We invite you to join us in this walk that brings together the spirit of Jane Jacob's walk with the oral storytelling tradition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This walk brings together the spirit of Jane Jacobs Walk with the oral storytelling tradition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We will be exploring Gertrude Street in the Fitzroy neighbourhood of Melbourne, using the app Yalinguth, which uses geo-located oral storytelling. https://www.yalinguth.com.au/
The app is meant to "connect all communities to historical firsthand accounts told by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. The purpose is to increase knowledge, empathy, respect, and community connection. Yalinguth is also a celebration of the Elders who paved the way for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Rights in Victoria and Australia."
Using the app, we will take a "stroll down Gertrude Street in Ngár-go/Fitzroy, a highly significant area for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Rights Movement. We will walk around the neighbourhood, listening to geo-located stories and sounds that will take us on a journey through time."
Let us take the initiative and explore Gertrude Street together, uncovering "the wisdom and stories of [community] Elders and ancestors as [we] walk [our] own journey."
We acknowledge that this event is being held on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people. And we would like to pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging, and to any Elders from other communities who choose to participate in this event.
We are a group of non-indigenous academics seeking to educate ourselves about Indigenous politics and history as we live and work on unceded lands whose Traditional Owners are the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung people. This walk is particularly geared towards other non-indigenous people wishing to do the same.
Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Host/Contact: Derlie Mateo-Babiano, University of Melbourne | Rewa Marathe, University of Melbourne | Email: marather@student.unimelb.edu.au
Location: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Start: Fountain in front of the Exhibition Street next to the intersection of Nicholson St and Gertrude St. Exhibition Building, East Side Entrance
End: Gertrude Street
Modality: Walking
Reservations: Yes, the cap is 16 people. Please reserve your spot by emailing marather@student.unimelb.edu.au and more information on Eventbrite.
Accessibility: This event is open to Wheelchairs, Bicycles, Seniors, Children
