Mwa Joy Choyamba
Ndinali ndi mantha aakulu pamene ndinachoka kunyumba kwanga pafupi ndi Mount Horebe, WI ndi kuwukira ku Washington, DC pa May 20, 2016. Ndidzaima m’bwalo lamilandu la Woweruza Wendell Gardner Lolemba May 23, ndikuimbidwa mlandu Wotsekereza, kutsekereza ndi kusokoneza; ndi Kulephera kumvera lamulo lololedwa.
Pamene tikukonzekera kuzenga mlandu, tidadziwa kuti Woweruza Gardner adatsekera m'ndende anthu omwe adapezeka olakwa m'mbuyomu, motero tidadziwa kuti tiyenera kukonzekera nthawi yandende. Tinkadziwanso kuti woimira boma pamilandu sanayankhepo pa zimene tinapempha posachedwa, choncho tinadabwa ngati chimenecho chinali chizindikiro chakuti sanali okonzeka kupitiriza kuzenga mlandu. Ndi kukayika kumeneku m'maganizo, kwa nthawi yoyamba ndinalandira tikiti yopita ku DC, ndipo zinali zachisoni kwambiri kuti ndinatsanzikana ndi banja langa.
Ndipo cholakwa changa chimene chinandibweretsa kumeneko chinali chiyani? Patsiku la adilesi yomaliza ya a Obama State of the Union, Januware 12, 2016, ndidalumikizana ndi ena a 12 pomwe tidagwiritsa ntchito ufulu wathu wa Kusintha Kwambiri poyesa kupereka pempho kwa Purezidenti Obama pakuchita kokonzedwa ndi National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance. Tinkakayikira kuti Obama sangatiuze zomwe zinali kuchitika, choncho pempho lathu linafotokoza zimene tinkakhulupirira kuti mgwirizanowu unali weniweni komanso njira zothetsera dziko limene tonsefe tingafune kukhalamo. Kalatayo inafotokoza nkhawa zathu. za nkhondo, umphaŵi, kusankhana mitundu, ndi vuto la nyengo.
Pafupifupi anthu 40 okhudzidwa ndi nzika adayenda kupita ku US Capitol January 12, tinawona apolisi a Capitol analipo kale ndipo akutiyembekezera. Tinauza wapolisi amene ankatiyang’anira kuti tili ndi pempho limene tikufuna kukapereka kwa pulezidenti. Msilikaliyo anatiuza kuti sitingathe kukapereka chikalatacho, koma tingapite kukaonetsera kudera lina. Tidayesa kufotokoza kuti sitinalipo kuti tiwonetse, koma tinalipo kuti tigwiritse ntchito ufulu wathu Wosintha Woyamba popereka pempho kwa Obama.
Pamene wapolisiyo anapitiriza kukana pempho lathu, 13 a ife tinayamba kukwera masitepe a Capitol. Tinaima pafupi ndi chikwangwani cholembedwa kuti "Musapitirire pamenepa". Tidatulutsa chikwangwani chomwe chimati "Stop the War Machine: Export Peace" ndikulumikizana ndi anzathu ena poimba kuti "Sitingasunthe".
Munalibe wina aliyense amene anayesa kulowa mkati mwa nyumba ya Capitol, koma komabe, tinalola malo ochuluka pamasitepe kuti ena atizungulire ngati akufuna kutero, ndipo chotero sitinali kutsekereza aliyense. Ngakhale kuti apolisi anatiuza kuti sitingathe kupereka pempho lathu, ndi ufulu wathu kupempha boma kuti lithetse madandaulo athu, choncho apolisi atatiuza kuti tichoke, palibe lamulo lovomerezeka. Nanga n’cifukwa ciani anthu 13 anamangidwa? Tinatengedwa kupita ku polisi ya Capitol titamangidwa unyolo, kutiimbidwa mlandu, ndi kumasulidwa.
