By Pax Christi New Jersey, NgoMeyi 18, 2023
Enew Jersey- Idume umhlaba wonke Umthetho wegolide Isikhephe esichasene nenyukliya, isikhephe sokuqala sokubandakanyeka kwisenzo esithe ngqo sokusingqongileyo kwihlabathi, kwaye abasebenzi balo ngoku bandwendwela iNewark kunye neJersey City nge-19 kaMeyi.th, 20th, kunye ne21st . The Umthetho wegolide abasebenzi kunye nenqanawa beza kumazibuko ethu aseNew Jersey ukuze babelane ngomyalezo wabo wokuthotywa kwezixhobo zenyukliya kunye noloyiso lokuphelisa imfazwe kunye nokuqaqambisa umzabalazo oqhubekayo wokungabikho kokusesikweni kokusingqongileyo eNewark, kwisiXeko saseJersey, kunye nolunye uluntu lwasePassaic kunye ne-Hudson River olujijisane iminyaka emininzi kakhulu. ilifa elingcolisekileyo lemveliso kunye nezakhiwo zomkhosi, kunye nongcoliseko lwangoku olusaqhubayo kuluntu oluxineneyo, olwahlukeneyo. Uthotho lwemisitho luza kudibanisa amakhulu abantu abavela kwimibutho emininzi ejikeleze iNew Jersey kwinto abaququzeleli bajonge ukukomeleza amaqhina phakathi kwemibutho egxile kuxolo kunye nokuthotywa kwezixhobo kunye nabo bagxile kubulungisa bentlalo kunye nokusingqongileyo kunye nengxaki yemozulu.
“Xa ndenza utshintsho lomsebenzi owandingenisa kule ndawo imangalisayo yokusingqongileyo, yayimalunga nokugcina imigxobhozo,” wakhumbula uHugh Carola, uMlawuli weNkqubo eHackensack Riverkeeper. “Kusekuninzi malunga naloo nto – kodwa kuninzi kakhulu. Imalunga nokubeka iimfuno zabantu – ingakumbi abantu abahlelelekileyo – embindini wento esiyenzayo. UCaptain Bill Sheehan wakha wandixelela, 'Xa sisebenzela iimfuno zabantu, kunokwenzeka ukuba siphumelele amadabi ethu - kwaye xa siphumelela, izilwanyana zasendle, imigxobhozo kunye nomlambo - bona uphumelele, nawe'.
Abaququzeleli bakwajonge ukuba le minyhadala ibe ngumbhiyozo. Nangona ndisalinde i Ukucocwa kwe-dioxin kuMlambo iPassaic kunye nokuba sizixakekise edabini ukuba siyeke omnye umzi-mveliso wamandla efosili kwindawo yase-Ironbound yaseNewark, uChloe Desir, umququzeleli wobulungisa kokusingqongileyo we-Ironbound Community Corp. ukhumbula okutsha nje ukwamkelwa kwemithetho phantsi komthetho waseNew Jersey wobulungisa bokusingqongileyo, owokuqala wohlobo lwayo esizweni, njengesizathu sovuyo, kwaye wanikela ngombono onethemba lekamva elizinzileyo. “Ukulwa nokungabikho kobulungisa kokusingqongileyo, sinyanzele ukuba sipasise owona mthetho unamandla wobulungisa kokusingqongileyo elizweni, ukwala iimvume kumaziko anegalelo kwimpembelelo yongcoliseko lweshishini kwiindawo ezichaphazelekayo. Sijonge ukukhusela uluntu ekujoliswe kulo ngala maziko angcolise umoya wethu kwaye ajike imilambo yethu ibe ziziza zeengxowa-mali ezinkulu. Uluntu lwe-ICC lunombono wekamva lobulungisa kokusingqongileyo elibeka phambili inguqu kude nemveliso yamafutha efosili ukuya kweminye imithombo yamandla, efana nomoya, ilanga, kunye nomgquba kamasipala ngokubanzi. Lonke uluntu lufanelwe ngumoya namanzi acocekileyo,” utshilo.
