EMinnesota: Ukukhumbula ukuzibophelela kukaMarie Braun kuXolo noBulungisa

NguSarah Martin kunye noMeredith Aby-Keirstead, Yilwa Iindaba, UJuni 30, 2022

IMinneapolis, MN - UMarie Braun, 87, itshantliziyo elide kunye nenkokeli ethandekayo nehlonitshwayo kumbutho woxolo nobulungisa kwiTwin Cities, usweleke nge-27 kaJuni emva kwesigulo esifutshane kakhulu.

Impendulo kaDave Logsdon, uMongameli wamagqala oXolo iSahluko sama-27, ibonisa indlela abasabela ngayo abaninzi, “Umothuko ongaka. Womelele kunzima ukuzikholelwa ezi ndaba. Esinjani sona isigebenga kumbutho wethu woxolo nobulungisa.”

UMarie Braun wayelilungu le-Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) phantse ukususela ekusekweni kwayo kwiminyaka engama-40 eyadlulayo. Emva kokuthatha umhlala-phantsi ngo-1997 kuqeqesho lwezengqondo awayelubaleka nomyeni wakhe uJohn, wajika ingqalelo yakhe epheleleyo, intembeko yokusebenza engenakuthelekiswa nanto, izakhono zombutho ezidumileyo, amandla angenamda kunye nokufudumala kunye noburharha kumsebenzi wokulwa imfazwe.

Waya e-Iraq kunye no-Ramsey Clark, u-Jess Sundin nabanye kwigqiza le-International Action Centre ngo-1998 ekuphakameni kwezohlwayo ze-US ezikhohlakeleyo kwelo lizwe. USundin wanika esi sikhumbuzo Yilwa mva!:

“Ndandineminyaka nje engama-25 ubudala xa ndandihamba noMarie ukuya e-Iraq kwigqiza elimanyeneyo ukucela umngeni kwizohlwayo zase-US kunye ne-UN ezibangele ukufa nobunzima obungaka. Yayiluhambo olutshintsha ubomi kum, olwenziwa lwaba nokwenzeka ngeendlela ezininzi nguMarie.

“UMarie wancedisa ekuququzeleleni ingxowa-mali eyandihlawulelayo, yaye yena nomyeni wakhe uJohn benza igalelo elikhulu ngokwabo. Igqiza lika-1998 yayilelokuqala kolo hlobo ukuya e-Iraq, kwaye andiqinisekanga ukuba ngendinalo ukuzithemba ukuthatha olo hambo kunye nabantu abangama-100 abasuka kwilizwe lonke, ukuba ndandingahambi negqala laseMinneapolis yoxolo. intshukumo.

“UMarie wazithathela phantsi kwephiko lakhe kunye nomnye umhambi omncinci, kwaye ukufundisa kwakhe akuzange kume kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya. Ukutyelela kwisibhedlele sabantwana kunye ne-Al Amiriyah indawo yokuhlala yebhombu, isidlo sakusihlwa kunye nosapho lwase-Iraqi lwabahlobo abavela eMinnesota okanye ukudansa kunye nabafundi kwisikolo sobugcisa. Sasihlala kude kube sebusuku sincokola ngeentsuku zethu, kwaye uMarie wayelilitye endandingqiyame kulo ukuze ndiqhubele phambili amasikizi emfazwe awayesenziwa ngokuchasene nabantu baseIraq abanothando nabanesisa. Uye wandigqiba.

“Emva ekhaya, uMarie wabeka umgangatho wendlela umanyano lwamazwe ngamazwe lubonakala ngayo. Kwangaxeshanye, akazange alulibale usapho lwakhe, akazange ayeke ukufumana uvuyo kunye nesizathu sokuhleka, kwaye wayesoloko ekhuthaza abantu abatsha abafana nam ukuba bazakhele ikhaya kulo mbutho,” utshilo uSundin.

UMarie waqala umlindo weveki kwibhulorho yaseLake Street engazange iphoswe nguLwesithathu omnye kwiminyaka yayo ye-23 yokulwa nemfazwe, ukusuka kwi-US / NATO ibhombu yaseYugoslavia kude kube namhlanje kunye ne-US / NATO exhokonxa ingxabano eUkraine. Kangangeminyaka emininzi yena noJohn yayingabo babezisa imiqondiso, ihlala isanda kwenziwa kuloo veki, ibonisa naliphi na ilizwe i-US eyayiqhushumba, inika imvume okanye ihleli.

Kwiphulo lokuya kwiDesert Storm, yena noJohn baququzelela iphulo lokuba amalungu e-WAMM asasaze amawaka emiqondiso yengca ethi “Biza umbutho wakho. Yithi hayi kwimfazwe e-Iraq. " Le miqondiso ayizange iphelele kwingca yedolophu yethu kuphela kodwa yacelwa nolunye uluntu kwilizwe liphela.

Kangangeminyaka emininzi uMarie walungiselela inkonzo kwicawe yabo, iSaint Joan waseArc, kumthendeleko wabamsulwa abaNgcwele. Wasiguqula esi sikhumbuzo sokubulawa kwabantwana ePalestine nguHerode, saba sisikhumbuzo sabantwana base-Iraq ababulawa ngokuqhushumba kwe-US kunye nezohlwayo.

