Advocacy, organised.
29 campaigns across 14 issue areas. Filter by status or topic. Each entry is a playbook other organisers can borrow from.
- Australia - NSW· 2019active
Justice Reinvestment - Mt Druitt
Apply justice reinvestment principles in Mt Druitt/Western Sydney. Redirect spending from youth incarceration to community programs.
Led by Western Sydney University, Marist180, local Aboriginal orgs
community-ledjustice-reinvestmentyouth-justice - United States· 2018active
Families Belong Together
End family separation and detention; reunify families; humane asylum policies
Led by National Domestic Workers Alliance with broad coalition
asylumchildrendetention-conditionsfamily-separationrefugee - United Kingdom· 2018active
Lift the Ban (Right to Work)
Right to work for asylum seekers after 6 months; remove job list limits
Led by Refugee Action-led coalition (300+ orgs)
asylumintegrationrefugeework-rights - Canada· 2017active
Withdraw from Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA)
End or suspend STCA with the U.S.; ensure access to asylum at the border
Led by Canadian Council for Refugees & Amnesty International Canada
asylumasylum-accessrefugeethird-country-transfers - Australia (National)· 2017active
National Preventive Mechanism Implementation
Full OPCAT implementation with independent detention monitoring in every state
Led by Australian Human Rights Commission, OPCAT Network Australia
detention-monitoringhuman-rightsopcat - Pan-European / Global· 2015active
#RefugeesWelcome / UNHCR #WithRefugees
Welcome refugees; expand safe routes; solidarity actions amid 2015-present displacement
Led by Grassroots networks; UNHCR; NGOs
asylumpublic-opinionrefugeesafe-routessolidarity - Australia (National)· 2015active
Change the Record Coalition
Reduce Indigenous incarceration and violence through justice targets, policy reform, and community-led solutions.
Led by Change the Record (coalition of 20+ Aboriginal, legal, health orgs)
closing-the-gapcommunity-ledindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - Australia - NSW· 2013active
Justice Reinvestment - Bourke (Maranguka)
Redirect justice spending from incarceration to community-led programs in Bourke, NSW. Aboriginal community-controlled model.
Led by Just Reinvest NSW, Maranguka Community Hub
community-ledindigenous-rightsjustice-reinvestmentyouth-justice - Australia· 2016–2018concluded
#KidsOffNauru
Evacuate all children and families from Nauru offshore detention; end offshore detention for children
Led by Broad civil society incl. World Vision Australia; ARAN; media coalition
asylumchildrenoffshore-detentionrefugee