Kukwakho nemvo yongxamiseko kuzo zombini ezi ndibano nenjongo yokumanyanisa amaqela abonakala engafani. UPaula Rogovin, uTeaneck Peace and Justice Vigil, umseki-ntsapho uyachaza - "Kungxamisekile ukuba abaphembeleli boXolo kunye nokusiNgqongileyo basebenze kunye. Iimfazwe ziqhutywa ngenxa yamafutha efosili. Abemi kunye namajoni benzakaliswa yityhefu yemichiza yemfazwe. Iibhiliyoni zeerandi kwiimfazwe zimele zibuyiselwe ekhaya ukuze kuxhaswe iimfuno zabantu—ukhathalelo lwempilo, imfundo nezindlu.”
USam Pesin, umongameli weThe Friends of Liberty State Park “enkosi kwabadumileyo kwihlabathi Umthetho wegolide isikhephe esichasene nenyukliya, ngokuzisa umyalezo wakho woxolo nobulungisa behlabathi kwiLiberty State Park, kanye emva kolona phawu lwehlabathi lwedemokhrasi, inkululeko kunye namalungelo oluntu.” Ukwanombulelo “ngoThe Umthetho wegolide amagqala okukhuthaza ukufikelela koluntu kwindawo evulekileyo efunwa ngabantu bonke kumgangatho wobomi bethu, ngakumbi kule ndawo ixineneyo, nekhonkrithi yasedolophini.”
Nangona imeko yemozulu imbi kakhulu kunye nosoyikiso oluqhubekayo lwemfazwe, ngakumbi imfazwe yenyukliya, izisoyikiso ezikhoyo, abaququzeleli banethemba lokuba utshintsho luyeza. UDavid Swanson, umlawuli olawulayo we World BEYOND War, ohambe esuka eWashington DC ukuba abekho kwaye athethe nababekhona kwiSixeko saseJersey, ubona imvelaphi yomcimbi eLiberty State Park njengomthombo wenkuthazo. “Ndijonge phambili ekuzibandakanyeni nabantu eLiberty State Park ukubhiyozela isenzo esingenabundlobongela ngokuchasene nezixhobo zenyukliya. Njengoko sijonge kowona mngcipheko mkhulu okwangoku wemfazwe yenyukliya kunye nokuwohloka kwemozulu okucothayo, kufuneka sithathe ithemba kwiSitatimende seNkululeko, kwiSikhumbuzo seTeardrop, nakwiSikhumbuzo seTeardrop. Umthetho wegolide, zonke ezi zicebisa ukuba amaxesha anokubonakala xa abantu bedala imigaqo-nkqubo yoluntu engagxili kakhulu ekuzitshabalaliseni kwaye ihambelane neenjongo ezilungileyo uninzi lwethu oludla ukwabelana ngalo, "watsho.
Utyelelo loMthetho weGolide lwamkelwe kakuhle kulo lonke uhambo lwalo lwakutsha nje njengoko luhamba kwi-Great Loop kunye neNew Jersey nayo injalo. Bade bafumana incwadi ebhaliweyo umyalezo wamkelekile ukusuka kwiKhadinali Tobin eya kufundwa kuyo yonke iminyhadala. UKhadinali ukhumbula ukuzibophelela kukaSt. John XXIII kuxolo kwileta yakhe yokwamkela. “Ubukho benu apha luphawu lwenkxaso yenu koko uSt. Njengabadali boxolo bokwenyani, niyaqinisekisa umbono obalulekileyo wokuba uxolo lokwenyani lunokwakhiwa kuphela ekuzibopheleleni okuqinileyo kukungabikho kobundlobongela nokuthembana,” utshilo.
Umbutho wendalo esingqongileyo, uxolo kunye nobulungisa bentlalo babaxhasi kwezi ziganeko zibini ziquka- UmSebenzi wamaKatolika i-NYC; FCNL- ISahluko saseMntla-ntshona se-NJ; Abahlobo baseRiverfront Park; Abahlobo beLiberty State Park; Hackensack Riverkeeper; Ironbound Community Corp.; NJ Coalition for the Philippine Human Rights Act; NJ Isenzo soXolo; Amagqala oXolo eNJ akuMntla; UMntla NJ Izwi lamaYuda loXolo; I-Ofisi yoXolo loBulungisa kunye neMfezeko yeNdalo- Oodade bothando baseSt. Elizabeth; iPassaic River Coalition; uPax Christi NJ; Umbutho waBantu weNkqubela; Patrick's & Assumption All Saints Church; ISt. Stephan's Grace Community, ELCA; iTeaneck Peace & Justice Coalition; Umoya wamanzi; Umoya weZiko leZibonelelo zoMfuduko woMoya; World Beyond War
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Iziganeko zaseNew Jersey
UDennis P. Collins Park eBayonne
NgoLwesihlanu nge-19 kaMeyith ukuqala emini
Joyina amagqala e-NJ oXolo xa bebulisa uMthetho weGolide ukusuka elunxwemeni njengoko udlula kwiKill Van Kull kwindlela eya eNewark Bay. Ebhodini kuya kuba ngabagcini bendalo kunye nabalweli be-Ironbound Community Corp kunye no-Hackensack Riverkeeper abaza kuxoxa ngemithombo eyahlukeneyo yokungcola kunye nokungabikho kokusesikweni okubonakalayo kumanzi.
