About CONTAINED
"Revolution doesn't announce itself with press releases. It builds in garages and community centres, in the spaces between heartbeats, in the moment a kid realizes someone actually gives a damn."
CONTAINED is orchestrated by A Curious Tractor (ACT) - a collective that refuses to accept that some children are recyclable waste.
This isn't just another social innovation project. It's what happens when builders, dreamers, and survivors converge at the intersection of moral urgency and practical possibility.
Watch: The moment vision became reality
The Architects of Alternative Futures
Revolution doesn't happen in boardrooms. It happens when builders, dreamers, and survivors converge at the intersection of moral urgency and practical possibility.
"Every statistic represents a child whose future hangs in the balance. We can't unknow what we know about what works."
Benjamin Knight
The Insomniac Calculator
Co-founder, A Curious Tractor
Following paper trails that lead to kids in cages, transforming data into moral urgency. The one who stood in Madrid's sunset-colored rooms and felt the weight of Australia's failure in his bones.
Expertise
"Revolution is built with hands, not just hearts. Every wire, every wall, every detail matters when you're building someone's future."
Nicholas Marchesi
The Hands That Built Revolution
Co-founder, A Curious Tractor
Strategic architect who transformed shipping containers into transformation chambers - personally constructing the majority of the rooms, wiring the electronics that make fluorescent despair tangible, embedding technology that bridges experience to action. When vision needed to become physical reality, Nicholas made it happen with power tools and profound intention.
Expertise
A Curious Tractor (ACT)
A collective that refuses to accept that some children are recyclable waste. We build infrastructure for transformation, not charity for problems.
The Truth Speakers
The bridge between lived experience and systemic change. Through Interlace Advisory, young people aren't just consulted but centered.
Kate Bjur & G Rangiawha
The Bridge Between Lived Experience and Systemic Change
Interlace Advisory
Through Interlace Advisory, they ensure young people aren't just consulted but centered - their voices not extracted but elevated, their wisdom not borrowed but honored.
"You can't unknow what you know, but you can choose what you build next."
Three Young Architects
The Heartbeat of Authenticity
Interlace Advisory
Working through Interlace Advisory, these young people who survived the system now design its replacement. Two spent time in rooms identical to the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre recreation - they know the specific frequency of that fluorescent hum because it lives in their skeletal memory.
The International Alliance
Revolutionary partnerships that prove dignity is more powerful than detention.
Dr. David Maguire
The Revolutionary Disguised as a Respectable CEO
CEO, Diagrama Foundation
Opened doors to facilities across Spain, guided A Curious Tractor through the sunset-colored rooms where young people learn AutoCAD instead of compliance. His radical belief: dignity is more powerful than detention.
Young People of Diagrama
The Teachers Who Never Knew They Were Teaching
Diagrama Foundation
Every conversation recorded with consent, every insight freely given, every moment of connection proving what's possible when systems choose healing over harm. They showed us their walls covered in family photos, their vocational certificates, their futures being actively constructed.
Young Artists
Bimberi Youth Justice Centre, Canberra - Transforming trauma into art through shoe design workshops
Marketing Team
Diagrama UK - Translating transformation into irresistible evidence
Global Network
International youth justice practitioners sharing knowledge and hope
The Technology Weavers
Building the neural network that links young people to mentors, trauma to healing, isolation to community.
Joe Kwon
Systems Architect
CON|X
Understands technology isn't the solution - connection is. Building the neural network that links young people to mentors, trauma to healing, isolation to community.
Georgia Falzon
Youth Voice Amplifier
CON|X
Ensures the platform speaks the language of those it serves, not those who fund it.
David Cant
Creative Force
CON|X
Translating policy into possibility, making the abstract visceral, the theoretical touchable.
Michael
Lived Experience Navigator
CON|X
Another young person with lived expertise who journeyed to the Witta farm where containers became chambers of transformation, ensuring the technology serves the sacred work of human connection.
CON|X Launch Event
Container 3 doesn't end - it begins. The physical experience launches into digital architecture.
🎟️Reserve Your Spot - February 24, 2025The Build Process
Revolution is built with hands, not just hearts. Watch shipping containers transform into chambers of transformation through months of precise, passionate construction.
Complete Build Timelapse
Watch three shipping containers transform into chambers of possibility - every weld, every wire, every moment of revolution being built by hand.
Individual Container Builds
Container 1: The Cage
Building despair into tangible form - fluorescent lights, concrete walls, the specific frequency of institutional failure.
Container 2: The Bridge
The pivot point - where trauma meets understanding, where stories become data, where individual pain transforms into collective action.
Container 3: The Alternative
Hope made manifest - the sunset-colored rooms where futures are actively constructed, where AutoCAD replaces compliance.
Behind the Build
Electronics & Wiring
Nicholas Marchesi personally wired every light, every sensor, every piece of technology that makes the experience visceral.
Spatial Design
Every detail matters when you're building someone's future - from wall texture to ceiling height, authenticity in every millimeter.
Technology Integration
Embedding sensors and systems that bridge physical experience to digital action, making the abstract tangible.
Testing & Iteration
Young people with lived experience guided every adjustment, ensuring authenticity in every detail.
Technical Specifications
Every wire, every wall, every detail was constructed by hand with profound intention. This isn't just about building containers - it's about building alternative futures.
Experience the Build
These videos show the physical construction, but the real build is happening in communities, in conversations, in the moment someone realizes change is actually possible.
The Community of Change
Revolution spreads through connection. What started with three containers has sparked a movement of people who refuse to accept that some children are disposable.
Voices from the Movement
"I've worked in youth justice for 15 years and I've never seen anything this powerful. It doesn't just tell you what's wrong - it shows you what's possible."
