Human Library of Penang
"Step into someone’s story. Experience the Human Library of Penang”
Human Library of Penang
The Human Library of Penang aims to create dialogue and understanding between people from all walks of life who have experienced discrimination based on race, religion, sexual preference, class, gender identity, sex, age, lifestyle choices, disability and other aspects of their life.
How it works?
In a library setting, participants ‘take out’ a self-titled human ‘book’ for up to 5-8 minutes for respectful and courageous conversation about their experiences of prejudice, bias, stereotype, stigma or discrimination.
Human Books will be needed to make their experiences open and available while readers are encouraged to ask hard questions and expect candid answers in return.
It is a place to bridge the gap between people both inside and outside the ring of prejudices - be it body image, abuse, mental disorders, sexuality, faith or lifestyle.
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Human Library of Penang
The Full Story
A Human Library is an event that aims to create dialogue and understanding between people. Individuals volunteer as “Human Books” and participants in the event can ‘read’ the book- meaning they would have a one on one conversation with the volunteer and share in a dialogue about that individual’s experience.
