Walk the Talk tells the The Long Walk story

This week Michael Long visited sessions of Walk the Talk, The Long Walk's education program. Students from Thornbury High School, Brunswick Secondary College, Victorian Clontarf academies and Rumbalara Football Netball Club met Michael Long who was in Melbourne preparing for The Long Walk on Saturday 21 May.

Walk the Talk tells the story of Michael Long’s walk to Canberra as a way to introduce Indigenous Studies into schools and encourages students to think about ways they can create social change.

Students learnt from facilitator, Fay Ball about the importance of Welcome to Country and what that really means for Indigenous people. Wurundjeri Elder, Aunty Dianne Kerr offered the Welcome to Country at The Long Walk this Saturday and said this week, "It's nice to be actually recognising first nations’ people because we've been neglected and downtrodden for so many years."

The program explores some of the issues that moved Michael Long and others to walk to Canberra back in 2004 while placing the historic journey in the context of other historic walks by Aboriginal people to create change. It also celebrates some of Australia’s great Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievers, and encourages students to explore ways to make a positive difference in their own communities.

Walk the Talk is designed for Levels 4 and 6 and is delivered for The Long Walk by the Koorie HeritageTrust in Victoria.

Bookings can be made by calling 03 8622 2600 or dean@koorieheritagetrust.com or find more info here