Tinadabwa pamene anthu anayi a m’gululi, Martin Gugino wa ku Buffalo, Phil Runkel wa ku Wisconsin, Janice Sevre-Duszynska wa ku Kentucky, ndi Trudy Silver wa ku New York City, zinango zawo zinathetsedwa mkati mwa milungu ingapo kuchokera pamene anachitapo kanthu. N’chifukwa chiyani milandu inachotsedwa pamene tonse tinachita chimodzimodzi? Kenako, boma linapereka ndalama zokwana madola 50 kuti litizengereze. Chifukwa cha zifukwa zathu zaumwini, mamembala anayi a gulu lathu, Carol Gay wa ku New Jersey, Linda LeTendre wa ku New York, Alice Sutter wa ku New York City, ndi Brian Terrell, Iowa, anaganiza zovomera. Zikuoneka kuti boma lidadziwa kale kuti mlanduwu sungathe kuyimbidwa mlandu.
Abasanu a ife tinaimbidwa mlandu pa May 23, Max Obusewski, Baltimore, Malachy Kilbride, Maryland, Joan Nicholson, Pennsylvania, Eve Tetaz, DC, ndi ine.
Tinali kutsogolo kwa woweruzayo kwa mphindi zosakwana zisanu. Max adayimilira ndikudziwonetsa yekha ndikufunsa ngati tingayambe ndikulankhula za zomwe adafuna kuti apeze zambiri. Woweruza Gardner adati timva kaye za boma. Woimira boma pamilandu anaimirira n’kunena kuti boma silinakonzekere. Max anaganiza kuti mlandu wake uthe. Mark Goldstone, phungu wa loya, ananena kuti mlandu wotsutsa Eve, Joan, Malachy, ndi ine uchotsedwe. Gardner anavomera ndipo zinatha.
Boma likadakhala ndi ulemu wamba kutidziwitsa kuti sadakonzeke kupita kumlandu pomwe adadziwiratu kuti mlanduwo sudzapitirira. Sindikanayenera kupita ku DC, Joan sakanafunikira kuyenda kuchokera ku Pennsylvania, ndipo ena am'deralo sakanavutikira kubwera kunyumba ya bwalo. Ndikukhulupirira kuti ankafuna kupereka chilango chilichonse chimene akanatha, ngakhale osapita ku kuzenga mlandu, komanso kuti asalole kuti mawu athu amveke m’khoti.
Ndamangidwa ka 40 kuyambira 2003. Mwa anthu 40, 19 omwe anamangidwa akhala aku DC. Poyang'ana kumangidwa kwanga 19 ku DC, milandu yachotsedwa maulendo khumi ndipo ndamasulidwa kanayi. Ndangopezeka wolakwa kanayi pa anthu 19 omwe anamangidwa ku DC. Ndikuganiza kuti tikumangidwa mwabodza kutitsekereza ndi kutichotsa panjira, osati chifukwa chakuti tachita zolakwa zomwe tingapezeke kuti ndife olakwa.
Zomwe timachita ku US Capitol January 12 zinali zotsutsana ndi anthu. Ndikofunikira kumvetsetsa kusiyana pakati pa kusamvera kwa boma ndi kukana anthu. M’kusamvera boma, munthu amaphwanya lamulo losalungama mwadala kuti asinthe. Chitsanzo chingakhale nkhomaliro ya nkhomaliro panthawi yomenyera ufulu wachibadwidwe kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 1960. Lamulo lathyoledwa ndipo omenyera ufulu amakumana ndi zotsatirapo zake.
Pokana anthu, sitikuphwanya lamulo; koma boma likuphwanya lamulo ndipo tikuchita zotsutsana ndi kuswa malamulo kumeneko. Sitinapite ku Capitol January 12 chifukwa tinkafuna kuti timangidwe monga momwe lipoti la apolisi linanenera. Tinapita kumeneko chifukwa tinayenera kutchula zinthu zosaloleka komanso zachiwerewere zimene boma lathu likuchita. Monga tidanenera mu pempho lathu:
Timakulemberani inu monga anthu odzipereka ku kusintha kwa chikhalidwe cha anthu opanda chiwawa ndi nkhawa yaikulu pazinthu zosiyanasiyana zomwe zimagwirizana. Chonde mverani pempho lathu - kuthetsa nkhondo zomwe boma lathu likupitilira komanso kukwera kwankhondo padziko lonse lapansi ndikugwiritsa ntchito ndalama zamisonkhozi ngati njira yothetsera umphawi womwe ukukula womwe uli mliri m'dziko lonselo momwe chuma chambiri chikuyendetsedwa ndi anthu ochepa chabe. Khazikitsani malipiro amoyo kwa ogwira ntchito onse. Kudzudzula mwamphamvu mfundo yomanga anthu ambiri m’ndende, kukhala m’ndende, ndiponso chiwawa cha apolisi chimene chikufala kwambiri. Kulonjeza kuthetsa chizolowezi chankhondo kudzakhala ndi zotsatira zabwino pa nyengo ya dziko lathu lapansi ndi malo okhala.
