naLeonard Eiger, Ground Zero Center yeChirungu cheNyika, June 16, 2021
Yenguva refu muratidziri Angie Zelter, mumashoko ekutanga ebhuku rake nyowani, KUSIMBISA ZVEPENYU, "Makore makumi mashanu kubvira ndasiya yunivhesiti, ndikatanga fundo yangu chaiyo uye ndakatanga kufunga kuti ndaizobatsira sei kugadzira nyika iri nani." Sumo iyoyo inoisa nhanho yemakore makumi mashanu ekushingairira nyika iyo yaanotsvaga.
Kuti urege kufunga kuti KUSVIRA KWEUPENYU kunogona kunge kuri imwe memoir, iko kungave kusarongeka. Angie haangoratidze chete nezvekuratidzira kutenderera pasirese kwaakabatanidzwa - Greenham Common Women Peace Camp, SOS Sarawak, Trident Plowshares, Save Jeju Zvino, Kupera Kupandukira, uye zvimwe zvakawanda - asi anovakira pazvidzidzo zvinoshanda zvaakadzidza pamwe iyo nzira, ichipa maonero ekukurudzira kuti zviitwe uye zviite chiito.
Iri bhuku inyaya yehupenyu hwevakuru muratidziri uye chirevo chevamiriri veese mazera. Uye zvakadaro tariro yangu, mushure mekuiverenga, ndeyekuti vechidiki, vanhu vari kugadzirira kupinda muhukuru, sezvakaita Angie makore makumi mashanu apfuura, vachatora bhuku iri vowana nzira yekutanga zvavo “Dzidzo chaiyo.” Ndinoshuva dai bhuku iri raivepo ndisati ndapedza kudzidza kuyunivhesiti!
Ndakaziva Angie kuburikidza nehukama hwedu sevamiriri vanoratidzira kurwisa zvombo zvenyukireya, uye kunyangwe ndaifunga kuti ndaive nemufananidzo wakanaka wehupenyu hwake semumiriri, kuverenga nyaya yehupenyu hwevakuru yaive chiitiko chitsva. Ndakaona nyaya yake ichikurudzira, ichidzidzisa uye, pamusoro pezvose, iine tariro. Inosanganisira Angie wandakave nerukudzo rwekushanda naye pamusoro pemakore. Mushure mekuvandudza kunzwisisana kwehukama pakati pehondo, hurombo, rusaruraganda, kuparadzwa kwezvakatipoteredza uye kurasikirwa nemarudzi, mashandisirwo evagari nemauto uye kushungurudzwa kwesimba renyukireya, kutenga vatengi, nedambudziko remamiriro ekunze.
Muchitsauko pamusoro pe "Kubatanidza Kurwisa Kwedu Munyika Imwe," Angie akajeka uye akajeka paanotaura kuti, "kuti hupenyu hwepasi redu urarame tinofanirwa kumanikidza hurumende, makambani nemasangano ese kuti achinje zvakanyanya kubva kune anoshandisa zvisirizvo, anotora zvinhu, kukura. - chero-ipi-inodhura nzanga kuhupfumi, hwakadzikama-hwehurumende mukati mevanhu vakaenzana uye vane tsitsi. ” Anodaidzira zvakare hukama hwakaipa uye hunoparadza hwakatisvitsa kumucheto: "Ruramisiro yemamiriro ekunze nehondo zvine zvikonzero zvakafanana sekusaenzana kwemaitiro, rusaruraganda uye mhirizhonga kuvanhukadzi. "Iyi ndiyo mhedzisiro yemauto nemaindasitiri ekukura kusingagadzirisike, purofiti, hutsinye uye kushandisa zvisizvo."
Kunyangwe kuratidzira kugara kweIsrael kweWest Bank neEast Jerusalem, nekuenderera mberi kwekukombwa kweGaza; kuchengetedza masango ekare-kukura muSarawak, Finland, Canada neBrazil; kana kuvhara UK's Trident yenyukireya yepasi pegungwa kuFaslane, Scotland; Angie anogara achigadzira, achibatana, uye pamusoro pezvose zvisina mhirizhonga. Anoratidza kuti nyaya dzakasiyana dzakatarisana nevanhu dzakabatana zvakadii, uye nemabatiro atinofanira kuita kubatana mukubata nyaya nenyika.
