Stories - A Mile in My Shoes
A Mile in My Shoes provided an insight into the lives of thirty extraordinary people through a performance walking tour with recorded storytelling. Audiences listened to stories about sex work, mining, bereavement, marriage, and parenthood. Developed in partnership with the Empathy Museum and funded by Perth Festival.
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- Story Collections:
- All Stories
- Rubibi Yarning
- Colourful Stories
- Against All Odds
- Hear Our Voice
- Backstories 2022
- Game Changers
- My Art, My Armadale
- Death and Dying
- Everyone Deserves a Place to Call Home
- Zooming In
- Side Walks 2021
- Backstories 2021
- Forbidden Love
- Words to Live By
- Untold Stories of Perth
- Out of Touch: COVID Stories from WA
- Journal
- Rule Breakers
- On The Page
- 16 Days, 16 Stories
- Saga Sisterhood
- Food, Faith and Love in WA
- Roaring Nineties
- Special Stories
- Bright Lights, No City
- A Mile in My Shoes
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- Interview Collections:
- All Stories
- Breaking Blueprints
- Green Leaves
- Heartlines
- On The Table
- Five Minutes With
- Singapore Hot Takes
- Off the Shelf
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A Mile in My Shoes
Uncle Ben Taylor Cuermara
Uncle Ben, a Noongar elder, battled alcoholism for many years before addressing the issue head-on. A recipient of the Order of Australia for his reconciliation work, Uncle Ben believes that he must stay upright to give his people hope.Read More -
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Skye Windebank
Skye is travelling around Australia in a campervan with her husband and four young daughters. A few years ago, she found out that her father had been having an affair for 17 years. This discovery forever changed her life and the way she viewed the world, including teaching her that nothing is ever black and white.Read More -
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Anthea Brown
Anthea comes full circle and brings her life of learning and new experience to her career as a returned farmer.Read More -
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Bonnie Davies
A heart wrenching story about loss, the joy of shared laughter and finding what you should be famous for.Read More -
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Carly Dudley
When you have just ten hours with your child, you can’t put the feeling into words. Carly has done something truly beautiful, offering over 24,000 tributes to children who never got to grow up.Read More -
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Ceinwen Roberts
Ceinwen Roberts is a marathon open-water swimmer. She believes you have to enjoy what you’re doing and not worry about what might be lurking below.Read More -
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Paddi Creevey
Paddi Creevey spent a large part of her youth as a nun, before stepping away from religion to become a social worker and eventually going on to be a politician.Read More -
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Graham Edwards
After losing his legs to a landmine in Vietnam, Graham returned to Australia and faced the challenge of living life after war.Read More -
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Christine Brown
After Christine Brown's daughter tried to take her own life, Christine joined the fight for the recognition of the importance of mental health.Read More