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 

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