Millie and Tarneen joined us on our  podcast to answer your referendum questions submitted via the Clothing The Gaps Instagram - they speak openly and emotionally about why they are a 'yes' and how it is all feeling in First Nations Communities right now.

Millie Telford (she/her) is a Bundjalung and South Sea Islander woman and currently working as the First Nations Justice Director at Australian Progress. Prior to this role, Millie co-founded Seed Mob, to support a grassroots network of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to protect country, culture and communities from the causes and impacts of climate change. 

Tarneen (they/them) is a proud Gunditjmara, Bindal, Yorta Yorta person and Torres Strait Islander from Mer and Erub Islands. Tarneen is a  community organiser for Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance, working on Invasion Day, Black Deaths in Custody, and Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Community campaigns. They are a filmmaker, writer, community organiser and currently working as the First Nations Events & Program Manager with Australian Progress. 

Googzy is a Gunnai and Gunditjmara man, he is a mental health advocate and the first Indigenous Australian to take on The Great World Race!

What is The Great world Race? It is an event that takes on 7 Marathons in 7 consecutive days across 7 Continents! That is a total of 295kms of running for the week with roughly 68 hours of flying time!

Googzy shares his story about his family, depression and how he was floating through life before he got the mental release he needed through running.

Now Googzy uses his running as a platform to show people that it's ok to ask for help and mental health issues isn't something that you should be ashamed of. 

Googzy is living proof you can struggle with mental health, but still live a happy life and do things you may never have thought were possible.

Donate to Googzy and help him on his mission to run The Great World Race and breakdown the stigma of mental health in men.

Follow Googzy journey on fitness_dadda on Instagram.

Listen to a yarn around the table with Elvis, a Ngarrindjeri man about his dream to play college football. Here his incredible story of how he grew up in Doveton (Bunerong Country) and got discovered!

Clothing The Gaps Conversations

Shades of Deadly Campaign  - Challenging stereotypes. Celebrating identities. 

This campaign was created to challenge stereotypes of First Nation people, create a platform for culture and a safe space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to embrace their identities.

It's an opportunity to educate the wider community about the diversity of First Nations people and experiences in Australia.

It's not about judging each other by colour or appearance.

It's about our connection to Community, culture, land and people which shapes us and our identity. 

Identity is a product of stories and journeys that shape our spirit, values and decision making.

Our roots, family, Community and self gives us that identity.

Stewy sits down with Robbie Thorpe well respected grassroots Aboriginal Community activist who has dedicated his life to challenging government, systems and polices.