On the evening of Thursday, 20 June, for World Refugee Day 2019, ten refugees open a very special library. Meet the stories of people who left their homes in Yemen, Iran, Myanmar, Congo, Thailand, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Morocco, Bangladesh and Egypt and live in Korea today.
Ten refugees who came to Korea in search of safety, freedom, and peace welcome you as human books. Meet a chapter of their lives in Korea at MAP Migration to Asia Peace(아시아평화를향한이주)‘s Human Library with Refugees.
★ Date and time: Thursday, 20 June 2019, 6:00~8:30 PM DATE & TIME: Thursday, June 20, 6:00~8:30PM
★ Place: Seoul NPO Support Center, Pumda (main hall) (Burim Building, 1st floor, 39 Namdaemun-ro 9-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul) LOCATION: Seoul NPO Center
★ Introducing the human books
☆ [Aicha Nezmedine] “Women, Dreaming of Hope amid Hardship” : Read my life and my talent.
☆ [Bereket Alemayehu] “READ” : A photographer from Ethiopia + a coffee diplomat
☆ [Premapi] “We Are All Refugees Somewhere” : Welcome without discrimination, love and acceptance
☆ [Mary] “My Life’s Journey” : Hardship. Read again with the hope of change.
☆ [Kim Min-hyeok] “Refugee, Student and Fashion Model” : I want to change the world’s prejudice. Let us all respect one another regardless of skin color.
☆ [Joy] “Life Is Unpredictable” : Setting out to find a ray of light in the darkness.
☆ [Ronel Chakma Nani] “Mr. ‘Lee’ of Gimpo” : Jumma indigenous person. Refugee. Proud Korean.
☆ [Chanoknan] “Welcome to Thailand, the Land of Smiles” : The shocking reality behind Thai politics that is driving many people into exile
☆ [Yasmin Alkhaipi] “Yasmin” : Do not pity refugees. Just believe in them.
☆ [Allen Jacob] “I Am in You and You Are in Me” : I am a person who loves you as you are and wishes for your happiness.
★ How to use the library
– There are two reading sessions, and a reader can borrow one human book in each reading session. (Reading session I: 6:20~7:10 PM, reading session II: 7:25~8:15 PM)
– Each human book sits at a table and meets 3~5 readers in each reading session.
– A reading session consists of the human book’s story (20 minutes), conversation with readers (20 minutes) and writing a peace card (10 minutes).
★ Apply to borrow a book: https://forms.gle/wo6YEMmk5X8c4pF28
★ Borrowing inquiries (Contact): 031-625-0851, 010-3328-0612, map@mapcast.org
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