http://www.thelongwalk.com.au The Long Walk is a charity inspired by Michael Longs that works for Indigenous Wellbeing. The Long Walk Trust was inspired by Michael Long's walk to Canberra to get Indigenous issues back on the Agenda. The walk is now commemorated annually. We walk for change and a united Australia. The Long Walk Trust works to improve Indigenous wellbeing by gathering support, raising awareness and supporting Indigenous leadership. Essendon Football Club's Reconciliation Action Plan outlines themes of Respect, Relationships and Opportunities in its actions to address the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. http://www.thelongwalk.com.au/the-long-walk-proud-to-support-essendon-football-c/900250/news-item.htm 2009-09-01 News Kim Kruger (mailto:kim.kruger@essendonfc.com.au)/assets/130/newsimages/ 1249_1 10,000 people participated in The Long Walk at Federation Square and through Birrarung Marr to the MCG on Saturday 23 May 2009. http://www.thelongwalk.com.au/10000-strong-support-indigenous-leadership/855450/news-item.htm 2009-07-30 News Kim Kruger (mailto:kim.kruger@essendonfc.com.au)/assets/130/newsimages/ 1185_1 A testament to the high quality of nominations -the committee decided to award 11 indigenous Australians with National NAIDOC Awards in 2009 http://www.thelongwalk.com.au/indigenous-achievers-honoured/843550/news-item.htm 2009-07-13 News http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=836258 (mailto:kim.kruger@essendonfc.com.au) The LONG Walk is disappointed the Victorian government has discontinued funding of Reconciliation Victoria. Read a transcipt of The Long Walk's letter to Premier John Brumby. http://www.thelongwalk.com.au/in-support-of-reconciliation-victoria/796650/news-item.htm 2009-05-15 News Darron Muir (mailto:kim.kruger@essendonfc.com.au) The LONG Walk on Saturday 23 May, 2009 will feature in a program of diverse events that are themed around Indigenous men, women, youth and footy. All are invited to get involved in these events as we celebrate Indigenous wellbeing. http://www.thelongwalk.com.au/celebrating-indigenous-wellbeing/778450/news-item.htm 2009-04-25 News Darron Muir (mailto:kim.kruger@essendonfc.com.au) With a focus on fulfilling The Long Walk’s charter to improve Indigenous Wellbeing by supporting the development of Indigenous leadership, the Long Walk is working towards a number of awareness raising events and Indigenous leadership programs in 2009. http://www.thelongwalk.com.au/supporting-indigenous-leadership-in-2009/709850/news-item.htm 2009-03-02 News Darron Muir (mailto:kim.kruger@essendonfc.com.au) The East Gippsland CommUNITY walk against violence has been a great success involving the whole community from Cann River to Rosedale. Organised by East Gippsland Indigenous Family Violence Regional Action Group, Indigenous and non-Indigenous families from all over Gippsland participated in the walk. Alan Thorpe joined the walk on the Lake Tyers and Lakes Entrance legs and was inspired by the... http://www.thelongwalk.com.au/the-east-gippsland-community-walk-against-violence/634250/news-item.htm 2008-12-09 News Darron Muir (mailto:kim.kruger@essendonfc.com.au)/assets/130/newsimages/ 869_1 The East Gippland CommUNITY Walk against Violence Bringing Indigenous and non-Iidigenous individuals, families, communities and agencies in Gippsland together to raise awareness of family violence.    As a Gunai man Alan Thorpe finds it important to support this initiative of the East Gippsland Indigenous... http://www.thelongwalk.com.au/gippsland-says-no-to-violence/616050/news-item.htm 2008-11-19 News Darron Muir (mailto:kim.kruger@essendonfc.com.au)/assets/130/newsimages/ 843_1 Winners of the 14th annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander awards were announced at a spectacular star-studded ceremony held at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday, October 9, 2008. A who's who of black Australia dazzled on the red carpet before joining hundreds of excited audience members in the Concert Hall for a celebration of Indigenous excellence in music, sport, entertainment and... http://www.thelongwalk.com.au/michael-long-wins-deadly-award/600650/news-item.htm 2008-10-28 News Darron Muir (mailto:kim.kruger@essendonfc.com.au)/assets/130/newsimages/ 821_1 ESSENDON great Michael Long has backed the Federal Government's intervention in remote communities, while calling for a new deal for Aborigines. http://www.thelongwalk.com.au/long-to-see-pm-over-a-new-deal/281450/news-item.htm 2007-07-29 News Lincoln Wright (mailto:kim.kruger@essendonfc.com.au) 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... http://www.thelongwalk.com.au/crying-for-the-place-we-could-become/242950/news-item.htm 2007-06-02 News Tracee Hutchison (mailto:kim.kruger@essendonfc.com.au) VINCENT Ramsay saw the possibilities back in 2002. The then 18-year-old Gija man from the Kimberley had never been out of the 50-person settlement of Bow River. Then he found himself in Melbourne with the Neminuwarlin Performance Group, dancing in Fire Fire, Burning Bright, a "joonba", or corroboree, for the Melbourne Arts Festival. http://www.thelongwalk.com.au/dancing-to-a-new-tune-helps-young/239450/news-item.htm 2007-05-26 News Jo Roberts (mailto:kim.kruger@essendonfc.com.au) He looked slightly nervous as he tackled the world of rock stardom yesterday but Michael Long needn't have worried: He was a natural. http://www.thelongwalk.com.au/singalong-a-rousing-new-anthem-for-aboriginal-le/224750/news-item.htm 2007-05-14 News Dan Silkstone (mailto:kim.kruger@essendonfc.com.au) AFL Champion and Indigenous leader Michael Long has backed moves to persuade leading companies to hire more Aboriginal people, saying jobs are a key source of self-esteem and health for Indigenous Australians. http://www.thelongwalk.com.au/time-is-right-for-long-to-walk-again/210750/news-item.htm 2007-04-20 News Rick Wallace (mailto:kim.kruger@essendonfc.com.au)/assets/130/newsimages/ 264_1