Isabel Lucas shares her experience of Newkind 2019 in Lutruwita, Tasmania

“Newkind gave me a sense of empowerment to step into my own energy of leadership. I met people at Newkind who gave me hope for solution-based thinking, models investigating the possibilities to transform, evolve and make amazing things happen.”

Tom Allen from Impact Boom covers Newkind 2020, with insights from 37 Speakers and Participants.

“I just love Newkind for the diversity and quality. The people who are here are just really amazing people looking to come together and figure out better ways to make a difference. I think doing so in Tasmania with a real acknowledgement that we're on Indigenous land in a beautiful location, just creates something very special. We're not in a conference hall, but we're also not just partying and getting away from it all. We're deeply engaged with the wider world thinking about how we can make a bigger difference.” - Tom Dawkins, Founder - StartSomeGood

Baha’i Blog interviews Founding Director of Newkind, Erfan Daliri.

“If we are to achieve economic justice or the elimination of prejudice or the equality of genders we should create more and more spaces to not only have these conversations but also to actively learn from those at the forefront. As a festival sitting in the festival scene, it is completely different from the majority of festivals in the country in that we are a zero waste, solar powered, alcohol-free, plant-based diet event that uses no non-renewable energy or animal products and is not about entertainment but rather about education.”

Juju Ortiz from Tatak writes about her experience of Newkind 2022.

“Attending the Newkind Social Justice Conference was a transformative experience that left a lasting impact on me. It opens your mind to new possibilities and ways of thinking about social justice. It challenges you to think critically and engage in meaningful conversations about systemic issues. It opens your heart to empathy, compassion, and a deeper understanding of the experiences of others. You leave the conference with meaningful connections and relationships, feeling empowered to take action and be a part of creating a more just, equitable, and sustainable world.”

Tom Allen from Impact Boom interviews Newkind founding director, Erfan Daliri.

“I made it my mission to try and empower as many people as I could with Newkind by programming the content that I felt would help join dots for people. What's education got to do with social change? What's redesigning our economy got to do with it? What's the role of gender equality? What's the role of childhood education and parenting? And then helping activists really level up, as far as change makers. And rather than just pointing out social injustice issues that we don't agree with, really equipping them with the tools that they need to effect systems change in society, which is what social change really is. It's adjusting the systems and structures of power in society that create injustice. So that's what led to Newkind.”

ABC Hobart interviews Newkind founding director, Erfan Daliri, about Newkind 2020

“What do you call a festival with no booze or drugs that is mainly workshops? Newkind conference director Erfan Daliri shares his vision for an event that is solar powered, ethically run, meat free and aims to empower others to make change.”

Stacey Ong from One Red Step reflects on Newkind 2021 at RMIT University.

“So Newkind. It blew my mind and for so many reasons. The first one is truth. You know when you go somewhere and you realise that we’ve taken our masks and people are actually naming problems? It felt like that. I’ve been to a lot of conferences in my professional career. Too many to count. What felt different about this one, was that we weren’t just engaging intellectually with problems. We weren’t just analysing and researching and presenting new information. We were safe to engage not just intellectually but emotionally. It felt heart-led, wholehearted, embodied and authentic.”

Sustainably Aimee gives an overview of her experience of Newkind 2019 and her top tips for participants.

“Festival is the wrong name. It’s more than that. A master class week of environmental activism and social change workshops. Speakers coming from all over Australia and the world to inspire more change in individual communities to help the planet. Our itinerary ran just like any music festival. Attendees could choose different stages to listen to different speakers and everything is voluntary so each person can truly have a personal experience.”

James Humpherson from Humanitix interviews Director of Newkind Conference, Erfan Daliri.

“The world needs us at our best, and social change requires more from us than just passion and energy; it requires clarity, focus, experience and wisdom, social change requires collaborations, systems-thinking, cross-pollination and a service-based approach. That’s what Newkind is.”

Article in The Examiner by Piia Wirsu for Newkind 2017 in Lutruwita, Tasmania

“The inaugural Newkind Festival was designed to be more than a festival. It was designed to change the world.”