On Wednesday the seventh of November Vicki Clark from the Aboriginal Catholic ministry dropped on by to Christian Brothers’ College St Kilda in the year 9 campus to present the proud race project. Vicky laid down her opinion on national sorry day and explained what it meant to be an Indigenous Australian.
A clever idea from the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Victoria
in enabling Catholic schools to celebrate local indigenous people and their
stories. Proud race is the unique initiative, capturing the attention of school
community across Australia.
Since proud race was launched in June almost 200 schools
have signed up to take part in the program including Christian Brothers’
College St Kilda. The proud race concept will enable each school to record and
celebrate the stories of indigenous Australians on life-size bollards which
will be exhibited in venues throughout Australia.
This initiative is hoping to skyrocket through schools
around Australia and promote the idea of not only what it means to be an
Indigenous Australian but to get recognised for the great they have
accomplished.
Proud race empowers communities to participate in keeping the
spirit alive of the “I feel proud today” campaign, to commemorate the national
apology delivered by former Prime Minister of Australia, Mr Kevin Rudd.
The aim for 2012 is to have over 1,000 bollards placed in
venues right around Australia, each one telling a story of a member of a ‘proud
race’. It is the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Victoria’s hope that the Proud
Race program will grow as the bollards are added to each year to commemorate
National Apology Day.
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