Chitsauko 12, "Zvidzidzo Zvakadzidziswa," chinotanga na "Usamborega," uye chine runyorwa rurefu rwezvidzidzo zvakadzidziswa naAngie munzira. Muenzaniso ndewekuti "Hapana 'nzira chaiyo' yekuratidzira kana kupikisa kana kuzvidzivirira [mudare] - munhu wese anofanirwa kuwana izwi rake." Angie anopedzisa chitsauko na, "Uye usambo, rega kukanda mapfumo pasi. Ndakambodaro here? ” Zvino, kuti Angie ndiye wandinoziva! Kunyangwe zviri pachena kuti ane shungu uye akazvipira, Angie haatombotiparidzira. Iye anongotaurira nyaya yake uye anopa ruzivo rwake kwatiri kuti titore parwendo rwedu rwemumiriri.
Kusvika kumagumo ebhuku Angie ane makore makumi matanhatu nemapfumbamwe Angie anopindura mibvunzo kubva kumushandi wemakore gumi nemanomwe Jasmine Maslen pamusoro pechisimba chisina kunanga. Izvo zvaizorodza, uye hazvishamise zvachose mumamiriro erwendo rwaAngie, kuverenga uku kugovana kwehungwaru hwevakuru nechizvarwa chinotevera chevamiriri.
Angie ndiye akagamuchira Mubairo Wekurarama Wakakodzera muna 2001. Mumutauro wake wekutambira, waunogona kuverenga mubhuku rake, akataura pamberi chaipo kuti, "Nyika yedu iri kufa - pamweya nepanyama," uye anotaura muchidimbu kune izvo zvatisvitsa pamugumo. Kubva ipapo anongotaura nezwi rakanaka uye rine tariro, achitaura ku "nzira dzakasiyana siyana umo vanhuwo zvavo vari kutora mutoro… vachigadzira shanduko dzinodikanwa kupfuura hondo nekusaruramisira, kutonga nekutonga uye takanangana nerusununguko, runyararo, rudo uye nyika dzakasiyana-siyana. ”
Mienzaniso yake inomanikidza uye meseji yake yekuvhara yakajeka: "Kuuraya hakuna kunaka. Kuuraya vakawanda hakuna kunaka. Zvinotyisidzira kuparadza kukuru kuramba kwehunhu hwedu uye kuzviuraya. Kana chimwe chinhu chisina kumira zvakanaka tinofanirwa kuchimisa. Kubvisa michina yekuparadza saka chiito cherudo chatinogona kubatana nacho. Ndokumbirawo ubatane nesu - tese hatigoni kumira. "
Zvichida iwo wekupedzisira mutongo ndiwo crux weAngie Zelter thesis. Mumwe nemumwe wedu "vanhuwo zvavo" vagari vanokwanisa kuita chero chinhu chatinoisa pfungwa, uye tinova simba rine simba rekutarisa patinenge takabatana nemumwe, tichishanda mukonisheni. Kana chete zvakakwana vedu vanokwanisa kuuya pamwe chete, tinogona kuva, sekutaura kwaAngie, "tisingamiswe." Chera pasi mukati mako uye sarudza izvo zvaunokwanisa kupa, uye woZVIITIRA!
Pane zvimwe zvakawanda zvekutsvaga mu CHITSAUKO CHE UPENYU izvo zvandichasiya kuti iwe uzive. Ndinokukoka iwe kuti uverenge CHITSAUKO CHE UPENYU, uye kana iwe ukaona yakakodzera, tenga mamwe makopi uye uvape sezvipo zvekupedza kudzidza kune vechidiki vaunoziva, uye vabatsire kutanga kwavo chaiko kudzidza uye kushingairira hupenyu hwavo, uye nekuda kwenyika yavanogara.
CHITSAUKO CHE UPENYU rakabudiswa na Luath Press Ltd., uye inowanikwa kubva kune vanoverengeka vevatengesi vemabhuku. Yese mvumo yemubhadharo ichaenda ku Trident Plowshares, mushandirapamwe wekutorera zvombo zvenyukireya kuUK Trident nenzira isiri yechisimba, yakavhurika, ine rugare uye inozvidavirira zvizere.
