Volunteer To Be a Book in BIPOC Human Library

The African American Association of County Employees is seeking living “books” for a human library. The employee resource group will present “You Can Read Me Like a Book! Exploring a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Human Library” at the Live Well Advance next month and is looking for volunteers.

Here’s how it works. BIPOC individuals represent books in a library that session participants can “check out.” Participants choose which “book” they would like to “read” and then listen to their unique stories.

AAACE President Dr. Keisha Clark, the session moderator, said the BIPOC Human Library helps to address unconscious bias and creates a brave space for dialogue between non-BIPOC individuals and BIPOC individuals.

If you are interested and available to tell your story, please volunteer to be a book. Email interest to aaace@sdcounty.ca.gov by Nov. 29. The Live Well Advance session will take place from 3 to 4 p.m., Dec. 7 at the San Diego Convention Center.