NguRachel Small, World BEYOND War, Julayi 14, i-2021
NgoJuni 21st 2021, uRachel Small, World BEYOND WarUmhleli waseCanada, ukhulume ku- "Kungani iCanada Ifuna I-Ajenda Yokulwa Nezikhali", Umhlangano Wenhlangano Yomphakathi owawuphethwe yiCanada Voice of Women for Peace. Buka ukuqoshwa kwevidiyo ngenhla, bese umbhalo obhalwe ngezansi.
Siyabonga ku-VOW ngokuhlela lo mcimbi futhi wasihlanganisa. Ngicabanga ukuthi lezi zikhala lapho ukunyakaza, abagqugquzeli, kanye nezinhlangano zomphakathi zingahlangana akwenzeki kaningi ngokwanele.
Igama lami nginguRachel Small, ngingumhleli weCanada World BEYOND War, inethiwekhi esezingeni lomhlaba jikelele ekhuthaza ukuqedwa kwempi (kanye nesikhungo sempi) nokufakwa esikhundleni sayo ngokuthula okulungile nokuzinzile. Umsebenzi wethu ubhekene nokuncishiswa kwezikhali, nohlobo lokulwa nezikhali olufaka wonke umshini wempi, isikhungo sonke sempi, empeleni yinkimbinkimbi yonke yezimboni zamasosha. Sinamalungu emazweni we-192 emhlabeni wonke asebenzela ukukhipha izinganekwane zempi futhi ekhuthaza-futhi ethatha izinyathelo ezibambekayo zokwakha-olunye uhlelo lokuphepha lomhlaba jikelele. Eyodwa isuselwa ekuvikelekeni kokulwa, ukulawula izingxabano ngokungenabudlova, nokwakha isiko lokuthula.
Njengoba sizwile kulobubusuku, iCanada njengamanje inamandla izikhali idayari.
Ukubuyisela emuva lokho, ukuthatha izinyathelo ezizwakalayo zokulwa nokulwa nezikhali kufanele sihlehlise inkambo iCanada esekuyo, ngasendleleni, engasuselwa ebufakazini. Abukho ubufakazi obukhombisa ukuthi impi yethu inciphisa udlame noma ithuthukisa ukuthula. Kufanele sivuselele ukuqonda okubusayo. Yikuphi ukulandisa okwakhiwe futhi okungakhiwa.
“Siphila kongxiwankulu. Amandla ayo abonakala engenakuphepheka. Kanjalo nelungelo laphezulu lamakhosi. Noma imaphi amandla omuntu angamelana futhi aguqulwe ngabantu. ” –Ursula K. LeGuin
Ezingeni elisebenzisekayo futhi elisheshayo, noma iluphi uhlelo lokulwa nezikhali ludinga ukuthi sikhansele izinhlelo zamanje zokubeka imikhumbi yempi, sithenge izindiza ezintsha ezingama-88, futhi sithenge amadroni aseCanada okuqala ahlomile amasosha aseCanada.
I-ajenda yokulwa nezikhali nayo idinga ukuqala phambili futhi igxile ngendima ekhulayo yaseCanada njengomthengisi omkhulu wezikhali nomkhiqizi. ICanada iba ngomunye wabathengisi bezikhali abaphezulu emhlabeni, kanye nomhlinzeki wezikhali wesibili ngobukhulu esifundeni saseMiddle East.
Futhi idinga ukubhekana nokutshalwa kwezimali kweCanada nokuxhasa izinkampani zezikhali, zomkhakha wezikhali. Njengokusebenza kwethu futhi usebenza ukunyakaza kwabasebenzi, eceleni kwalaba basebenzi. Singakusekela kanjani ukushintshela kwabo ezimbonini esaziyo ukuthi bazosebenza kakhulu kuzo.
Ukunyakaza okusha kwezikhali kudinga ukubukeka kwehluke kakhulu emashumini eminyaka adlule. Kudinga ukuhlangana okuyisisekelo. Kudinga ukugxila zisuka nje ukuthi ngubani othintwe kuqala futhi okubi kakhulu ngezingalo. Kusukela lapho kuqala khona okokumbiwa kwezinto, lapho kukhishwa khona okucekela phansi izinto zemishini yempi. Lokho kufaka phakathi imiphakathi ezungeze lezo zindawo zezimayini, abasebenzi, kuze kufike kulabo abalinyazwa kolunye uhlangothi, lapho amabhomu ewela khona.
I-ajenda yokulwa nezikhali idinga ukuhambisana neminyakazo yokuncisha izikhali amaphoyisa, athola ngokwengeziwe izikhali nokuqeqeshwa kwezempi. Njengoba sixoxa ngokuncishiswa kwezikhali kufanele kususelwe kokuhlangenwe nakho kobumbano nabantu bomdabu ngaphesheya kweTurtle Island abasanda kuqashwa amasosha neRCMP yize udlame lwayo lwezempi kanye nokuqapha kuqhubeka nokwenziwa kwamakoloni kulo lonke okuthiwa yiCanada. Futhi lokhu kuqashwa kaningi kwenzeka ngaphansi kwemigqa yesabelomali esithandekayo efana ne- "First Nations Youth". Futhi-ke uthola ukuthi yi-RCMP kanye namakamu nezinhlelo zokuqashwa kwamasosha ezixhaswayo.
Siwakha kanjani umkhankaso wokulwa nezikhali eceleni kwalabo abasemhlabeni wonke abahlaselwe, bahlaselwa ngamabhomu, bavunyelwa ngenxa yeCanada kanye nempi yaseCanada kanye nabalingani bethu beNATO?
Ngokombono wethu, sidinga ukukudlulisela phambili lokhu kunokucatshangwa kwezikhali kwe-UN. Sidinga ukuqonda ukuthi ukuphucwa izikhali kuyisidingo sokuphikisana futhi esinamandla. Futhi namaqhinga ethu kudingeka abe njalo.
Ngicabanga ukuthi amaqhinga ethu ahlukahlukene angaqala emkhankasweni kahulumeni wobumbano wokufunda ngezikhali, ukwenza izinyathelo ngqo, kanye nezinhlelo zomphakathi. Ukusuka ekuvimbeleni ukuthengiswa kwezikhali, ukuhanjiswa, nentuthuko kuye ekuhlukaniseni imiphakathi yethu, izikhungo, amadolobha, nezimali zempesheni ezivela ezikhali nasempini. Lobu buchwepheshe obuningi buseminyakazweni yethu, busekamelweni selivele likhona namuhla njengoba siqala le ngxoxo ebalulekile. Ngiyabonga.
