Welcome to the finish line episode for the 2021 Run Against Violence Virtual Team Challenge. There are some very strong stereotypes and myths that are informing people’s opinions on family violence in indigenous communities.   RAV co-founder Kirrily Dear and Indigenous community worker, mediator, and educator Melissa Stubbings continue their conversation to clear away the stereotypes as to why Aboriginal women and children continue to be over-represented in family violence statistics. While many of us feel physically and emotionally far removed from the problems in our indigenous communities, there are simple steps we can all take that will vastly improve the outcomes for Aboriginal women and children.  You may be surprised that many of those steps can be fun, enjoyable, and enlightening.  ALSO IN THIS EPISODE Damo and Jez reflect on what they have learned during RAV 2021 RAV co-founder Kirrily Dear shares her learning highlights from this year’s Challenge Dani Ainsworth rings the final bell and cheers more than 4000 RAVers across the finish line. If you or someone close to you is experiencing family violence, please talk to someone. You can call 1800 RESPECT (Australia only) if you would like to talk to a professional service or if there is an immediate threat to safety call the police on Triple Zero (000) (Australia only). A massive thanks to Damo and Jez from the Aussie Runner Podcast (https://aussierunnerpodcast.libsyn.com/) who are donating their time and expertise to make this possible. You can support the efforts of Run Against Violence by donating at https://www.runagainstviolence.com/donate You can interact with the ARP team and participate in the Podcast series by leaving a voicemail message https://anchor.fm/run-against-violence/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/run-against-violence/message