{"id":11729,"date":"2021-10-21T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T19:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/BigJimIndustries.com\/wordpress\/?p=11729"},"modified":"2021-11-07T12:52:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T19:52:41","slug":"the-human-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2021\/10\/21\/the-human-library\/","title":{"rendered":"The Human Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20210923-at-the-human-library-everyone-is-an-open-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from France 24<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At the &#8216;Human Library&#8217;, everyone is an open book<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/humanlibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/HL_logo_500x94px.jpg\" alt=\"The Human Library Organization\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Copenhagen (AFP)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the &#8220;Human Library&#8221;, you can &#8220;loan&#8221; a person to tell you their life story, an original concept born in Denmark that is designed to challenge prejudice and which has spread around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iben &#8212; a quiet 46-year-old sexual abuse victim with mental health issues who doesn&#8217;t give out her last name &#8212; is one of eight &#8220;books&#8221; curious people can loan on this autumn day in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 30 minutes, you can ask anything you want, either one-on-one or in a small group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Human Library is a safe space where we can explore diversity, learn about ways in which we&#8217;re different from each other, and engage with people we normally would never meet&#8230; and challenge your unconscious bias,&#8221; explains Ronni Abergel, the project&#8217;s garrulous initiator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He created the living library in 2000 during the Roskilde music festival and went on to build a non-profit organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concept has since found its way into more than 70 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20210923-at-the-human-library-everyone-is-an-open-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click to continue reading at France 24<\/a> ]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=121241974571942&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Ff24.my%2F80ef.F&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.france24.com%2Fen%2Flive-news%2F20210923-at-the-human-library-everyone-is-an-open-book&amp;locale=en_US\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.whatsapp.com\/send?text=At%20the%20%27Human%20Library%27%2C%20everyone%20is%20an%20open%20book%20-%20https%3A%2F%2Ff24.my%2F80ef.W\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Ff24.my%2F80ef.T&amp;via=FRANCE24&amp;related=FRANCE24&amp;text=At%20the%20%27Human%20Library%27%2C%20everyone%20is%20an%20open%20book&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from France 24 At the &#8216;Human Library&#8217;, everyone is an open book Copenhagen (AFP) At the &#8220;Human Library&#8221;, you can &#8220;loan&#8221; a person to tell you their life story, an original concept born in Denmark that is designed to challenge prejudice and which has spread around the world. 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