TONIGHT: Rainbow Human Library event at the Peace Room on Ledra Street, Nicosia from 7pm. The Human Library is an event where the books that are available to read are … humans! These books are not actors or authors of books. They are human beings open to talk about themselves, their ideas and their identities, and thus to allow a discussion for diversity to start. They are open books for achieving a culture of understanding and respecting of diversity. The procedure is simple. You come and “borrow” a book for a maximum time of twenty minutes. The reading session takes the form of a personal meeting between you and the book and you may ask whatever you would like, as long as you return the book to us intact! Then you can read a different book if you wish. This is a great way for people to get in touch with issues, topics, identities and ideas, that others may face with ignorance, suspicion or prejudice. The Rainbow Human Library consists of books (people), where each one is labeled as a specific “colour”, thus the “Rainbow" title. In the Rainbow Human Library, all colour-books talk about LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans) issues and their relationship to them. The Rainbow Human Library is organised by the Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus in collaboration with the NGO Support Centre, Cyprus Community Media Centre, and the Pool of Trainers of the Cyprus Youth Council. Download your poster here.
Voices Against Homophobia In honour of 17 May, International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), CCMC member accept – LGBT Cyprus is organising a series of activities titled “Voices Against Homophobia 2012”. The activities in the series “Voices against Homophobia 2012” include a number of events to be held between 12 and 31 May 2012 in Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos. At the ‘Peace Hall’, at the end of Ledra Street, Lefkosia, an exhibition will be hosted with covers of press media of Cyprus and other countries, with the theme of homophobia. Moreover, a number of activities will be held in aiming to inform the general public on the issue of homophobia and discrimination made on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The link with the full program can be found here in English and here in Greek. CCMC, along with its member NGO Support Centre and the Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus will be co-organising a Rainbow Human Library event at the Peace Room on Ledra Street at 19:00 on 18 May, as part of this series. For more information click here.
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