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2008 Long Walk - Long, Macklin

Jenny Macklin joins Michael Long on The Long Walk

Saturday 24 May 2008

Federation Square to the MCG

The Long Walk celebrated the positive achievements of Indigenous communities with a community celebration at Fed Square before the annual commemorative walk.

Over 4,500 people attended Fed Square and joined Michael Long, 2004 walkers and members of the Stolen Generation on The Long Walk to Dreamtime at the G.  Thanks to everyone who helped make the day a great success.  The Long Walk hopes it has raised awareness of the positive programs that already exist in our community in an effort to give them much needed support.  This awareness raising will continue year round with other activities planned later in the year. Stay tuned for the annual Women's Long Lunch and details of the Men's Breakfast.

A special thanks to the 100 plus volunteers that helped hand out Glow Sticks and wristbands, rattle tins and sell tees, CD's and minifooties on Saturday 24 May.

CD's and tees are still available here

Check out some photos by Alison McColl-Bullock of the day

See Telstra's footage of the day.

 

 

Dreamtime Ball 08

 

Saturday 31 May

Essendon Football Club Fundraiser for The Long Walk

When it came to planning the Essendon Football Club's event calendar in 2008, it was decided the time was right for their premier event to live and breathe the commitment of being genuine when it comes to making a difference in the community and so the Red and Black Ball became the Dreamtime Ball.

Essendon Football Club is now proud to call itself a partner of The Long Walk. And the Dreamtime Ball is about raising funds to support the Long Walk and the Essendon Football Club in their endeavours.

It was a night of great entertainment, with a welcome to country by Joy Murphy, cultural performance by the excellent Koori Youth Will Shake Spears, footage of Essendon's program in Wadaye, and headlined by the Young Divas.

The Long Walk thanks National Australia Bank, Australia Post, Channel 7, Oxiana, Bruce Heymanson, 3 Mobile and Samsung for donating tables. This meant The Long Walk could invite many of the 2004 walkers to be part of the night.

 

19 Mar 2008

The Long Walk welcomes the apology

When Michael Long set out to walk to Canberra in late 2004, he did so to raise awareness of the injustices between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. He wanted to highlight the inequality in health, education and employment. As he and other walkers, black and white, walked together, it was an action which others could relate to. They were walking the walk. In November 2004 there was no... More

29 Jul 2007

Long to see PM over a new deal

ESSENDON great Michael Long has backed the Federal Government's intervention in remote communities, while calling for a new deal for Aborigines. More

02 Jun 2007

Crying for the place we could become

I'VE always believed in the power of music as a potent catalyst for social change. I believed it when I first heard Bart Willoughby's voice out front of No Fixed Address in 1981 proudly proclaiming We Have Survived. I believed it when Shane Howard's band Goanna made the first non-indigenous musical statement about land rights with Solid Rock. I believed it as I sang my lungs out in tiny pubs in... More

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OUR MISSION

The Long Walk is committed to the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians.

We believe ALL Australians are entitled to a home, a job and an education.

All the work we do is focused on achieving equality between Indigenous and non Indigenous Australians

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OUR GOALS

We will achieve our Mission by:

Raising Australians' awareness and understanding of the talents and contributions offered by Indigenous Australians;

Using our networks and partnerships to create and use forums to encourage Indigenous voices to be heard; and

Raising funds to support innovative, new development programs initiated and led by Indigenous communities.

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