Breaking the silence. Let’s talk about suicide.

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Breaking the silence – World Suicide Prevention Day, Let’s talk about suicide. 

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On the 10th of September. We are breaking the silence for World Suicide Prevention Day. We are talking about suicide. 

     Where: The event will be held at the Pearl Cove Library in the Pearl Room.

When: On Friday the 10^th of September, 2021. The event will run from 1:00 to 5:00 pm.

Talking about suicide has always been a taboo. But it happens more than you think, closer than you think, and more than any of us want. It happens but no one talks about it. Why do they do it? What happens to the family and friends left behind? And how can we prevent it from happing again? 

So we are going to do it! We will challenge the social stigma around talking about suicide, and the assumptions we hold about people who attempt suicide. We will open the conversation to recognize the importance we all place in suicide prevention; and answer some of our burning questions while doing it. 

We are holding a Human Living Library event! 

What's is a human library? Human Libraries reduce social stigmas, challenge stereotypes, and promote an acceptance of others; by allowing readers to book, listen, and interact with the stories of real people. 

The books in the living library are people! The stories from the living libraries are real, the people right in front of your eyes. You can ask people questions you have always wanted answered but never felt comfortable to ask. Human Library events focus on breaking down these stereotypes and assumptions about others and encourage acceptance. 

This event will be focused on suicide. Our books are the families effected by suicide, people who attempted suicide, and experienced suicidal behaviors. We will all work together to break down these social barriers and recognize the signs that could lead to suicide.

Want to learn more about Human Libraries? Check out the Human Libraries Australia webpage. 

We will be holding private reading sessions from 1:30 to 5pm with our 10 humans books. You will be talking with the book of your choice one on one for 30 minutes. Check out our books and book a session below!

Our Human Books!

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                                   "I almost died"                                     "I attempted suicide"                                                                     - Alice Alison                                          - Steve Rogers      

                 

                         "I am the family left behind"                               "I self harmed"   

                                  - Darth Vader                                              - James Bond 

                                                       

                    "The aboriginal that experienced                          "I lost my best friend"                                                            it all" - Sherlock Homes                             - Sam Samson

                                                          

                                "How I told my fiancé I                             "My family shamed me"                                                          wanted to die"  - Anthony Stark                      - James Barns          

                     

                                    

                               "I lost a loved one, I wanted                   "How my Asian family reacted"  

                               to join them"- Peter Parker                             - Clint Barton

                                            

Interested in a book? Click here and book one now

We hope to see you there!

Pearl Cove Libraries - Event Manager - Lauren Watson.

    

The Fear of Holding Hands ! World Refugee Day! - NH

 

   The Fear of Holding Hands! World Refugee Day!

Pearl Cove Library would like to invite you to attend our upcoming Event in Recognition and Celebration of Cultural Identity for Upcoming World Refugee Day.  

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Image Credit to : Truthseeker08

url: https://tinyurl.com/wkrarbsf

About the Event

This Hosted Event will allow attendee's to explore the division of Cultural Identity, build a stronger and more understanding community through Connection and Celebration. Come have a Chat and embrace story telling from one of our acclaimed Guest Speakers. 

Guess Who!

Event Bookings: Check out the details below!

Introduction to the Human Library Movement:

The Human Living Library is a Global Movement that promotes social change. This movement was first introduced at a Music festival in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000 that was promoted by a Youth Organisation known as “Stop the Violence”. Concert Participates were invited to be a part of a collection of books that would tell aspects of their lives to people participating in the event, referred to as readers. The success story of this movement was the foundation for the founding of the Human Library Organisation.

Subsequently six years later, Australia was the first country to host a Permanent Human library with its live launch with aligned association of Australian Library and Information Association, Department of immigration and Citizenship and Lismore council forming the Living Libraries Australia. This organisation today is known as Human Library Australia.

What is a Human Living Library?

Human Living Libraries are a space involving a conversation between two parties, the book and the reader. In this case the book are people (real or architect) as well as readers that are people both promoting social change.

