Advocacy, organised.
65 campaigns across 14 issue areas. Filter by status or topic. Each entry is a playbook other organisers can borrow from.
- Tasmania, Australia· 2021active
Close Ashley Youth Detention Centre
Close Ashley Youth Detention Centre following revelations of decades of child sexual abuse. Transition to community-based therapeutic model.
Led by Commission of Inquiry survivors, Tasmanian Aboriginal community, legal services
child-abusefacility-closureyouth-justice - 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 - Victoria, Australia· 2021active
Raise the Age Victoria
["Raise minimum age from 10 to 14 in Victoria","Invest in early intervention","Close youth prisons in favour of therapeutic models"]
Led by ["Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service","Jesuit Social Services","Smart Justice for Young People"]
raise-the-agevictoria - Queensland, Australia· 2021active
QLD Youth Justice Act Reform
Repeal breach of bail as an offence; end "tough on crime" youth justice amendments
Led by Youth Advocacy Centre, Queensland Law Society
bailqueenslandyouth-justice-act - United Kingdom· 2021active
Together With Refugees (Orange Heart)
Oppose Rwanda removals; build a fair, compassionate asylum system
Led by UK-wide coalition incl. Refugee Council, Asylum Matters, British Red Cross members
asylumpublic-opinionrefugeethird-country-transfers - Australia (National)· 2020active
Defund Police / Invest in Communities
Redirect police funding to community-led safety, health, and housing
Led by Community Legal Centres Australia, Police Accountability Project
budgetcommunity-safetydefund - 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
Free the Kids - End Child Imprisonment
End imprisonment of children under 14. Immediate moratorium on solitary confinement of children.
Led by Free the Kids Coalition, Aboriginal Legal Services, medical professionals
age-of-responsibilityhuman-rightsyouth-justice - 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 (National)· 2020active
Decriminalise Survival Campaign
["Decriminalise public intoxication nationally (RCIADIC recommendation)","Decriminalise begging and public sleeping","End move-on powers targeting homeless people"]
Led by ["National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation","Change the Record","Homelessness Australia"]
decriminalisationhomelessnessrciadic - Australia (National)· 2020active
Closing the Gap - Justice Targets
Reduce Aboriginal incarceration by 15% by 2031; reduce youth detention by 30%
Led by Coalition of Peaks, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
aboriginalclosing-the-gapincarceration - Western Australia, Australia· 2020active
Raise the Age WA
Raise minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 in WA
Led by Aboriginal Legal Service WA, CREATE Foundation
raise-the-agewestern-australia - Australia (National)· 2020active
Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Watch
["Independent investigation of all Aboriginal deaths in custody","Implementation of all 339 RCIADIC recommendations (only 64% fully implemented after 30+ years)","National justice target in Closing the Gap"]
Led by ["National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Services","ANTaR","Change the Record"]
accountabilitydeaths-in-custodyrciadic - Australia (National)· 2020active
Bail Reform for Children Campaign
End remand as default for children; presumption of bail for all under-18s
Led by National Children's and Youth Law Centre, NATSILS
bailremandyouth-justice - Australia (National)· 2019active
Justice Reinvestment Network Australia
["Scale Maranguka model nationally","Redirect 20% of detention spending to community programs","Aboriginal community control of justice funding"]
Led by ["Just Reinvest NSW","ANTaR","Maranguka"]
funding-reformjustice-reinvestmentnational - Australia (National)· 2019active
Youth Diversion Reform Alliance
National consistency in youth diversion programs; evidence-based framework
Led by Australian Institute of Criminology, State diversion coordinators
diversionnational-consistencyreform - Australia (National)· 2019active
End Solitary Confinement of Children
Ban isolation and solitary confinement for all children in detention
Led by Human Rights Law Centre, OPCAT Network
detentionhuman-rightssolitary-confinement - Australia - QLD· 2019active
Youth Justice Coalition QLD - Voices for Change
Counter punitive QLD youth justice rhetoric. Advocate for therapeutic alternatives, raise the age, end watch house detention of children.
Led by Youth Advocacy Centre, Sisters Inside, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service QLD
advocacyalternativesyouth-justice - Australia· 2019active
#GameOver
End indefinite offshore detention; secure resettlement incl. NZ deal; permanent safety for people held offshore/APODs
Led by Amnesty International Australia with Craig Foster; sports & arts allies
asylumoffshore-detentionrefugeeresettlement - 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