Abazali baseBronx Nothisha Babhikisha I-AOC Military Recruitment Fair

“Izinkonzo”!

By Workers World, Mashi 24, i-2023

Inqwaba yabazali besikole sikahulumeni saseBronx, othisha, abafundi kanye nezishoshovu zomphakathi bahlangana ngoMashi 20, isikhumbuzo seminyaka engama-20 sokuhlasela kwe-US e-Iraq, ukuzomelana nenkundla yokuqashwa kwamasosha, eyayisingathwa ngabamele iNdlu yase-US u-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) kanye no-Adriano Espaillat. , e-Renaissance High School eBronx. I-Bronx Anti-War Coalition ephansi ihlele lo mbukiso.

Ababhikishi bebehlose ukufundisa abafundi nabazali ngodlame nobungozi intsha eNsundu, eBrown kanye neyoMdabu ebhekene nayo lapho ingena embuthweni wezempi. "Ingxenye yesithathu yabesifazane abasembuthweni wezempi iyahlukunyezwa ngokocansi futhi iyahlukunyezwa," kusho uRichie Merino, uthisha wesikole sikahulumeni saseBronx kanye nomhleli womphakathi. “Amazinga aphezulu kwabesifazane bebala. Sifuna ubulungiswa emindenini ka-Vanessa Guillén kanye no-Ana Fernanda Basaldua Ruiz,” u-Latinas oneminyaka engu-20 ubudala owahlukunyezwa ngokocansi wabulawa ngemva kokukhuluma enkanjini yezempi yase-Fort Hood yase-US eTexas.

Ngaphandle kwenkundla yokubuthwa kwamasosha egunyazwe yi-AOC, uMohammed Latifu waseBronx ukhulume neqembu lamalungu omphakathi. Iqembu belihlangene likhumbula umfowabo kaLatifu oneminyaka engu-21 ubudala, u-Abdul Latifu, owabulawa ngoJan. 10 e-Fort Rucker, isizinda Sezempi YaseMelika e-Alabama. U-Abdul wayesenezinyanga ezinhlanu kuphela eseButhweni lezempi lapho elinye isosha limbhaxabula ngefosholo.

Ezinyembezini, uMohammed wabelane ngokuthi yena nomndeni wakhe bagcinwe ebumnyameni ngabaphenyi bezempi futhi basalindele izimpendulo. Uthe abazali babo abalali ebusuku ngenxa yokubulawa kwendodana yabo u-Abdul.

“Sifuna ngempela ukuzwa ukuthi kwenzekeni,” kusho uLatifu. “Kwenzekeni? Kwenzekani? Kuze kube namuhla, azikho izimpendulo. Awekho amakholi wefoni. Asikabi nazo izibuyekezo. Noma ubani obecabanga ukubhalisa ingane yakhe empini, ngicabanga ukuthi kungcono ucabange futhi. Ungakwenzi. Ngeke ngilokothe ​​ngicele abangani bengane yami nanoma ubani ukuthi ajoyine impi.”

'Babulala owabo'

“Bathi ‘bavikela’ izwe,” kuqhuba uLatifu. “Babulala ezabo. Banukubeza laba besifazane abadlula lapho. Lezi zingane, izinsizwa nezintombi ezihamba laphaya, ziyahlukunyezwa ngokocansi, bese ziyababulala bese bezama ukukufihla.

“Bazokutshela ukuthi, 'siyaxolisa ngokwenzekile, amazwi enduduzo.' Cha, gcina amazwi enduduzo! Sifuna izimpendulo. Esikufunayo ngempela ubulungiswa - ubulungisa kuwo wonke umuntu obekezelele lokhu kanye nemindeni yabo,” kuphetha uLatifu.

Ngaphandle komcimbi, abameleli be-IFCO (Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization)/Pastors for Peace bazise abafundi ngezinye izindlela “zokuhamba nokubona umhlaba” ngaphandle kwamasosha. Bakhulume ngendlela yokufaka isicelo eLatin American School of Medicine (ELAM) eCuba futhi bathole iziqu zezokwelapha zamahhala. Izingoma ze-“Cuba Sí, Bloqueo Cha!” kuqhamuke esixukwini.

U-Claude Copeland Jr., uthisha wase-Bronx futhi oyilungu le-About Face: Veterans Against the War, wabelane ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe njengesisulu sohlaka lobumpofu. Ukhulume ngendlela abaqashi abamisa ngayo amasosha njengendlela kuphela yokuthuthuka kwezomnotho futhi kuvikeleke izindlu eziphephile nezizimele. Abazange bamtshele ngezinye izindlela noma ezinye izindlela. Uma ungenazo izinsiza, "kufanele usayine impilo yakho," esho.

Amalungu omphakathi agxeke u-Ocasio-Cortez ngokulahla izithembiso zakhe zomkhankaso wokulwa nempi zokuphikisa amaqhinga okugasela amasosha ase-US, aqondise izingane ezincane, ezihola kancane eziNsundu neziLatinx.

"Eminyakeni emithathu kuphela edlule," kusho uMerino, "i-AOC yethula isichibiyelo sokwenqabela abaqashi bezempi ukuthi baqondise izingane ezineminyaka engu-12 ngokudlala ku-inthanethi. Uyawaqonda amasosha ase-US ahlasela izingane ezisengozini, ezithatheka kalula. Ukuze i-AOC manje isebenzise isikhundla sakhe sosaziwayo ukuhola umcimbi wokuqashwa kwamasosha esikoleni samabanga aphezulu, eBronx, kukhombisa ukuthi usewufulathele umphakathi wabantu abamnyama, abaBrown kanye nabafuduki abamkhethe esikhundleni. ”

'Khulisa ukunyakaza'

“Asifuni izingane zethu ziqeqeshelwe ukubulala abanye abantulayo, abantu abamnyama nabaBrown njengabo. Okungcono kakhulu esingakwenza manje wukukhulisa inhlangano yokususa ngokuphelele amaphoyisa nabaqasha amasosha ezikoleni zethu,” kuphetha uMerino.

I-Bronx Antiwar Coalition ifuna:

Ubulungiswa buka-Abdul Latifu!

Ubulungiswa kuVanessa Guillén!

Ubulungiswa buka-Ana Fernanda Basaldua Ruiz!

Amaphoyisa nabaqasha bezempi BAPHUMILE ezikoleni zethu!

Ngeke sisasetshenziselwa ukulwa nokubulala abantu abasebenzayo njengathi!

Imali yemisebenzi, izikole nezindlu! Faka imali entsheni nasemiphakathini yethu manje!