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  • NAIDOC March: Islander in the Green

    I wonder what this land would look like this land filled with parks of green would it just be vast bush? would there be a lot of plants I don’t know? but that’s what I need to remember that it’s… Continue reading

    NAIDOC March: Islander in the Green

  • NAIDOC March: What is ‘NAIDOC’?

    If I asked you what NAIDOC stands for, would you know? I spent a lot of NAIDOC weeks supporting it but merely assuming what ‘NAIDOC’ actually stood for. I know now and I do my best to show my solidarity… Continue reading

    NAIDOC March: What is ‘NAIDOC’?

  • NAIDOC March: It Begins

    I start this march off by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land, the Yuggera and Turrbal people, and I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging. I acknowledge that it Always Was and Always Will Be. Continue reading

    NAIDOC March: It Begins

  • Clothing the Gap: NAIDOC Week Virtual March

    This weekend I will be joining the virtual march for NAIDOC week, organised by Clothing the Gap. For RunRona I completed 10km, this time I’m going to go 21.1km. It won’t be all running (mostly walking) and it might be… Continue reading

    Clothing the Gap: NAIDOC Week Virtual March

  • RunRona: 10km is not a lot to give

    I’m done. I finished my walk. Towards the end my body realised I didn’t have breakfast and was a little upset with me but walking 10km is nothing compared to the fight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have been fighting… Continue reading

  • RunRona: it’s still the same sky

    Though it’s cloudy, It’s warm, I’m sweating, And I’ve taken my jacket off, Though it’s cloudy, And the shade is chilly, The sun pats my shoulders, Saying “I’m here”, The winds blow, Saying “I’m here”, And later today, The moon… Continue reading

  • RunRona: I hit the 5km mark

    Admittedly, I got lost for a moment there in East Brisbane. But once I see the Gabba lights, I know where I’m going. I’ve been living here for about eight years and I still really only know my common path… Continue reading

  • RunRona: whose world and who’s represented

    I had a dream a few years ago where I woke up in the middle of the city and it looked nothing like it looks now. It was created in the Australian Aboriginal colours and was made to look more… Continue reading

  • RunRona: The land underneath the pavement

    On my 10 K walk, Today I will acknowledge, Turrbal, Yuggera. Continue reading

  • RunRona: I’m at the Gate

    I’m in the driveway, Ready to leave, The crows are talking their morning gossip, The twitterings flickering around them, The day is cloudy, but I can feel the sun, Like a thick, damp blanket, It’s bright, a bit hard to… Continue reading