WhyNot

    Category - Social Justice and Advocacy

    Need for Facts Arts | Cover Image
    Social Justice and Advocacy

    The Need for Facts

    Words by Markos, 28 VIC I love facts. I grew up reading fact books, I tweet facts, I write fact-based articles and I’ve even worked in fact-checking. Therefore, it sickens me to see the epidemic of lies and propaganda...

    Words by Markos, 28 VIC

    5 min read
    Right Side of History | WhyNot
    Social Justice and AdvocacySustainability

    Right Side of History

    Words by Lydia, 24 VIC “We live in a strange world, where children must sacrifice their own education in order to protest against the destruction of their future” Greta Thunberg, 2019 Many will have heard by now of the...

    Words by Lydia 24, VIC

    4 min read
    Alabama | WhyNot
    Health & WellbeingSocial Justice and Advocacy

    Alabama

    Words by Nicole, 25 VIC My poem ‘Alabama’ was inspired by the strict abortion laws that have recently been passed in a number of states in the US.  I wrote this poem as a conversational piece for...

    Words by Nicole, 25 VIC

    1 min read
    (h)e..quality equality
    Social Justice and Advocacy

    (h)e..quality

    Words by Jessica 21, NSW The vicious witches are at it again, Smearing our gender and hating on our Name. And I want to make it clear that ‘I didn’t do it’,   ‘I feel attacked’, ‘And her short skirt was...

    Words by Jessica 21, NSW

    3 min read
    Politician Testing
    Health & WellbeingSocial Justice and Advocacy

    Politician Testing

    Words by Jono, 27 VIC I wrote this article out of sheer frustration when I learned that the NSW Government would refuse to implement pill testing booths at musical festivals across the state. Despite successful pilots...

    Words by Jono, 27 VIC

    4 min read
    Australian Politics is NOT Broken | WhyNot?
    Social Justice and Advocacy

    Australian Politics is NOT Broken

    Word by Angus, NSW Australian politics is broken! Democracy is in chaos! We are an international laughing stock! What about stability?! THINK OF THE CHILDREN! Reading the news last week, you may have thought Australia...

    Words by Angus, NSW

    4 min read

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