Tinapereka pempholi podziwa kuti tikhoza kumangidwa pochita izi komanso tikudziwa kuti tidzakumana ndi zotsatira zake, koma tinkakhulupiriranso kuti sitikuphwanya lamulo poyesa kupereka pempholo.
Ndipo ndithudi ndikofunikira kwambiri kuti pamene tikuchita ntchitoyi tizikumbukira kuti sizovuta zathu zazing'ono zomwe ziyenera kukhala patsogolo pa maganizo athu, koma kuzunzika kwa omwe tikuwalankhula. Ife amene anachitapo kanthu January 12 anali nzika 13 zapakatikati za United States. Tili ndi mwayi wokhoza kuyimirira ndi kuyankhula motsutsana ndi boma lathu popanda mavuto aakulu. Ngakhale titapita kundende, imeneyo si mbali yofunika kwambiri ya nkhaniyi.
Cholinga chathu nthawi zonse chiyenera kukhala pa abale ndi alongo athu padziko lonse lapansi omwe akuvutika ndi kufa chifukwa cha ndondomeko ndi zosankha za boma lathu. Timaganizira za anthu a ku Middle East ndi Africa kumene ma drones akuwulukira m’mwamba ndi kuponya mabomba omwe akukhumudwitsa ndi kupha zikwi za ana, akazi, ndi amuna osalakwa. Timaganizira za anthu a ku United States amene akukhala muumphaŵi, kusowa zinthu zofunika kwambiri monga chakudya, nyumba, ndi chithandizo chamankhwala chokwanira. Timaganizira za anthu omwe miyoyo yawo yasokonezedwa ndi chiwawa cha apolisi chifukwa cha mtundu wa khungu lawo. Timaganizira za tonsefe amene tidzawonongeka ngati atsogoleri a boma padziko lonse lapansi sasintha kwambiri komanso mwamsanga kuti athetse chisokonezo cha nyengo. Timaganizira za onse amene akuponderezedwa ndi amphamvu.
Ndikofunikira kuti ife amene tingathe, tibwere pamodzi ndi kuyankhula motsutsana ndi milanduyi yochitidwa ndi boma lathu. Bungwe la National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance (NCNR) lakhala likukonzekera zotsutsana ndi anthu kuyambira 2003. September 23-25, tidzakhala nawo pa msonkhano wokonzedwa ndi World Beyond War (https://worldbeyondwar.org/NoWar2016/ ) ku Washington, DC. Pamsonkhanowu tikhala tikulankhula za kukana kwa anthu komanso kukonza zochita zamtsogolo.
Mu Januwale 2017, NCNR ikukonzekera kuchitapo kanthu pa tsiku la kukhazikitsidwa kwa pulezidenti. Aliyense amene adzakhale purezidenti, tinapita kukatumiza uthenga wamphamvu wakuti tiyenera kuthetsa nkhondo zonse. Tiyenera kupereka ufulu ndi chilungamo kwa onse.
Tikufuna anthu ambiri kuti agwirizane nafe pazochita zamtsogolo. Chonde yang'anani m'mitima mwanu ndikupanga chisankho chodziwikiratu ngati mutha kulowa nafe ndikuyimirira pokana boma la United States. Anthu ali ndi mphamvu zobweretsa kusintha ndipo tiyenera kutenganso mphamvuzo nthawi isanathe.
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