Tag Archives: Stigma

Books Alive! week

Thanks to some funding from the Portsmouth Lottery, we’re celebrating stories of diversity from our inspirational Books Alive! volunteers. So why not join us for our Books Alive! week? We’ll be sharing an interview with one of our volunteers at 4pm each … Continue reading

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Seeking more inspirational volunteers for Human Library

Interested in challenging stigma and discrimination? Come along to our Human Library training event on Saturday 11 February at 1.30pm. The Human Library is an international equalities movement which promotes positive social change in over 60 countries. At a Human … Continue reading

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Human Library training in Southampton

After our successful interventions at the Mental Wealth Festival in London (see previous post), we wanted to highlight the next Human Library training day at the University of Southampton on Saturday 15 October from 1 – 4pm. The Human Library … Continue reading

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Human Library training – Sat April 16th

The Human Library is an international equalities movement which promotes positive social change in over 60 countries. At a Human Library ‘Books’ are people, and reading is a conversation. Human Books are volunteers who share personal experience to challenge prejudice, … Continue reading

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Lived Experience Conference in Southampton

On Thursday 25 February, the Health Sciences Faculty at the University of Southampton is hosting a day long conference organised by their Lived Experience Reference Group. Although this is primarily for students studying to become healthcare professionals, the conference is … Continue reading

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