Riverfront Park eNewark -(ngeentonga eziorenji)
NgoLwesihlanu nge-19 kaMeyi ukusuka kwi-6 ukuya kwi-8 pm
Iqela loMthetho Omkhulu kunye nomculo
Abathethi baquka: Larry Hamm, uSihlalo woMbutho waBantu weNkqubela; JV Valladolid, Ironbound Community Corp.; Owl, ummeli weRamapough Lunaape Nation; UPaula Rogovin, umseki weTeaneck Peace & Justice Vigil
kwaye
ILiberty State Park kwisiXeko saseJersey – (kufuphi neLiberation Monument)
NgoMgqibelo we-20 kaMeyi ukusuka kwi-11 ukuya ku-1 emva kwemini
UMthetho Omkhulu isikhephe kunye nabasebenzi kunye nomculo weSolidarity Singers Abathethi baquka: UDavid Swanson, uMlawuli oLawulayo World BEYOND War; USam Pesin, Abahlobo beLiberty State Park, uRachel Dawn Davis, i-Waterspirit; USam DiFalco, Ukutya kunye neWater Watch
IHolo Yokucingela Zonke Iingcwele zeParish
Iququzelelwe yi-NJ ye-Philippine Human Rights Act
(ukuhlolwa kwefilimu, ingxoxo yephaneli kunye nesidlo sangokuhlwa)
344 Pacific Ave., kwisiXeko saseJersey
NgeCawe nge-21 kaMeyist ukusuka 6:30 ukuya 8:30 pm
RSVP kwi bit.ly/NJ4PHNo2War
Ukuhlolwa kweengxelo Ukwenza amaza: Ukuzalwa ngokutsha koMthetho Omkhulu & Ingxoxo yePhaneli malunga nemidlalo yasemkhosini yase-US kwi-Indo-Pacific kunye nokungaxhatshazwa okuxhaphakileyo okuxhaphakileyo okwadlulayo neyangoku.
Malunga neProjekthi ye-VFP yoMthetho weGolide
Ngowe-1958 abalweli boxolo abane beQuaker bahamba ngesikhephe Umthetho wegolide ukuya kwiMarshall Islands ngelinge lokumisa uvavanyo lwezixhobo zenyukliya emoyeni. Abalindi baseNxwemeni baseUnited States bamkhwelisa eHonolulu baza babamba abasebenzi bakhe, nto leyo eyabangela isikhalo kumazwe ngamazwe. Ukunyuka kolwazi loluntu ngeengozi zemitha yemitha kukhokelele kwiimfuno zehlabathi zokuyeka uvavanyo lwenyukliya. Ngo-1963 e-USA, i-USSR kunye ne-UK zatyikitya iSivumelwano soVavanyo seNyukliya esilinganiselweyo. Ngo-2010 i Umthetho wegolide watshona kumsinga womoya eHumboldt Bay kuMntla California. Kwiminyaka emihlanu elandelayo, inkitha yamaVeterans For Peace, amaQuaker kunye namanye amavolontiya ambuyisela. Ukususela ngo-2015 Umthetho wegolide ibisithi “Sihamba Ngenqanawa Sisinge Kwihlabathi ElingenaNyukliya Nekamva Elinoxolo, Elizinzileyo”. Ngoku isenza iGreat Loop- ezantsi eMississippi, ukutyhubela iGulf of Mexico, inyuke kuNxweme lweAtlantiki emva koko inyuke i-Hudson idlulele kumaChibi amakhulu. Ulwazi oluninzi malunga neProjekthi yoMthetho weGolden Rule kunye neshedyuli yayo ingaba fu maneka apha.
