I left my ‘bubble’ to talk to people about the voice – it was better than I could have imagined

Paul Stewart, Laura Thompson, Djaran Murray-Jackson and Andy Gargett doorknocking in Fawkner, in Melbourne’s north Photograph: supplied

I’m a Gunditjmara woman and the cofounder of Clothing The Gaps, a Victorian Aboriginal social enterprise. I spearheaded the #FreeTheFlag campaign after we received a cease and desist notice for using Aboriginal flags on our clothes. After two and half years of community support, we finally freed the flag and put it back in the public domain where it belonged.

With this background in advocacy, you may be surprised to hear that I’ve never been doorknocking before. But last weekend I decided to get out of my comfort zone and give it a go and I urge you to do the same.