrite, or at the Pearl Cove Library front desk

For more information, contact Pearl Cove Library Events at
ph (02) 5550 7492, or email events@pearlcovelibrary.com.au

A glass of champagne on entry, and finger foods provided (vegan options available)

Content Note: Discussions of incidents of violence against sex workers, transphobic violence, homophobic violence and violence against migrants.

- Project by Stefano Ferrante

Living Libraries Event - Recognition of Autism and Asperger's Syndrome

Event Details

Wednesday, 3rd April 2019
12:00 pm to 2:15 pm
Pearl Cove Library, Ground Library Floor
Wheelchair Accessibility Available

Photo by Terry Ballard (URL: https://www.flickr.com/photos/terryballard/34260243793)

General Information

Autism and Asperger's Syndrome share something in common, those suffering from either of the two disorders will have difficulties in social interactions, be likely to produce repetitive behaviours, and worst of all, and can last up to a life time. People suffering from either Autism or Asperger's often find themselves struggling with being belonged to with regular society. We believe that we need to develop methods in raising our awareness with these two disorders and the potential effects these disorders can impact the livelihoods on a person's life.

The Pearl Cove community has organised a special event, in cooperation with various non-for-profit organisations, to provide the opportunity for people to communicate with the individuals who are suffering from either Autism and Asperger's Syndrome disorders as means to better understand their own point of views of society and the effects these disorders are affecting them everyday. The event is called "Autism and Asperger's Awareness".

Inspired by the United Nation's World Autism Awareness Day event, this particular library event will play out as a 'Human Living Library', where people will 'role-play' as books, engaging with conversations with one another.


We have these particular people who are available to participate the event as 'living library books':

• Terry Burke and Paul Miscallef - Co-Chairs of the Australian Autism Alliance
• Katharine Annear - Chair of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand
• Jac de Houting - Registered psychologist diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome
• Tony Langdon - Volunteer firefighter diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome

If you have any questions or enquiries regarding the "Autism and Asperger's Awareness" event, please contact Patrick Enriquez via email at patrickenriquez@pearlcove.gov.au or call 0421 481 826.




Resource Links about:

Human Living Libraries:

https://www.humanlibraryaus.org/about

http://humanlibrary.org/about-the-human-library/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjFHlR5DmJk


Autism:


https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/about-autism/what-is-autism

https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/uploads/documents/Research/Research-Insights-Iss-7-LR.pdf

https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/autism

https://www.mydr.com.au/kids-teens-health/autism-spectrum-disorders

Asperger's Syndrome:

https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/aspergers-syndrome

https://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E/Asperger-syndrome

http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/about-aspergers-m/what-is-aspergers



World Autism Awareness Day:

https://www.un.org/en/events/autismday/


Pearl Cove Library:

http://www.librarystudies.sit.edu.au/pc/homepc.html

Patrick Enriquez

The ability to aspire! The celebration of the arts for People with Disability.

 

Celebrate International Day of People with Disability at Pearl Cove Library

Date: Tuesday 3^rd of December 11am to 3.40pm

Location: Pearl Cove Library in the Pearl Room

Tickets: Tickets are Free!

How to book: Book tickets through EventBrite

Pearl Cove Library is happy to present Arts through disability: The ability to aspire!

In honour of International Day of People with Disability, Pearl Cove Library is holding their annual celebration for people with disabilities. This event is to honour artists and musicians who have disabilities. This event will incorporate a Human library, this is where you can ‘borrow one’ of the participants (called a human book) for a conversation and ask them any questions you have on your mind. We will also have art demonstrations and musical performances by our guests. The guests include:
 

• Ana Maria Belo, a musical actor. 
• Catherine Senior, an artist with cerebral palsy from the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists Pty Ltd.
• Corey Stewart, a disabled Indigenous painter sculptor and illustrator.
• Emma Bennison, blind singer-songwriter (CEO of Arts Access Australia).

Refreshments will be provided during the event.

People with disabilities are encouraged to come along.

There are wheelchair access facilities available.

If you have any requests or questions, please contact Pearl Cove Library.

For more info on International Day of People with Disability please visit https://www.idpwd.com.au/

Image used: Kevin Grocki, Brushstroke, from https://www.flickr.com/photos/kgrocki/4454517975/in/photolist-7MCz14-9t5Nkr-Vxqiss-2kbcie-W6kEoe-nQVwDj-ajBr9x-SGRZcQ-27bATsS-27apZw6-2emzRC7-2adixMX-eR9y2R-4xrGui-qT89Fv-6h2e9P-dT882S-ECwihd-588Xk1-Jdy8wr-nEcrQ-4n3Jkn-DZiEug-24pdcv8-2eKq3dh-27RZARq-2929jW-dQZSzg-YM4AzU-2atbnR-5ewqbG-6rvpJL-usPtUU-5ZPwFw-KmuDVr-5TuSDp-XsKESG-2eaemeU-24pdcfi-54AeyT-dJBAdJ-8coBWd-Pc5CFJ-2c8BuQA-2at72Ky-RBJNLX-boXc6m-7MuaXn-2eW55jo-81JzLb 

 

Nicole Whalan