The conversation held is designed to create dialogue, promote understanding of human diversity/differences and reducing prejudice and stereotype whilst, dissolving and breakdown barriers in the process. This aspect of the conversation connects and strengths people and community bonds. Yes, it's not an easy conversation.  

Questions and stories of books and readers are difficult to sometimes answer and listen too as you may experience your own prejudices in the process.

Introducing our Books?

Musician and Story Teller- Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul

Background: 

Embrace Identity and Join Hands with Gurrumul. An Aboriginal Musician and Storyteller. With his enriched life stories and is willing to speak up about how to Embrace Cultural Identity through Music and Storytelling.

Indigenous AFL Football Player - Daniel

Background: 

Daniel is a 20-year-old Aboriginal Player in the VFL for the Sydney Swans. He recently moved down to Sydney from the Northern Territory where he plays Professional Football. Daniel talks about his life growing up and speaks up about the challenges faced in the AfL Association for Aboriginal's and other Nationalities.

Refugee Iranian Mother - Leila

Background: 

Leila is a 30-year-old Persian Refugee that has now been Living in Australia for six years. Leila speaks up about the division of cultural identity for Persian refugees and overcoming Xenophobia since living in the local community and what it means to identify as an Australian refugee. 

Community Activist - Sabina Baltruweit

Background: 

Sabina is a Human rights and peace activist whom will be Celebrating World Refugee Day with you and speaking up about Community based projects that the Local LGA is encouraging to build stronger connection's, healing and expression.

Member of Refugee Council of Australia - John

Background: 

John is a Local Business Man and Member of the Refugee Council of Australia and will be talking about the support that is offered to refugees in the LGA and where to find this information. Q&A is encouraged during session. 

Event Bookings: Check out the details below!

Day and Date: Saturday 19th June

Where: Pearl Cove Library - Ground floor - Pearl Cove Room

Time:  10.00 am - 3.05pm

Bookings: For all Bookings please click on the link provided. 

Cost: $10 per Ticket. Cap 45. 

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

Booking Information: 

For further details please contact the Pearl Cove Library and the Outreach Team. 

Email: Outreach@pearlcovelibrary.com

PH: 02 134 236 75

Important Links: 

Xenophobia: https://www.verywellmind.com/xenophobia-fear-of-strangers-2671881 

Human Library: https://humanlibrary.org/ 

World Refugee Day: http://unescocenterforpeacenys.org/international-days-celebration/

Cultural Protocols: 

https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/syrian-culture/syrian-culture-syrians-in-australia

https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/iranian-culture/iranian-culture-iranians-in-australia

Refugee Welcome Zone: https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/refugee-welcome-zones/

Blogged Posted by: Nicholas A. Houghton

Diploma student - Library and Information Services

Link: https://pearlcovelibrary.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-fear-of-holding-hands-world-refugee.html

Supercharge your future with STEM!

February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Join us at Pearl Cove Library for a special Human Living Libraries event.

Human Living Libraries give you the chance to speak to people you wouldn't otherwise meet about topics that don't often come up. 

Women have made great strides in the fields of science, technology and engineering in recent years and perceptions of women’s contributions to science changing. But there is still a long way ahead. 

According to the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, in 2016, only 14% of STEM professors were women and only 12% of engineers were women.

Our “books” will help you understand the challenges women and girls face in trying to enter and advance careers in the fields of science and engineering. 

Come pick a book and have a chance to ask all the questions you have about women in STEM.

Our books:

• Annie Slattery, the co-founder and CEO of ConX, a company that makes software to bring tradies online
• Taylah Griffin, an indigenous Gangulu STEM student and Boeing Defence Australia STEM ambassador
• Professor Renae Ryan, the academic director of Science in Australia Gender Equity
• Karlie Noon, an indigenous Gomeroi astrophysicist

Details

Tuesday, 11 February

5:30 for 6 PM

The Pearl Room at Pearl Cove Library

RSVP on Eventbrite by 4 February.

For further enquiries, call the library's front desk at 029 555 555.

