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Story SeriesA Mile in My Shoes

Sean Blocksidge

Collected in partnership with Perth Festival and The Empathy Museum, A Mile in My Shoes is an extraordinary collection of stories that give us a glimpse into the lives of Western Australians from all walks of life.

When Sean Blocksidge isn’t busy running tours of Margaret River, he spends his time battling bushfires. In this story, Sean discusses the risk of fires in the Australian bush and his devotion to protecting his community.

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Copyright © 2015 Sean Blocksidge

This story was collected by the Centre for Stories for the Empathy Museum’s A Mile in my Shoes installation as part of Perth Festival 2015. For reproduction and distribution of this story/image please contact the Centre for Stories.

 

 

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OTHER STORIES
A pair of women's heels
Aisha Novakovich
At the age of eleven, Aisha was already challenging the meaning of religion and eventually found her own truth as a Muslim woman. Although she is proud of her faith, after verbal abuse from strangers following the events of 9/11, she made the difficult choice to remove her face veil.
Mountains in the clouds
Adrian McCrae
After growing up on a farm, witnessing his brother being gored by a wild pig and working relentlessly in the WA mines, Adrian gives his all to take a group of paragliders to Kilimanjaro. 
An aerial view of an island
Simon Peterffy
Simon has devoted his life to environmental activism, but the journey has not been without its challenges. He says that being an activist has meant having to make huge personal sacrifices, including losing the custody of his children.
Aboriginal art
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.
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