Advocacy, organised.
8 campaigns across 14 issue areas. Filter by status or topic. Each entry is a playbook other organisers can borrow from.
- Australia (National)· 2021active
End Strip Searching of Children
["Ban routine strip searching of children in all jurisdictions","Implement body scanner technology","Independent monitoring of all strip searches"]
Led by ["National Children's Commissioner","Human Rights Law Centre","CREATE Foundation"]
detention-conditionshuman-rightsstrip-searching - Canada· 2020active
End Immigration Detention / #WelcomeToCanada
End use of provincial jails for immigration detention; broader detention reform
Led by Amnesty International Canada & Human Rights Watch with allies
asylumdetention-conditionsjail-userefugee - Australia (National)· 2020active
Justice Reinvestment Network Australia
Build national network of justice reinvestment sites. Scale Maranguka model. Create national evidence base for community-controlled alternatives.
Led by Just Reinvest NSW, Australian Red Cross, various Aboriginal organisations
community-ledjustice-reinvestmentnational-network - 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 - Australia - NT· 2016active
Close Don Dale Campaign
Close Don Dale Youth Detention Centre and replace with community-based therapeutic alternatives following Royal Commission.
Led by Aboriginal Peak Organisations NT, Human Rights Law Centre, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
detention-conditionsindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - 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