We’re looking for people who have experienced prejudice due to issues such as race, sex, age, disability, sexual preference, gender identity, job, class, religion/belief, lifestyle choices or other aspects of who they are. You may not necessarily have experienced prejudice but if you have experienced stereotyping, misunderstanding, overcome challenges or difficulties then please do apply – we would love to hear from you.
As a Human book you embody a title which must directly reflect this in order to challenge the Reader to reflect on the stigmatisation that occurs. This could be anything – ‘depressive’, ‘vegan’, ‘Remainer’, ‘old person’, ‘disabled’ ‘police’, or any other!
As part of the Literature Festival, Storyhouse will run a Human Library on Saturday 6 November 12pm-4pm. You and others who have volunteered to be books will sit and have a 2-way conversation with another person (the Reader) who will ask you questions to get to know you and find out about your label. They may have prejudices but the point of this event is that they (the reader) leave 20-30 minutes later with a completely different view.
If you are interested you will be trained in October at Storyhouse (2hrs max) by the Human Library Coordinator for the UK – Katy Jon Went.
Click here to read about Katy-Jon.
To apply please provide us with the following details and we will be in touch:
As a Human Book you will receive expenses for example your travel, parking and lunch. This event is part of a global organisation called Human Library – click here to visit their site and find out more.
