Midland High Hosted Human Library March 16
This past Wednesday, in a collaborative effort with MPS and the community, MHS hosted the very first Human Library.
The Human Library is an international organization that publishes people as open books. The goal is to create a safe place for dialogue and a place to ask questions about difficult subjects, thus offering the opportunity to challenge stereotypes and provide the opportunity to "unjudge" someone.
Human books represented our own community members that often are subjected to prejudice, stigmatization or discrimination. This could be due to lifestyle, diagnosis, belief, disability, social status, ethnic origin, etc. Both the books and readers (MHS/DHS Seniors) had the opportunity to create empathy and meet people who may seem different but actually share many things in common.
A student from MHS reflects about her experience: "The Human Library was a beneficial experience to not only my peers and I, but also to teachers and the participants in the event. Taking a break away from our daily routine of work and classroom settings, we were able to have a discussion with people of our community who have faced or are facing struggles of life. This experience to some was very eye-opening and rewarding in a way in which we can take what we learned from our new friends and apply it to our life and our challenges we face individually. Thank you to Midland High School for giving my peers and I this experience, and most importantly thank you to the Human Library participants for having the courage to not only face the challenges life can bring to you, but also for having the bravery to share your story with others in the community."
"THANK YOU for this opportunity and I hope this can become a tradition to Midland High for years to come!!!" - Tayleigh Niemiec
Thank you very much to our community members who were willing to participate in the MPS/Midland Community Human Library.
For more information about the Human Library, visit: The Human Library Organization: Unjudge someone @ https://humanlibrary.org
Human Library FAQ: https://humanlibrary.org/meet-our-human-books/the-human-library-book-faq/