Fire With Fire: Growing Fight to Shift Booze Culture
Shanna Whan remembers the story of a bloke who went to a country pub and ordered a schooner of alcohol-free beer. “The bartender threw it at him and said, ‘I’m not charging you for that camel’s piss, get out of my pub,'” Whan told AAP. “Another very common refrain is, ‘you can’t trust a man […]
Fire With Fire: Growing Fight to Shift Booze Culture Shanna Whan’s charity, Sober in the Country, aims to address alcohol-related harm in rural Australia. The organization confronts deeply ingrained cultural beliefs that associate drinking with trustworthiness and masculinity. This resistance is exemplified by anecdotes of hostility towards those who choose not to drink alcohol.
- Sober in the Country is a charity working to change attitudes towards alcohol in rural Australia.
- The charity faces cultural resistance and old beliefs about drinking.
- Examples include bartenders refusing to serve alcohol-free beer and societal distrust of non-drinkers.
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