(Faranaaz Parker)

R U OK? Day: Three Words Can Make A Difference

Date and Time:

14^th September 2019 5pm-9pm

Location:Pearl Room at Pearl Cove Library

Cost: Free

Booking Information: Book via eventbrite

In celebration of R U OK? Day, Pearl Cove Library is holding a free Human Living Library event. 

R U OK? is a non-profit suicide prevention organisation that encourages people to connect and start a conversation with people who may be struggling with life. 

Come along and have a conversation with our human “Books” who will be sharing about their experiences with suicide and learn how to start a conversation that could change a life. 

For more information on R U OK? and Human Living Libraries please see the following links:

https://www.ruok.org.au

https://www.humanlibraryaus.org

Living Library: What’s the Story?

  EVENT   Living Library: Everyone Belongs

  WHEN   Thursday, 21 March 2019, 10.00am-12.00 midday

  WHERE   Pearl Room, Pearl Cove Library, 52 Main Street, Pearl Cove

  BOOKINGS   Registration essential via Eventbrite. Borrowing rules apply.

  CONTACT   Loretta Biblio, Pearl Cove Living Library Coordinator on 0411 111 111

   MORE LIVING LIBRARY INFO    Human Library  +  Griffith Uni video  +  Sydney Uni video

At Pearl Cove Library, our members love to read: to learn, understand and engage with the books in our collection. We’re staying true to that idea with our monthly Living Library events, except the "books" just happen to be real people, thoughtfully sharing their insights, experiences and perspectives with "readers".

During March, in recognition of Harmony Week and the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the theme of Pearl Cove's Living Library will be Everyone Belongs. This theme embraces Pearl Cove’s cultural and religious diversity, inclusive of First Nations peoples and multicultural migrant heritage. 

Check your preconceptions! Have a conversation with someone you think you know. Willing to share their stories with readers, 12 living books will be available to book for sessions of 20 minutes. Join us at this special event where you borrow a person instead of a book. Bookings essential.

Book titles include:

• One of the stolen generations

• Community elder

• First Nations young person… and proud

• New arrival: a recent migrant

• Overseas-born Australian

• First-generation Australian

• Seeking asylum 1970s: Vietnamese

• Seeking asylum 2000s: Sudanese

• Hijabi Muslim

• Hindu

• Jewish community member  

This post created by: Nicola d’Alpuget

Human Library, Anxiety & Depression, I'm ok, you're ok, we're ok!

2nd February 2020

Human Library, Anxiety & Depression, I'm ok, you're ok, we're ok!

When: October 22, 2020. Friday, 2pm.

Where: Pearl Cove Library Courtyard, 10 Wave  St, Pearl Cove. 4000.

Cost: free

Booking: www.eventbrite.com.au/areyouok
(event organiser Mr Simon Dent - tel 0405799088, dentsimon895@gmail.com)

*Reduce the stigma attached to mental illness in this human library event to meet someone with anxiety and or depression during mental heath Month (October).

*The human library events first started in Denmark in 2000, and came to Australia at Lismore library New South Wales, and it is your chance to chat to a living book, ask them questions, and unjudge them!

In this event, you can talk for 30 minutes….

…just to have a chat…no library late return fees here!

*so come, challenge the norm and ask some non-judgemental questions of these people...meet our human book list...

Interviewee 1 - Peter Hobbson - local Pearl Cove jobseeker

Interviewee 2: Peter Lynch - Operations Manager Beyond Blue

Interviewee 3: Lyn Olive - local Pearl Cove Library Technician

Interviewee 4: Judy Small - a Pearl Cove jobseeker

(photo from google images: https://www.offgridquest.com/images/3823/2.jpg)

(photograph copyright State Library of NSW)

   

…check out a person, not a book…no library late return fees here!

 Categories: anxiety, depression, Disability, human books, human living library, library, people, unemployment.

USEFUL WEBSITE LINKS: www.beyondblue.com.au, www.lifeline.org.au, http://mentalhealthmonth.wayahead.org.au/

 

STUDENT NAME - SIMON DENT