Launch of Dreaming Inside

Volume 11

Dreaming Inside: Voices from Junee Correctional Centre Volume 11 showcases the poetry, songs, biographies, and other writing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inmates. Published in 2023, it is an unfiltered glimpse who have spent time Dreaming Inside. The Dreaming Inside project is led by Aunty Barbara Nicholson

Dreaming Inside Volume 11 was successfully launched in Wollongong Art Gallery. Professor Tom Calma AO spoke with dignity and passion as he discussed the book and the importance of the Voice.

Aunty Barbara Nicholson, Prison Officer Lesley Marks, tutors Kylie Lingard and Luke Patterson and project coordinator Simon Luckhurst also offered their thoughts on the programme and read poetry.

An auction of inmate art was held to raise money to support the project.

Peter Frankis, Port Kembla