"They built the room I lived in. The fluorescent hum, the concrete walls - but then they showed me the alternative. Now I'm studying AutoCAD because I know what dignity looks like."
"This isn't consultation - it's transformation. Every politician, every bureaucrat, every person who makes decisions about young people needs to walk through these containers."
"We've been trying to explain for years why detention doesn't work. CONTAINED makes it undeniable. The data becomes visceral, the statistics become stories."
Join the Movement
CON|X Platform Launch
📍 Brisbane, Australia
Container 3 doesn't end - it begins. The physical experience launches into digital architecture.
Youth Justice Reform Summit
📍 Melbourne, Australia
CONTAINED experience integrated into national youth justice reform discussions.
International Expansion Tour
📍 Multiple Cities
Bringing CONTAINED to youth justice systems across the Pacific region.
Partners in Transformation
Want to bring CONTAINED to your organization?
Become a PartnerThe Mathematics of Transformation
Revolution isn't just morally imperative - it's economically inevitable. The current system burns money while burning futures. Transformation pays for itself.
Cost Comparison: Detention vs. Transformation
Traditional Detention
Current cost per young person in Australian youth detention
CONTAINED Experience
Cost per experience delivery (30 minutes that changes everything)
*Based on Diagrama Foundation outcomes
Economic Impact
Sustainable Revenue Model
Experience Bookings
Organizations book transformative experiences for their teams, leaders, and stakeholders
Consultation & Design
Supporting other regions to build their own transformation infrastructure
Training & Certification
Educating facilitators, social workers, and advocates on transformation methodologies
Research Partnerships
Universities and research institutions studying transformation outcomes
CON|X Platform
Digital architecture connecting young people to mentors and opportunities (launching Feb 2025)
Investment Opportunities
Transformation Partner
Benefits Include:
- •Named recognition on all containers
- •Quarterly board observer rights
- •Priority access to outcomes data
- •Custom experience sessions
System Change Investor
Benefits Include:
- •Board seat and strategic input
- •International expansion rights
- •Revenue sharing on consultation
- •Co-branded research publications
Revolutionary Founder
Benefits Include:
- •Co-founder recognition
- •Equity participation
- •Global expansion leadership
- •Legacy naming rights
Invest in Transformation
This isn't charity - it's the smartest investment in human potential you'll ever make. Every dollar spent on transformation saves thirty-two in the system.
Vision 2030: A World Without Cages
Revolution doesn't stop at three containers. This is just the beginning of a transformation that will make youth detention as obsolete as orphanages, as unthinkable as child labor.
Transformation Roadmap
Foundation
In ProgressProving the model works at scale in Australia
Key Milestones:
- ✓Complete 1,000 transformation experiences
- ✓Launch CON|X digital platform (Feb 2025)
- ✓Establish partnerships in 5 Australian states
- ✓Document and publish transformation methodology
Expansion
PlannedRegional expansion and methodology replication
Key Milestones:
- ✓Build 10 additional container installations
- ✓International partnerships in New Zealand & Pacific
- ✓Train 100 certified transformation facilitators
- ✓Integrate with 25+ youth justice systems
Revolution
VisionSystemic transformation of youth justice globally
Key Milestones:
- ✓Transform youth justice in 50+ jurisdictions
- ✓CON|X platform serves 10,000+ young people
- ✓Research proves transformation cost-effectiveness
- ✓Policy change at national and international levels
Legacy
FutureA world where no child is seen as disposable
Key Milestones:
- ✓Detention becomes obsolete for young people
- ✓Transformation becomes standard practice
- ✓Global network of healing-centered facilities
- ✓Next generation grows up in transformed systems
Global Transformation Network
Australia & New Zealand
ActiveGoal: Transform Pacific youth justice systems
Timeline: 2024-2026
Key Partners:
North America
PlanningGoal: Address school-to-prison pipeline
Timeline: 2026-2028
Key Partners:
Europe
ResearchGoal: Integrate with progressive justice models
Timeline: 2027-2029
Key Partners:
Global South
VisionGoal: Address juvenile justice in developing nations
Timeline: 2028+
Key Partners:
Systematic Transformation
Policy Transformation
Evidence-based policy change that prioritizes healing over punishment
Detention-first approach
Transformation-first intervention
Reduced recidivism, saved lives, economic benefits
Professional Development
Training justice workers in trauma-informed, healing-centered approaches
Compliance-focused training
Transformation methodology certification
Better outcomes, job satisfaction, community trust
Infrastructure Revolution
Replacing detention centers with healing-centered facilities
Cage-like detention facilities
Dignified transformation spaces
Human dignity, successful interventions, cost savings
Community Integration
Involving communities in the healing and transformation process
Isolated, punitive systems
Community-embedded support networks
Stronger communities, prevention focus, collective healing
Measurable Impact Goals
Join the Revolution
This vision isn't a dream - it's a plan. Every container built, every experience delivered, every mind changed brings us closer to a world where no child is seen as disposable.
Get Involved
Revolution isn't a spectator sport. Whether you have 30 minutes or 30 years to give, there's a place for you in transforming how we treat young people.
📧 General Inquiries
Questions about CONTAINED, booking experiences, or general information
hello@acurioustractor.com🤝 Partnerships
Organizational partnerships, sponsorships, and collaboration opportunities
partnerships@acurioustractor.com💰 Investment
Investment opportunities, funding discussions, and financial partnerships
funding@acurioustractor.comReady to Change Everything?
Every revolution starts with people who refuse to accept that things have to stay the same. The question isn't whether change is possible - it's whether you'll be part of making it happen.