Siyanqoba! Peace Action @ Weapons Expo 2018

ukusuka Auckland Peace Action, Novemba 4, 2018

I-2018 Expo Expo kunye nomkhankaso ohamba kunye nokuwuvala uphelile kunyaka. Kuye kwiveki evelele kwaye ephumelelayo yokunyakaza uxolo ePalmerston North, kwaye isifiso sokuqhubeka sijamelene sinamandla ngakumbi. Akunakuze kube lula ukunyuka kwi-industry enkulu kakhulu kunazo zonke kwihlabathi - izixhobo zorhwebo-kodwa kuyacaca ukuba umsebenzi wethu kunye namaqhinga ethu avelisa iziqhamo.

Iqela eliqela labantu abenza uxolo lwe-Peace Action Manawatū lenza umsebenzi obalulekileyo kulo lonke uluntu lwasekuhlaleni. Bakhele inkxaso yangempela kunye nemibutho yamaqela ecawa, ababaleki kunye namaqela abafudukayo, abaculi kunye namashishini. Babenomonde kwaye bekholisa, besenza ngokunyaniseka nangobungqina ekuveliseni imbambano ye-Expo Expo kwiSixeko kunye neBhunga.

Bafumene inkxaso eninzi kwiBhunga. Ngelishwa baye bafumanisa ezinye iingcamango zenkxaso ye-NZ yoMbutho woShishino eMashishini kuMeya kunye noSekela lakhe. Umntu owayekade wayevumile ukuba umcimbi ungenayo nayiphi na ingcebiso evela kwamanye aKhansela, kwaye wazama ukufihla ubungakanani bezonxibelelwano kunye nabaququzeleli bemicimbi ngokubaqondisa ukuba baqhagamshelane naye kuphela ngomnxeba. Wanikela imvume yokuvula kwi-Expo, kwaye wabiza esidlangalaleni ukuba isiganeko siza kubanjelwa kwiSixeko kwakhona ngonyaka ozayo. Ukuziphatha kwakhe akumangalisi xa kunikwe amandla okulutha amandla, kodwa kudanisa abantu abaninzi ababemthi ungumlingani kwezinye izinto. Abaququzeleli beMicimbi bafuna ukubeka ibhaso engekho mthethweni kwindawo leyo, ukuphoqa imibutho yoluntu ebalulekileyo ukuvala okanye ukunciphisa iinkonzo zabo ngexesha lomcimbi. Umngeni wezomthetho kule nciphisa imiphumo emibi kakhulu, kodwa kukho ukungabikho kokuqonda kweBill yeLungelo leNZ yiBhunga, ngokukodwa ngokubhekiselele kumalungelo abantu enkululeko yokuhamba kunye nokubhikisha.

Ubume bepolisa kunye nesabelomali ye-$ 250,000 isabelomali ngokukhawuleza kunyuka kunyaka odlulileyo, kwaye iphakamisa ngamandla umnqweno wokukhusela abathunywa ngaliphi na ixabiso kunye naliphi na inani lokulimala.

Ukufika kwe-Expo Expo kwakukho ngaphambi kokuhamba kwayo e-Wellington emva kweminyaka eyi-20 kwisiXeko. Oku kwaba yimiphumo yonyaka odlulileyo wokulungelelaniswa ngu-Peace Action Wellington-kwakhona kokubili ngokubhekiselele kumbandela phambi kweBhunga kunye novelwano (okanye mhlawumbi nje ukubala) uMeya, nokulungelelanisa abantu kuwo wonke umzi kunye nelizwe ukuhla I-Cake Tin ngeeyure zokuvalwa.

Umgaqo wezenzo kulo nyaka sele uselekwe iminyaka emithathu kunye kunye neenkqubela eziqhelekileyo, ukuthungelwano kunye nokuhlaziya.

Amacandelo akhethiweyo kwimihla yangempela yesiganeko ayenzanga izenzo ezinobundlobongela ezifuna ukulibaziseka, ukuphazamisa nokuchasa ukungena kubathunywa abafuna ukuya kwenkomfa. Oku kuye kwaphumelela kwakhona kulo nyaka. Ngomhla owodwa, izicingo kunye namasango endlulo engekho mthethweni zachithwa kwaye zafakwa ngapha kweendlela. Oku kwalandelwa ngokugqitywa kweebhasi zeendwendwe kunye nemisebenzi ekungeneni kwamasango. Ezi zithintelo zilibazise ukuqala kwenkomfa malunga neeyure ezintathu.

Ukulandela ukusuka kwii-blockades, uhambo oluxhasayo loxolo luhlangene kwi-Square kwaye emva kweentetho ezibekwe kwindawo leyo. Amakhulu abantu beendawo kunye nabantu abavela kwi-Aotearoa bahamba malunga nezolimo.

