Walks for Reconciliation 2000 Photo Gallery

This photo gallery shares the stories of a range of Christians who participated in Walks for Reconciliation across Australia in the year 2000.

Walks for Reconciliation 2000 Gallery & Stories

This photo gallery shares the stories of a range of Christians who participated in Walks for Reconciliation across Australia in the year 2000. As you look through this gallery, we encourage you to reflect upon where you were at this time, what your vision for Reconciliation is for the next 20 years and what steps you can take to help see this become a reality.

Find out how you can add your story and photos to the gallery here. 

Rachel Neary: Sydney

"We walked across the Harbour bridge alongside Aboriginal led voices to show our support for a strong need for justice, change and reconciliation in our entire nation."

Rebecca Lindsay: Sydney

"I hope that over the next 20 years we have moved to a point where truth is told, taught and accepted about the formation of Australia"

Katherine Rainger: Sydney

"I walked for Reconciliation because I wanted to be part of the ‘People’s Movement for Reconciliation’ that was prepared to say sorry"

David Cook: Melbourne

"In the past 20 years, a lot has changed, and not enough has changed. We had the apology, but we also had the intervention"

Uncle Johny Huckle: Sydney

"To see Sorry written in the sky was really, really powerful and significant... There’s so much to do that still hasn’t been done..."

Aunty Alex Gator: Brisbane

"Reconciliation will be realised when Aboriginal lives will be valued, our experiences acknowledged and our ways respected"

Joe Mithiran: Sydney

"The Sydney Harbour Bridge was packed from one end to the other for about 6 hours"

Jan Mithiran: Sydney

"No one can enjoy a country while a huge portion of it’s citizens are not respected"

Nicky Lock: Sydney

"We (non Indigenous people) have so much to learn from our Indigenous brothers and sisters and we have sidelined them for so long"

Anne Green: Brisbane

"While I was not on the Bridge Walk in 2000, quite literally, Aunty Jean Phillips is like a bridge, imaging her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ."

Jon Eastgate: Brisbane

"I’ve come to understand better that my job as a non-Aboriginal person is to listen to what Aboriginal people say and to support them in their struggle"

Steve Bevis: Sydney

"I want to keep walking; believing the future lies with reconciliation, and hearts that care"

Penny Kleemann: Adelaide

" I would like to see Aboriginal peoples given the microphones, the book deals, the seats in parliament, the lecturns, the keys to the city, the embrace of our churches and the place of honour in our homes and at our tables"

Sureka Goringe: Sydney

"The Walk seemed to be something I could do that demonstrated how strongly I felt about this stuff"

Jude Powell-Thomas: Sydney

"I long to see adoption of the Uluru Statement’s recommendations, with truth telling, and treaty becoming a reality soon"

Edie Ashley: Sydney

"I see it living alongside and working with respect, learning from and with Aboriginal people, sharing ideas and valuing shared wisdom, celebrating common interests and issues of importance, and where appropriate, giving thanks to God together"

Ian Phillips: Sydney

"I think Australia's first presidents should be intentionally and constitutionally Indigenous"

Marie Wilson: Perth

"we need to remember all those Indigenous people who have achieved a good deal and hold responsible positions"

Carolyn O'Neill: Brisbane

"I would love to see schools and street names become bilingual with the local area dialects and languages and Opening the TV news bulletin every night with an acknowledgement"

Jane Thomas: Sydney

"I dream that the church will be led and fed by many indigenous people who will lead us into integrating a spirituality of place and country with our understanding of the grace and presence of God and our identity as humans"

Tracy DeGeer: Sydney

"I wanted to help break the imposed silencing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and show respect and honour to them"

Joanne Shan: Melbourne

"our newest and oldest migrants can learn from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about the truth of their nations' stories"

Dave and Ange Andrews: Brisbane

"We have seen today thousands of people in Brisbane come out to say we are sorry for the past injustices inflicted on Aboriginal people and we want to be reconciled and able to create a future together"