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March 12, 2009

Inspiring: The Living Library

Another one of those, "I wish I thought of that!" ideas.

The Living Library is a project that allows individuals to "sign-out" other people for 30 minutes in order to get a better understanding of their experiences and view points. The idea originated out of Denmark in response to the xenophobia and violence the project's creators witnessed.

Here's the Globe and Mail article in case you missed it.

Here's a link to the official website.

Posted by Jason at March 12, 2009 9:30 AM

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