Human Library Live and Remote

414 West Fort Grounds Dr.,Coeur d'Alene ID 83814

29 October, 2022

Description

The Remote and Live Human Library will be held on Saturday, October 29 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm hosted live from the Human Rights Education Institute or from the comfort of your own home. The Human Library™ is designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue. It is an opportunity to open individuals' minds in a positive way, and help them understand the fears they may have of others. The Human Library is a place where real people are on loan to readers. It is a place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated, and answered. Books are ordinary people like you and I, who have a different story to tell. They could be homeless now, or in the past, a refugee from multiple areas of the world, a recovering alcoholic, an individual who is differently abled, or a parent of a differently abled child. These could include someone with anxiety, bipolar, depression, a victim of child abuse (over 18 years old), a victim of human trafficking, an African American, a transgender individual...the list is infinite. The Human Library gives the options of helping people understand other individuals' ways of life that they may have never had the opportunity exploring. It helps people understand fears that they may have about others and open their mind in a positive way. The Human Library is an educational opportunity by bringing in real live people as the teachers of their own stories and way of life. For our October 29th Human Library event we will have the following human Books: Live Reads (in-person conversation) "A Sober Woman", "Pain Does Not Define Me", "Growing up New Mexican", "Life, Love, Death, Trauma", "Faith In Service", "A Life of Care", "Where Do You Come From?", "Life Through Logic", "Living my life as Daisy" Remote Read (remote conversation) "Rebuilding My Life"