Crim Con 2026, 26 - 27 June - Not just a conference but a space to hear from criminalised and formerly incarcerated people. Crim Con 2026! 26-27 June

Why Prison Reform Doesn’t Work.

Join us for this conference by criminalised and formerly incarcerated people.

Art / music / poetry exhibition - We Are More Than What They Did To Us - Fri 26th June 6-9pm.

The opening night of Crim Con is a community-led cultural gathering that centres the voices, stories and creative expression of community members through art, music, poetry and shared space we create a room grounded in lived experience, one that refuses silence, challenges stigma, and honours the complexity of our lives.

Before panels and before analysis, we begin with people, including:

Music by Nancy Bates (award-winning Barkindji singer-songwriter, musician, and social activist)
Silent Rhymes (South Australian hip hop artist)
Poetry by Matcho Cassidy, Fig Henry Kershaw and others.

Non-alcoholic drinks provided on Friday.

Panels / speakers / workshops - Sat 27th June 11am-6pm.

Presentations by Debbie Kilroy (Sisters Inside), Tabitha Lean (Sisters Inside), Samantha Burns (National Network of Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls), Brett Collins (Justice Action), Dan Vansetten (Level Up), Daniel Chung (DC Boxing & Performance), Sam Narroway (Second Chances), and more.
Workshops include song-writing with Nancy Bates, zine making, interactive art sessions, and an introduction to using Freedom of Information.

Light lunch and non-alcoholic drinks provided on Saturday.

More program details coming soon.

Join the Australian Friends of Palestine Association (AFOPA) outside Senator Penny Wong’s Office on Palestinian Prisoners Day.

We will be demanding that the Australian government: - Publicly acknowledge Israel’s human rights violations and insist that Israel cease all torture and ill treatment of Palestinian prisoners. - Demand immediate protections for Palestinians in Israeli prisons including repealing the apartheid death penalty laws which apply exclusively to Palestinians. - Trigger accountability measures under the Geneva Convention, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention against Torture and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. - Sanction Israel for its crimes against humanity and systemic use of torture

When: 12-1pm, Friday 17 April Where: 19 Gouger Street, Adelaide (Outside Senator Penny Wong’s Office)

Join the Nationwide Rally!

Join AFOPA on Sunday 19th of April for a nationwide Rally to mark Palestinian Prisoners Day.

When: 2pm, Sunday 19 April Where: Parliament House Steps, North Terrace, Adelaide

Note SAlt will be present

Critically examine why certain phrases become popular, who they benefits, and what happens when campaigns stop at reform over transformation

An abolitionist, creative workshop designed to unsettle the “common sense” slogans that dominate reform campaigns, charity branding, political messaging, and NGO advocacy.

By RAD Faction