October 16, 2020
I-2020 Umklomelo Wokuthula wase-US inikezwe uMhlonishwa uChristine Ahn, "ukuze kube nesibindi sokuqeda iMpi YaseKorea, ukupholisa amanxeba ayo, futhi kukhuthaze indima yabesifazane ekwakheni ukuthula."
UMichael Knox, uSihlalo weSisekelo, ubonge uChristine “ngobuholi bakhe obuvelele nobushoshovu bokuqeda iMpi YaseKorea nokumisa impi eNhlonhlweni YaseKorea. Siwushayela ihlombe umsebenzi wenu wokuzikhandla wokubandakanya abesifazane abaningi ekwakheni ukuthula. Imizamo yakho kule minyaka engamashumi amabili edlule yaziswa kakhulu e-US nasemhlabeni jikelele. Ngiyabonga ngenkonzo yenu.”
Ephendula ekukhethweni kwakhe, uNksz. Ahn waphawula, “Egameni le-Women Cross DMZ kanye nabo bonke abesifazane abanesibindi abasebenzela ukuqeda Impi YaseKorea, siyabonga ngaleli lungelo elikhulu. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthola lo mklomelo onyakeni wama-70 weMpi YaseKorea - impi eyabulala abantu abayizigidi ezine, yacekela phansi amaphesenti angama-80 amadolobha aseNyakatho Korea, yahlukanisa izigidi zemindeni yaseKorea, futhi isahlukanisa abantu baseKorea ngama-De-militarized. Indawo (DMZ), eqinisweni ephakathi kwemingcele egcwele impi emhlabeni.
Ngokudabukisayo, iMpi YaseKorea yaziwa ngokuthi 'Impi Ekhohliwe' e-United States, nakuba isaqhubeka nanamuhla. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uhulumeni wase-US uyenqaba ukuxoxisana ngesivumelwano sokuthula neNyakatho Korea ngenkathi eqhubeka nokulwa impi enonya yokujezisa abantu baseNyakatho Korea abangenacala futhi avimbe.
Funda ukuphawula kwakhe okugcwele futhi ubone izithombe nemininingwane eyengeziwe kokuthi: www.USPeacePrize.org. Umenyiwe ukuthi uthamele i-virtual umcimbi ngoNovemba 11 no-Medea Benjamin kanye no-Gloria Steinem sibungaza uNksz Ahn kanye nomsebenzi wakhe ne-Women Cross DMZ.
Ngaphezu kokuthola uMklomelo Wokuthula wase-US, ukuhlonishwa kwethu okuphezulu kakhulu, uNkz. Ahn uqokwe njengelungu Ilungu elisungula we-US Peace Memorial Foundation. Ujoyina okwedlule Umklomelo Wokuthula wase-US abamukeli u-Ajamu Baraka, David Swanson, Ann Wright, Veterans For Peace, Kathy Kelly, CODEPINK Women for Peace, Chelsea Manning, Medea Benjamin, Noam Chomsky, Dennis Kucinich, noCindy Sheehan.
I-US Peace Memorial Foundation iqondisa umzamo kazwelonke wokuhlonipha abantu baseMelika abamele ukuthula ngokushicilela incwadi I-Registry Yokuthula Ye-US, enikeza uMklomelo Wokuthula wase-US waminyaka yonke, nokuhlelela i I-US Peace Memorial eWashington, DC. Sibungaza lezi zibonelo ukukhuthaza abanye abantu baseMelika ukuthi bakhulume ngokumelene nempi futhi basebenzele ukuthula. CHOFOZA LAPHA UKUZE USIjoyine!
Ngiyabonga kakhulu ngokungeseka kwenu.
Lucy, Medea, Margaret, Jolyon, and Michael
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