Izenzo zosuku zazizinyaswe luluhlu olukhulu lwamaqela kubandakanya iPacific Panther, umbutho wezopolitiko u-Aotearoa, abantu abachasene neNtolongo i-Aotearoa, iMetropolitan Church kwi-Progress, abafundi beSt. UTaranaki, iGreen Party, World Beyond War, ii-Peas zoXolo, imibutho yabasebenzi kunye nabasetyhini.

Ngomhla wamaKhosi wawunesibhakabhaka esibhakabhaka kunye nokukhanya kwelanga. Kwakuyinto emnandi kunye neepopopi ezinkulu, ubuso obomomothekayo obunemibala, kunye nemiyalezo eyahlukeneyo yoxolo nobulungisa. Kubahlali bePalmy, ngokuqinisekileyo yayiqwalasela ingqalelo.

Akunelisekile ukuphumla, amalungu e-Peace Movement aphinde aphinde ahlaziywe ngemini yama-Witches kunye ne-Warlocks party kwi-"Roadblocked" kwiZiko laBasetyhini, aze ajikeleze iziganeko eziphambili, ukugcina ngempumelelo ukhuseleko kunye namapolisa ngokulumkisa okukhulu.

Xa Usuku lwe2 lwalujikeleza, iimeko zezulu zagqitywa, kodwa umoya wokuchasana awuzange. Saphakanyiswa kusasa kwaye sithunyelwa ukuhambisa amahotele malunga nesixeko. Xa ibhasi yokuqala ibonakale, i-blockade ye-impromptu yaqhuma endaweni yesikhashana, ilandelwa ngumqhubi okhuselekileyo okhwelwe uphahla lwebhasi. Beyidla imvula - hayi, ngokwenene, ibhakede. Emva kokuba le nkqubela iphakanyisiwe, sazi ukuba ibhasi yayingayi ndawo naxa abanye abasebenzi behla baya kwelinye ibhasi, kwaye enye, ezimbini, ezintathu-enye i-climber yenyuka phezulu, enye!

Iibhasi ezingenanto zibonakala zifakwe ngapha kwendlela ephuma kwihotele enye, ngoko abanye abantu abaqhoqhoqhayisa banqambela phambili nangemuva ngeevili ze-wheelie zipakiwe ngeendlela. Emva koko, kwakunomdlalo omncinane webhasi yokubamba ukuhamba njengokuba abathunywa bebaleka i-gauntlet yokuchasana. UKuia wahlabelela iingoma zoxolo ngaphandle kwevenkile yekhofi apho abahambeli bebenokulindela ukuthutha, ngelixa ezinye iindibano zabasebenzi ziza kubakho izitrato.

Xa ekugqibeleni sasibiza ngokuba yimini, saphinda sabambezeleka kwiinkomfa kwiiyure ezintathu - kwaye nangona sasixhambile amathambo-isenzo sasiyimpumelelo. Sawubhiyozela impumelelo yethu kunye nentsebenziswano kwiindawo zendawo yomculi-indawo enkulu kunye nenhle yokudala - apho sasiwela khona ukuxhamla kunye neziphuzo ezishisayo kunye neyummy kai.

Isenzo sokugqibela seveki sasingumngcwabo wesidlo sasekuseni - kwi-Hotel Coachman - ejolise kwi-"post-Event" yesithethi kunye nesidlo. Kwakuyinto encinci yokudutshulwa kwiNZDIA ukuba naphi na apho baya khona, siya kuba khona.

Kukho izinto ezininzi ezimangalisayo malunga nalo phulo, kodwa lowo omeleyo ngamandla okulungelelanisa kunye nesenzo. Nangona sijongene nomdlali ochasene ngakumbi - ngokusemthethweni umkhosi - siyawina. Amandla esinawo amandla amaninzi ngokuchasene nabambalwa, amandla okudala, ukuzimela kunye nokungahambisani nolawulo oluphambili kunye nokunamathela okungahambisani.

La magunya asikhokela kwaye asinike ithemba ngekamva. Banikela ngeebhloko zokwakha zehlabathi elitsha kwiqokobhe yakudala.

Ngoko makhe siqhube kunye nalo - makhe siqhubeke sakha ukuhamba kwethu kunye nokudibanisa kwethu kunye nomnye, masizimisele ukuzimisela kwethu ukulwa neengxaki ezininzi ehlabathini lethu elijongene nazo kunye nomnye njengomhlobo, abazalwana, abathandekayo kunye neentsapho.

Elinye ihlabathi linokwenzeka. Kufikeleleke. Kuye kuthi ukwenza.

Uyabona ezitratweni!