Jack is an actor, musician, potter and gifted performer but in his nearly 70 years he has also been homeless, a heroin addict, a thief and a regular in Victoria’s prisons. A member of the Stolen Generation Jack has spent his life in between acting gigs, caught in the addiction/crime/doing time cycle.

RESOURCES:

Interview with the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/australia-culture-blog/2014/aug/15/actor-jack-charles-the-tumultuous-life-of-a-stolen-child

TEDx Talk: Mentoring Indigenous Inmates 

Archie Roach Foundation

Shut Youth Prisons 

Indigenous Social Justice Association 

Won Wron Prison 

William Cooper

Vicky Roach on Doin Time (3CR) "Roach was given her first charge sheet at the age of two and a half – for neglect by way of destitution, a device to remove her from her mother and place her in foster care." (Read this article where Roach is quoted here)

Turnbull rejects New Zealand offer to take 150 refugees from detention [recent update: Dutton looks at taking up New Zealand offer to resettle 150 refugees]

Corranderk

Marumail Healing Program

Jack Charles Versus the Crown clips

Interview with Uncle Jack and edited version of the film Bastardy 

The Torch Project 

About the Torch

Confined 9 Exhibition, 2018

Ahn Do:

Brush with Fame featuring Jack Charles (Series 2, Ep. 9)

Jack Charles portrait, People's Choice Award

Parkville riots:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/mar/06/inquiry-criticises-victorias-punitive-youth-justice-system

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/woe-is-me-20170126-gtz8se.html