Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Today, our world is endangered because of the grave injustice unleashed upon it by fellow human beings who find themselves in the position of power.
Unlawful detention, extra judicial killings, human trafficking, organ trafficking, child labour, slavery, gender discrimination, gender violence, police brutality, social media clampdown, press victimization, racism, etc are some of the injustices confronting our world today. Do we fold our hands and do nothing about it? Absolutely no!
We believe that Steemit is not an ordinary social network, it can be used as a tool of social change; to speak against injustice, to create awareness about injustice and to give relief to the oppressed in the society.
In this maiden edition of the TOGETHER AGAINST INJUSTICE CONTEST, tell us in not more than 50 words what you think is the greatest injustice confronting the world today and why you think so.
Entry Status: Closed
Contest Rules:
- Contestants MUST upvote and resteem this post (awareness needs to be raised about the injustices in our world).
- Essay MUST not be more than 50 words.
- Entries must be posted as a comment to this post. However, participants may also post their entries on their blog to get upvotes.
- Only one entry per user is allowed.
- Only original works will be considered. No plagiarism.
- Only entries that meet the submission guidelines will be considered.
Winners Selection:
Winners will be selected based on the quality of their entries, that is, how compelling and articulate their submission is. The winners will be unanimously decided by some members of Amnesty International who have volunteered themselves for this purpose.
PRIZE:
THREE winners will be selected for a share of 6SBD. The reward could be increased or even doubled IF we receive donations from other distinguished members of the Steemit community for this purpose.
First Prize: ----------------------3SBD
Second Prize: ------------------2 SBD
Third Prize: ---------------------1SBD
Submission Deadline and Winners Announcement
Submission will close at the time of payout for this post. Winners will be announced afterwards.
Good luck guys.
*P.s: 50% of the upvotes from this contest will be donated to charity as a way of showing love to the less privileged in the society. We therefore solicit support from partners. We Steem, therefore we are.
.......together against injustice......conquering injustice through Steem power.
Proudly supported by Amnesty International
What a great initiative.
Certainly got me thinking.
And so here is my entry:
Proliferation of the myth that we are separate is the greatest injustice perpetrated by man on fellow man.
For we are all spirit, in temporary physical form, and our collective soul energies are inextricably woven into the whole.
What I do unto you I surely do unto myself.
With Love.
xox
Love this, I fully agree! It's so nice to see others understand this deep truth
Good one! I wrote my post before going through the comments and now see we have the same train of thought... I guess birds of a feather, flock together, will be following your account!
:)
Yours was more accessible to most folks!
Mine a tad too esoteric for many I feel.
Haha.
I have visited yours and feel that we have much in common ~ I too am an artist but, due to temporary living arrangements, am only posting digital illustrations at the mo.
Great to have stumbled upon one another here.
I followed you too and look forward to virtually getting to know you over the coming weeks.
I wish you well and invite a reciprocal arrangement of support to spread the light.
xox
Thank you so much, the sentiment is mutual. I definitely think a
One of the secrets to being succesful on Steemit is to create strong solid networks. Cheers to a new Steem Friendship! May the winds swiftly carry us in the right direction ✊🏽
Entry confirmed.
"I think the greatest injustice is that the majority of us, even though against wrong doing, stand by idly when it happens. We seem to feel seperated rather than united, therefor we brush off the injustices instead of help to change them. The injustice is not taking our own responsibilities"
This is an artwork I made called "Help Your-Self" It's a commentary on how people often say the "less fortunate" should help themselves. On a higher level, it means that helping another is helping yourself...
If we start seeing others as ourself, I think we will start living with much more happiness and peace.
Entry confirmed
First of all, i would like to thanks @gandhibaba for this contest. Through this, people can share their opinions about injustice. My topic is at Racism.
People in world have different perspective and they judge others according to their way. I don’t know why people misbehaved, pass arguments on the black people. Why people judge according to the color. No religion allowed this type of act. There is only religion and that religion is “HUMANITY”. I am against injustice.
Entry confirmed.
thanks bro :)
I am in :) nice topic and people need this type of post. Thanks .
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great initiative! let's stand against injustice.
Yes we should.
Wow! Your so kind, hopefully, you can get a big amount in this post for your charity. :) I want to join in this contest but I am not good in writing hehe
The important thing is for your voice to be heard.
The greatest injustice on Earth is an involuntary one actually: The Lottery of Birth.
Before your life even begins, the expected quality of your life is predetermined with an almost absolute certainty depending on your place of birth.
Entry declined. Kindly review the length of your post.
Updated :)
Entry confirmed.
Resteemed upvoted
Ok
Good post, I am a photographer, it passes for my blog and sees my content, I hope that it should be of your taste :D greetings
Child labour
Children are meant to have the freedom to grow, explore the world, play, receive a good education and feel safe. Their childhood should be a time free from abuse and exploitation. According to statistics there are 152 million in child labour. 73 million work in hazardous child labour! source. These numbers are shocking. I believe we should do more to fight against this injustice.
Entry confirmed.
Absolutely spot on.
But you have written 85 words here!
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xox
Edited to reduce the word count.
Hoorah ~ loved your message, didn't mean to be ungracious, wanted you to be in with a solid chance.
xox
For me the greatest injustice in the world is child labour it almost all other injustice spring up from this. A forsaken or deprived child would mostly end up in crime,prostitution and other violent activities.
Entry confirmed.
Thanks for a brilliant opportunity. My entry is:
The deliberate and systematic destruction of the family unit: children being torn from loving parents and placed in abusive settings; mothers who would rather mind children at home forced into work; paedophile rings; degradation and devaluation of men by the media and low wages; sexualisation of children - their deliberate corruption.
Entry confirmed
The greatest injustice is us humans...we are the ones who will never accept our mistakes, never condone, ask but not try to get better and mostly...the ones who dont help each other when there is a need
thanks to @gandhibaba for this chance to share our opinions about this topic !
Entry confirmed.
Entry confirmed.
We don’t protect the vulnerable from exploitation that leads to
sex trafficking and prostitution. Our solution is to arrest and
marginalize the victims of trafficking. We need to fight the
conditions that create these casualties of our society, instead of
marginalizing victim. We need to stop this injustice.
Entry confirmed
This is my entry
the greatest injustice in the world is the FATE OF A MAN.
Every man has his own fate but why some persons have a great fate ahead of them, others are presented with an unusual fate.
Entry declined. Sorry, the entry status is now closed. Kindly check back for a fresh contest soon. Regards.
thank you