On this day, the Human Library brings together people united by their experience of struggle: for the freedom of a husband imprisoned by the occupiers back in March 2022 because of his pro-Ukrainian stance, and for the return of all civilian captives; for accessibility for people with hearing impairments and their right to be heard; and for the recognition of dignity and the understanding that a diagnosis is neither a life sentence nor a limit to who you can be.
The 'books' will include:
Olena Tsyhipa: “I am the wife of a Ukrainian civilian who is being unlawfully detained in Russia. Every day, I live the struggle for his return — and for the return of other civilians home. Ask me, and I will tell you what it is like.”
Ivanna Mykhailenko: “I am deaf, but I want the world to be understandable for everyone. I work to develop sign language and communication culture. Ask me, and I will tell you what it is like.”
Andrii Klymenko (accompanied by Yelyzaveta Serik / Stanislav Turina): “I am an artist with mental health conditions from the Good Art from Good People community. Schizophrenia does not prevent me from being an artist. Ask me, and I will tell you what it is like.”
Every day, the Living Library features three 'reading' sessions at 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., and 2:00 p.m., each lasting 50 minutes.
