Invitation to join Yoorrook Walk for Truth

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and allies from across Australia have been invited to join an historic Yoorrook Walk for Truth in Victoria over the next few weeks to mark the end of the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s landmark truth-telling work over the past four years.

Yoorrook Commissioner Travis Lovett, a Kerrupmara Gunditjmara man and deputy chair of the Commission, is leading the 25-day, 370-kilometre walk from Portland, on Gunditjmara country in south-western Victoria, to State Parliament in Naarm/Melbourne from May 25 to June 18.

Lovett is encouraging supporters to “come with us, come listen, learn and engage in truth telling” – not just to understand the ongoing impacts of colonisation over the past two centuries but to be proud of the history and ongoing contributions of one of the oldest continuous living cultures in the world.

“We are asking people to open their minds and open their hearts to the full story,” he said.

The Commission will formally wind up its work in June, producing a final report and an official public record.

For more information go to: https://yoorrookjusticecommission.org.au/events/walkfortruth/

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