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Category Archives: social issues

Euro saved?

The Scratchy Lines cartoon from the April New Internationalist

In the System

‘It’s in the system’ is meant to be reassuring – maybe it’s a cheque that’s not arrived, a form has got lost… but what if it is a person?

Click here to see other cartoons on the Pro Bono website.

Young and old….

The weekly cartoon on the Pro Bono website is usually inspired by posts on their news page.

Pro Bono is Australia’s leading online news service for the Not for Profit sector.

This week two articles stood out: one on homelessness, the other on the aged care sector. I did two cartoons – below –  click here to see which one was published.

 

 

Alien Rescue!

Water on the Moon!   Water on Mars!   Earth-like planets out there!

As this planet fails to meet our expectations some of us seem to be comforted by the idea that we could ‘trade up’, move on to something a little better.

I don’t think they intend taking all of us with them of course.

The cheaper option is to find some alien life out there that in some way could rescue us … from ourselves.

Here is the current New Internationalist cartoon:

 

 

More roughs…

Some more rough drafts from the ‘not chosen’ folder – before their issues become old history (if only!).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flatten your hierarchical structure now!

No one asks for gratuitous ideas but here you go …

Pro Bono Australia

Pro Bono Australia publishes the Guide to Giving, Australia’s directory of Charities and Not for Profit Organisations.

They are Australia’s leading online News Service for the Not for Profit Sector, along with charity jobs and volunteer opportunities, events, and a directory of specialist suppliers for charities.

Pro Bono News has a weekly Kneebone cartoon take on an aspect of the Not For Profit sector. Click on the NFP Kneebone panel on the Pro Bono news page (or on the one below) to see this week’s cartoon.

Here are a couple of earlier cartoons:

Issues

Here is a selection of cartoons from the latest Issues books published by Independence Educational Publishers, Cambridge UK.  Six books are published each (UK) school term, for students 14 years and above.

The present  Issues topics are: environment, class, population, gender, tourism and crime.

Population issues

Class issues

Gender issues

Environment issues

Environment issues

 

Wheelchair tennis not completely wheelchair friendly?

John McKenna is a disability commentator whose weekly blog highlights a disability issue that has grabbed his attention.

This week he reports on attending the wheelchair tennis at the Australian Open 2012. A purpose-built platform was provided for wheelchair users to view the matches.  Unfortunately it did not have any shelter. There was shade for those who could negotiate the stairs up into the stands. It is summer in Australia and it can get pretty hot sitting out in the sun.

To read John’s post – and see all of his posts, click here.

Occupy the planet!

The January/February issue of New Internationalist  is in the newsagents.

Here is my  Scratchy Lines cartoon, which appears on the Letters page: