nguShea Leibow noGreta Zarro, I-Rampant Magazine, April 29, 2022
Izimali zempesheni zaseChicago njengamanje zitshalwe kubakhiqizi bezikhali abakhulu. Kodwa ukutshalwa kwezimali komphakathi akuzona nje kuphela izinketho zezombusazwe ezingcono, zenza umqondo owengeziwe wezezimali.
Ngo-1968, iChicago yayiyindawo ebalulekile yokumelana ne-US neMpi YeVietnam. Izinkulungwane zentsha zabhikishela impi eNgqungqutheleni yeDemocratic Party enkabeni yedolobha laseChicago futhi zahlukunyezwa uMbutho Wezokuvikela Wezwe, ibutho lezempi, nethimba lamaphoyisa elinenzondo—okuningi kwakho okwasakazwa bukhoma kuthelevishini emhlabeni wonke.
Leli fa lokuphikiswa kwempi, impiriyali kanye namaphoyisa anobandlululo eChicago lisaqhubeka nanamuhla. Izibonelo eziningi ziyalicacisa leli phuzu. Isibonelo, abahleli basebenzela ukuqeda idolobha Inkontileka ka-$27 million nge-ShotSpotter, ubuchwepheshe obunephutha obuthuthukisiwe ukuze busetshenziswe ezindaweni zempi ukuthola ukuqhuma kwezibhamu okubambe iqhaza elikhulu ukubulawa koMnyango Wamaphoyisa aseChicago ka-Adam Toledo oneminyaka engu-13 ngo-March odlule. Abahleli bendawo baphinde bagxila ekuqedeni uhlelo lwe-Pentagon “1033” lwe-surplus yezempi, oseluqhubekile. $ 4.7 million inani lempahla yezempi yamahhala (njengezimoto ze-MRAP ezingavimbeli imayini, ama-M16, ama-M17, nama-bayonet) ezikhungweni zomthetho zase-Illinois. Emasontweni adlule, abantu abaningi baseChicago bangene emigwaqweni ukubhikishela impi yase-Ukraine. Le ntshukumo yasendaweni ikhombisa ukuzibophezela kwabantu baseChicago ukuthi bame ebunyeni nemiphakathi ebhekene nodlame lwezempi, ekhaya naphesheya.
Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kubhebhezela izimpi ezingapheli phesheya kanye nempi yamaphoyisa lapha ekhaya.
Lokho abantu abaningi baseChicago abangakwazi, nokho, ukuthi amadola ethu entela endawo adlala indima enkulu yezezimali ekukhuthazeni impi.
Idolobha laseChicago linamakhulu ezigidi zamaRandi atshalwe kubakhiqizi bezikhali nakubahlomuli bempi ngezikhwama zempesheni zedolobha. Isibonelo, isikhwama esisodwa nje sodwa, i-Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund (CTPF), inenani okungenani elingu-$260 million elitshalwe ezinkampanini zezikhali ezihlanganisa nabakhi bezikhali abakhulu abahlanu abahamba phambili: uRaytheon, uBoeing, uNorthrop Grumman, uGeneral Dynamics, no-Lockheed Martin. Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kubhebhethekisa izimpi ezingapheli phesheya kanye nempi yamaphoyisa lapha ekhaya, okungqubuzana ngqo nalokho okufanele kube indima eyinhloko yedolobha ukuvikela impilo nempilo yezakhamizi zalo.
Indaba iwukuthi ukutshala imali ezikhalini akuwenzi ngisho umqondo omuhle wezomnotho. Izifundo khombisa ukuthi ukutshalwa kwezimali ekunakekelweni kwezempilo, imfundo, namandla ahlanzekile kudala imisebenzi eminingi yasekhaya - futhi ezimweni eziningi, imisebenzi ekhokha kangcono - kunokusebenzisa imali emkhakheni wezempi. Esikhundleni sokutshala imali kwezinye zezinkampani ezinkulu zamasosha emhlabeni, idolobha kufanele libeke phambili a ukutshala umthelela womphakathi isu elifaka imali enkulu kumaphrojekthi endawo ahlinzeka ngezinzuzo zomphakathi kanye/noma zemvelo kubantu baseChicago. Ukutshalwa kwezimali komphakathi futhi inokuhlobana okuphansi nezigaba zempahla evamile, ukuvikela ngokumelene nokwehla kwezimakethe kanye nobungozi besistimu emnothweni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, banikeza izinzuzo zezezimali ezifana nokuhlukahluka kwephothifoliyo, okusekela ukuncishiswa kwengozi. Eqinisweni, i-2020 yayiyi- unyaka wokurekhoda ngokutshalwa kwezimali okubhekelele umphakathi kanye nemvelo, ngezimali ze-ESG (Environmental Social Governance) ezisebenza kahle kakhulu kunezikhwama zendabuko zokulingana. Ochwepheshe abaningi balindele ukukhula okuqhubekayo.
Njengoba imali yentela yedolobha ivela emphakathini, lezi zimali kufanele zitshalwe ngendlela ezosabela ezifisweni zezakhamuzi zeDolobha. Lapho litshala impahla yalo, idolobhakazi kufanele likhethe ngamabomu ukuthi imali itshalwa kanjani, ukukhetha okuqhutshwa yizindinganiso zokusimama, ukuhlonyiswa komphakathi, ukulingana ngokobuhlanga, isenzo ngesimo sezulu, ukusungulwa komnotho wamandla avuselelekayo, nokunye.
Kufanele kushiwo, nokho, ukuthi idolobha selivele lenze izinyathelo ezincane kule ndlela. Isibonelo, i-Chicago isanda kuba yidolobha lokuqala emhlabeni ukusayina ku-United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment ngo-2018. Futhi muva nje, uMgcinimafa wase-Chicago City uMelissa Conyears-Ervin. wakwenza kwaba yinto eza kuqala ukutshala amadola eDolobha ezinkampanini zokutshalwa kwezimali ezihlangabezana nemibandela yokuhlukahluka, ukulingana, kanye nokufakwa. Lezi yizinyathelo ezibalulekile eziya esu lokutshala izimali elazisa abantu neplanethi, ngaphezu kwenzuzo yezezimali. Ukukhipha imali yempesheni yeDolobha ezikhalini kuyisinyathelo esilandelayo.
Sesidlule isikhathi sokuthi iChicago iyeke ukubhebhethekisa izikhali, impi, nodlame ngamadola ethu entela.
Empeleni, isinqumo sakamuva soMkhandlu Wedolobha esethulwe ngu-Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, futhi sixhaswe inani elikhulayo labantu abadala., ihlose ukwenza lokho kanye. Isixazululo sika-R2021-1305 sifuna ukuba kubuyekezwe kabusha impahla yeDolobha, ukudayiswa kwezimali ezikhona ezikhiqizweni zezikhali, futhi kwamukelwe inqubomgomo yokutshalwa kwezimali enesibopho emphakathini emelela lokho okubaluleke ngempela emiphakathini yethu. Izophinde ivimbele ukutshalwa kwezimali esikhathini esizayo ezinkampanini zezikhali.
Sesidlule isikhathi sokuthi iChicago iyeke ukubhebhethekisa izikhali, impi, nodlame ngamadola ethu entela. Ngokuqhubeka nomsebenzi waleli dolobha wokulwa nempi, abantu baseChicago bangasebenzisa amazwi ethu ukuze bacele ukuba kuqedwe udlame lwezempi ekutshalweni kwezimali kwethu, emigwaqweni yethu, nasemhlabeni.
Sayina isicelo sethu sokudlulisa iSinqumo sika-R2021-1305 lapha: https://www.divestfromwarmachine.org/divestchicago
