Episode 5: Leanne Brooke
Jason sits down with Leanne Brooke, General Manager of The Long Walk, for a generous conversation about quiet advocacy, truth-telling, and the space where First Nations and rainbow communities meet. Leanne shares why “everyone is welcome around our campfire” isn’t just a line—it’s a practice: building safety, inviting the so-called “silent majority” into the room, and holding respectful disagreement without shutting people out.
From Michael Long’s walk to Canberra to school-yard smoking ceremonies and those slow, joyful walks that open Better Together, Leanne traces how patient, relational work shifts culture: teaching kids to listen, honouring Country, telling the full story of invasion and survival, and refusing the false choice between courage and kindness. This is advocacy that moves without shouting—and still moves the needle.