UMarie waququzelela imisebenzi yeentsuku ezininzi kwii-ofisi zeSenator zase-US eWellstone, e-Dayton nase-Coleman. Uzise iinkokeli zedolophu ezinjengoCindy Sheehan, uKathy Kelly kunye noDenis Halliday, umnxibelelanisi wobuntu we-UN e-Iraq, kwaye waqinisekisa ukuba bathetha nesihlwele esimiyo kuphela. Uphuhlise uthungelwano lwelizwe lonke lwabalweli bemfazwe ukubamba ukhenketho lokuthetha kunye noxinzelelo lwamagosa anyuliweyo. Akashiyanga nto kumsebenzi wakhe ngokuchasene ne-impiriyali yase-US e-Iraq, ukuzimisela kwakhe ukusebenzisa kuyo nantoni na ayenzayo.

U-Alan Dale, umseki weMinnesota Peace Action Coalition ubalisa eli bali, “UMarie wayengoyena mlweli wenkululeko, esebenza noluhlu olubanzi lwabantu abavela kwiimvelaphi ezininzi, ehlala enyanisekile kwimigaqo yakhe. UMarie wayedla ngokuthatha indima yokuba ngumnxibelelanisi ongumgcini woxolo okanye i-marshal ekhokelayo kuqhanqalazo. Komnye woqhanqalazo lwesikhumbuzo semfazwe yase-Iraq oluqala eLoring Park, amakhulu abantu ayehlanganisene ukuze abambe umngcelele. Emva koko kwafika amapolisa. Ipolisa elikhokelayo labonakala lixakiwe ukuba bonke aba bantu baceba ukumatsha ngaphandle kwemvume yabo. Ipolisa elikhokelayo lafuna ilayisenisi yokuqhuba yomntu othile ukuze lazi ukuba liza kuyithumela phi iisamani, uMarie wathi, 'Ungalifumana iphepha-mvume lam lokuqhuba, kodwa sisazomatsha.' Ngelo xesha, kwakukho abantu abali-1000 ukuya kuma-2000 ababehlanganisene. Amapolisa ancama ahamba.”

Ngo-2010, amatsha-ntliziyo achasene nemfazwe eMinneapolis nakwiMidwest eMidwest ayejongwe yi-FBI ngoxolo kunye nokulwela umanyano lwamazwe ngamazwe. Bobabini aba babhali babandakanyiwe kwabo babizwe kwinkundla enkulu kwaye bajolise kuyo yi-FBI. UMarie wasinceda ukuba silungelelanise ukuchasana kwethu ngeKomiti yokuNqanda ukuNcitshiswa kwe-FBI. UJoe Iosbaker, umlweli waseChicago owathi naye wabizwa, wakhumbula ubumbano lwakhe, "Ndikhumbula okusemandleni akhe kwiinzame zakhe kunye neengqungquthela kunye neesenenja egameni le-Antiwar 23. Ukufumana loo magosa anyuliweyo ukuba athethe ngokukhusela kwethu kwakubonakala kungenakucingelwa kum, kodwa hayi kuMarie kunye namagqala oxolo kwiTwin Cities! Kwaye babenyanisile.”

Kwiminyaka eliqela edlulileyo uMarie ebengusihlalo we-WAMM End War Committee. UMary Slobig uthe, “Andinakuyicinga iKomiti yeMfazwe yokuQeda ngaphandle kokuba athumele i-ajenda, esibambele uxanduva, kwaye ethatha amanqaku. Ulilitye lethu!”

UKristin Dooley, umlawuli we-WAMM uxelele Yilwa mva!, “UMarie ebengumhlobo wam, umcebisi wam, kunye neqabane lam kubutshantliziyo amashumi eminyaka. Wayelitshantliziyo elinobuchule obumangalisayo. Wayekwazi ukuphatha imali, abasebenzi, ukuhlaziywa kwamalungu, ukunyusa ingxowa-mali, ukushicilela kunye nokubhala. Ngokuzithandela wayenxibelelana nabasemagunyeni kwezenkolo, ezopolitiko, ezoluntu kunye namapolisa. UMarie wandazisa ukuba unomqolo wam kwaye ndaba litshantliziyo elingcono kuba wayekholelwa kum. "

UMarie wasikhuthaza ngokuzibophelela kwakhe kwaye wayengoyiki ukucela ukubandakanyeka okanye imali. Uninzi lwethu luthe, "Awunakuthi hayi kuMarie." Wayeyintsika yombutho woxolo kunye nomkhuthazi ophambili wezenzo kunye notshintsho olusebenzayo. Kwakhona wayengumcebisi onobuchule kunye notitshala kwaye ushiya ngasemva imibutho eyomeleleyo kunye nabantu ngabanye ukuba baqhubele phambili umzabalazo. Uveze okona kulungileyo kuthi, kwaye thina kunye nemibutho yoxolo siyakumkhumbula ngaphaya kwamazwi.

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