Name: NAIDOC Running Festival 2023
Uploaded: 2023-04-13T01:49:03Z
Description: Free fun run/walk for the Aboriginal community and allies to celebrate NAIDOC week including cultural activities before and after the run.

NAIDOC Running Festival 2023

Youth Support & Advocacy Service (YSAS)

Free fun run/walk for the Aboriginal community and allies to celebrate NAIDOC week including cultural activities before and after the run.

Presidents Park

The day will commence with a Welcome to Country, Smoking Ceremony and traditional dance performance, followed by a free 1km, 3km, 5km or 10km run/walk. Free medal and running singlet provided for participants. Following the run, lunch will be provided as well as cultural activities and stalls from local services. This is a free community event to celebrate Aboriginal culture and its people. However, if you would like to make a small donation to the Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS) to support Aboriginal youth, you can do so via the below link. If you choose to donate, please use the code FY23MR2 in the 'Would you like to leave a message for the organisation?' section, so that your donation is directed to the correct YSAS program area.https://ysas.org.au/donate

NAIDOC Running Festival 2023 Art ExhibitionAll Mob living, working and/or connected to Melbourne’s West are invited to share their deadly creativity and Culture in the festival’s exhibition by sharing an ‘artwork’ of their choice and/or as it relates to this year’s NAIDOC theme ‘For Our Elders.’ Each participant goes into the draw to win some deadly prize packs supplied by locally owned First Nations business. Entry is free and easy! More details and to enter see here: https://forms.gle/g4szNGf63XF7gJVs7