Flashbacks+Flashforwards: Snapshots of Life in the Defence Force

                                           Image source: Anthony McAvoy

Join us for a morning of conversation and remembrance at Pearl Cove Library's first Human Library
When: 10am-1pm, Friday 8 November 
Where: Pearl Room, Pearl Cove Library
Make your booking at: www.eventbrite.com.au/flashbacks+flashforwards

What is a Human Library?
Originating in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000, the Human Library program is a cultural event where readers can borrow a human "book" and have a conversation about their unique life story. The Human Library is a safe and open place to listen to stories that aren't usually heard and ask questions that aren't usually asked, connecting community members with unique perspectives and experiences and combating prejudice towards marginalised, and misunderstood, groups.

The 11^th of November is Remembrance Day in Australia. During this time of remembrance, this event provides a chance for the community to openly discuss the past, present and future of soldiers in the Australian Defence Force. The event will explore topics such as:

- the daily life of a soldier in an active combat zone

- discrimination in the past and present as a minority in the armed forces

- coping with PTSD in civilian life

- the large community of homeless veterans

- the motives of the next generation joining the army

Meet our Human Books:

• Paul - a homeless veteran of the Iraq War who suffers from PTSD
• Sam - an Indigenous Elder and Vietnam War veteran
• Kelly - a junior officer currently studying at the Defence Force Academy
• Taylor - an openly gay veteran who served in the mid-90s after the ban on gay and lesbian personnel was lifted in 1992

For more information about Human Libraries visit https://www.humanlibraryaus.org/

For more information regarding how you can support our veterans visit https://www.woundedheroes.org.au/

For more information about this event contact
Kate Ficarra - Events Officer at Pearl Cove Library
Phone: 90583356
Email: katef@pearlcovelibrary.gov.au

                                                    Kate Ficarra

Lest We Forget

Pearl Cove Library's Remembrance Day Commemoration

Image Credit: http://filipinohomecaregiver.com/remembrance-day-2017/

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, Pearl Cove Library will be inviting four volunteers to recount their stories of their service in the Australian military. Based upon the worldwide initiative of Human Living Libraries, each 'Book' has agreed to converse with groups of 'Readers' for thirty minutes each, answering questions and recounting their lives.

 

For more information about Human Living Libraries, please check out their main website: http://humanlibrary.org/

Day: Sunday, 11 November 2018

Time: 12:30pm - 3:30pm

 

Booking Information

For the day, four time slots will be available for different groups to speak to their Book of choice; a total of sixteen sessions will be able to chosen from. Expressions of interests will occur from the 11th September - 25th September; these will be available to be done via the Pearl Cove Library and Council websites, as well as written applications in each branch of our Library Service.

The actual choosing and booking of sessions will be on the 11th October at 11am - please note, this process will be first in, first served.

 

IMPORTANT

Each Book is in charge of how they speak to and how many people they speak to. They will have a set of rules that MUST be adhered to for the duration of the event; some of these will include the ability to not answer whatever questions asked towards them or to end the session when they want. Any disrespectful or unsociable behaviour will result in being asked to leave the event and the Library itself.

For more information regarding Remembrance Day and its importance, please check out the Australian War Memorial's following site: https://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/remembrance-day

 

For more information, please contact Kate Andrejas (Event Coordinator) at kandrejas@pearlcovelibrary.com