"Out of the bars, into the streets!"
When: Saturday 17 February 2024
Where: Azure Beach Public Library – Azure Room
Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Cost: Free
For the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Azure Beach Public Library in partnership with The Human Library and the 78ers Group is proud to present
"Where Pride Began: Meet the 78ers!" Human Library event.
Who are the 78ers?
The 78ers are a group of original LGBTQIA+ protesters from the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade held on the 24th of June 1978. At the time, Sydney had the most visible gay and lesbian community in the country, but they a remained criminalised and socially stigmatised community. In Paddington and Kings Cross, an estimated 2000 people marched for their liberation, mobilising out of the bars and into the streets. Emboldened by the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York, this group of protesters became the vanguard for the LGBTQIA+ rights movement in Australia. Come speak to a 78er to learn about the history and ongoing movement for LGBTQIA+ rights in Australia at this event.
What is the Human Library?
Leading with their motto "unjudge someone" The Human Library is a global organisation designed to foster and facilitate connection and conversations with people across diverse cultural, social, ethnic and religious backgrounds. Participants volunteer their time as Human Books to engage in dialogue on their diverse personal experiences, speaking on uncomfortable and sometimes taboo topics. For this event, 78ers volunteer themselves as Human Books.
Human Book conversations for this event will run in 20 minute group sessions with one Human Book to a group of three patrons.
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Session times and attendance numbers are limited.
ASL interpreter assisted sessions available.
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Bookings are mandatory.
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For further enquiries, contact us at:
✉ events@azurebeachpl.nsw.gov.au
☎ (02) 9999 9999
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Accessibility information:
- Accessible via public transport and onsite parking available
- Venue is located on the library ground floor and is wheelchair accessible
- Ambulant toilets available
- ASL interpreter sessions available from 10:30am – 11:30am. Bookings mandatory via Eventbrite.
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For more information on the 78ers group, The Human Library and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras:
https://www.78ers.org.au/
https://www.78ers.org.au/
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Image attribution: Russell, A. S. (2018, 14 February). Never forget: the 78ers and the origins of mardi gras. SBS. [Online]. Retrieved 2 June 2023 from https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/pride/mardigras/article/2018/02/14/never-forget-78ers-and-origins-mardi-gras
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Created by: Tanaporn (Yue) Norsrida
Library Programming & Events Officer – Azure Beach Public Library
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