Welcoming them to a new Home - A Human Library event

 

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Join us at Pearl Cove Library to celebrate Refugee Week 2022 with a new Human Library event: Welcoming them to a new Home, aimed at connecting new members of our community, specifically refugees from Iran and Syria, to out community here at Pearl Cove. Come meet them and learn their stories and experiences, and to welcome them to our growing community.

What is a Human Library? A Human Library is an event where instead of borrowing a normal book, the participant (that’d be you!) borrows a human ‘book’, with the purpose of talking about their life and learning about their unique experiences. Find out more at https://www.humanlibraryaus.org. 

What is Refugee Week? Taking place in June every year, Refugee Week is Australia’s annual event to inform and teach the public about refugees and celebrate their contributions to the Australian community. You can learn more at https://www.refugeeweek.org.au/. 

Event Details

Date: 22nd June, 2022

Time: 10am to 3pm

Location: Pearl Cove Library,  Cove Meeting Room

Limited spots! Book via the Pearl Cove Library’s website.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Contact Sebastian Hidalgo at 0430969756 or sebastian.hidalgo@gmail.com

                                                                                                                                        Sebastian Hidalgo - 803239053

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 

Pearl Cove Connects

     

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    REFUGEE WEEK- HUMAN LIBRARY EVENT - JUNE 19 

  

In recognition of Refugee Week in June, we have invited a group of newly arrived people to talk about their experiences of living in Pearl Cove at a Human Living Library event.
 



What is a Human Library?

It operates the same as an everyday library, except people are borrowed rather than books. 
You can borrow a person for 20 minutes and have a conversation with them on why you like living in Pearl Cove.      


Did you know?
                                               Over  52% of refugees are    

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 children?
Most people seeking asylum in Australia arrive by air?*


 A refugee is a person who is forced to leave their home. At the end of 2017 there were 68.5 million people who were forcibly removed from their homes. This event hopes to address stereotypes and myths about refugees and fully support them into our Pearl Cove community.

Details

Pearl Cove Connects- Human Library- Refugee Week- June 21  10am-1pm

FREE EVENT (bookings required) https://www.eventbrite.com

Pearl Cove (main) library. https://www.google.com/maps

Transport Options https://transportnsw.info/trip#/

Please speak to our staff about our free community transport bus service.

More Information

Email: pearlcovelibraries@council.com

FB: Pearl Cove Libraries

Twitter: #pearlcovelibraries

Instagram: Pearl _Cove _Library

Human Libraries https://www.refugeeweek.org.au/

Refugee Week - Refugee Council of Australia  https://www.refugeeweek.org.au/

*Refugee Week – Refugee Council of Australia  https://www.refugeeweek.org.au/refugee-myths-and-facts/

 

Rachel Hodge

 Additional images from https://www.refugeeweek.org.au/ and https://www.refugeeweek.org.au/

Crossing borders - From fear to the land of hope

https://www.twinkl.com.au/event/refugee-week-2019

Pearl Cove Library is offering you an opportunity to come along and celebrate World Refugee Day with our Living Library. Interact with our human books where you will have a conversation that will give you an insight into the harrowing journey of refugees who have fled their home, family and friends to find hope in a new country. Experience the trauma and persecution as Anh Do, Deng Adut and Abdul share their stories of horror and joy, of laughter and pain, of wonder and resilience. 
The living library is here to challenge stereotypes and World Refugee Day gives refugees a platform to feel empowered and raise awareness of their valuable contribution to society. They are here to enrich Pearl Cove and contribute to the wider community with their artistic, musical, cultural, linguistic, food and work skills.
You will leave the Living library event with greater understanding and empathy, because of the refugees who have displayed courage and perseverance to maintain their hope when they cross borders in search for a new beginning.

EVENT DETAILS

When: Thursday 20 June 2019

Where: Pearl Cove Library- Pearl Room

Time: 10 am - 12 pm.

BOOKING CONTACT DETAILS

Jennifer Bradley 

jbradley@pearlcove.com.au 

0407507816

COST- FREE

FURTHER INFORMATION

For more information on Refugee Week events visit- https://www.refugeeweek.org.au

For more information on Human Library visit- http://humanlibrary.org

Our Journey Towards Home: Refugees in Conversation

Have you ever met a refugee? What would you ask them if you could?

In celebration of World Refugee Day, Pearl Cove Library will be hosting a Living Library Event where you become the 'reader' of a human 'book'. Talk with your book about their experiences and get to know members of our community!

You can choose to chat over a cup of tea and biscuits with a refugee from Syria, a refugee who is Muslim, a refugee who has lived in Australia for 30 years, a refugee who is Christian, or an Indigenous Australian from the Stolen Generation.

Photo by William Moreland

WHEN
20 June 2019  10:00 am - 6:00 pm 

WHERE
Pearl Cove Library - Pearl Room
100 Seabreeze Lane
Pearl Cove, NSW 2233
Google map and directions

CONTACT
Madelyn Carey
mcarey@pearlcove.gov.au
0412 345 678

TICKETS
FREE - Register here



This event is proudly presented in conjunction with Refugee Week.